[Vwdiesel] was: insulating your fuel filter ...

[Derek]

"The water trap under the car beside the right rear wheel, make sure it does
not contain a large ice cube."   

Water trap ??  I have a 1995 Eco TD, I thought the only water trap I had was in the filter. 

Well I have given up on the load of fuel I have.  Gas/kerosene and obscene amounts of fuel conditioner and even sitting in a heated garage haven't cured it all.  Would have checked the fuel line for bubbles, but since I had my WVO set-up, the clear line was eliminated.  I guess I should try to figure out a way to get something clear back inline.  I will be draining the tank and getting fresh fuel along with a new fuel filter.

On a side note, I damned near lost the engine entirely.  After my last test run, the car died.  My dad towed me back to his place and there was a very large puddle of oil where I had let the car idle to warm up.  Turns out that I blew an o-ring between the oil cooler and filter.  Dipstick was dry and still was after adding a litre !!  I ended up adding 2 more and all was well.  Guess I didn't run the pan dry.  I will be doing all the repairs and draining tomorrow.  Will keep all posted !!