[Vwdiesel] Occasional hard starting ...

Derek weasel1 at sympatico.ca
Tue Jul 26 14:51:06 EDT 2005


I was in there last year inspecting my check valves and I don't recall 
seeing any metal lines.  IIRC, they were plastic ...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doyt W. Echelberger" <doyt at buckeye-express.com>
To: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Occasional hard starting ...


> At 08:16 PM 7/25/2005, you wrote:
>>Just a quick update on the starting issues.  Got bubbles in the fuel line. 
>>Fortunately it hasn't caused any driving issues, just starting ones.  Now 
>>to figure out where the air is getting in ....
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Look for a crack in the short rubber hose that connects the metal exit 
> line from the fuel tank with the metal line that runs toward the engine 
> compartment.   You have to take the connector hose off and bend it to see 
> the crack.
>
> The other possibility is a pin-hole rust spot in the same metal line, that 
> is just large enough to suck air when the pump is pulling but to small to 
> leak fuel when the pump isn't running.  I've had both those sources for my 
> bubbles. It took me a year to find them, and I'm not proud of that.
>
> Doyt Echelberger 



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