[Vwdiesel] minor issues=>bigger problems

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Almost always they break off due to over tightening, possibly at the  
factory.  I have also noticed that the TDI don't do a good job at  
self priming.  I have always had to fill the filter up and even then  
it may die a time or two before it settles down.  Hayden

On Aug 2, 2006, at 12:05 AM, S. Shourds wrote:

> Yet another messed-up problem with the TDI.  I solved this one in one
> night.  I hope.  I backed out of the driveway into the street and the
> car died.  Couldn't restart it.  I popped the hood and detected the
> ever-subtle smell of Diesel.  I looked under the fuel filter to find a
> puddle.  When I reached under there thinking that maybe the drain knob
> had backed off, said knob came off in my hand.  The screw/stud in  
> there
> had snapped.  A neighbor helped me push it into the drive and I hopped
> the bike to get to the parts store--in 100ºF heat.  A new fuel filter
> and a real struggle to get it primed and we're back on the road.   
> Turns
> out that it just won't prime itself.  Took a lot of work with a  
> priming
> bulb to get it stated.
>
> I'm glad it happened 4 feet from my driveway.  I just got back from  
> two
>> 2000 mile road trips and I'll be going on another one this weekend.
> Only puzzle left is why that broke.  That's just not something that
> happens.  All of the things that have happened to me and this car  
> could
> be a sign of the respect that the Diesel gods have for my diagnostic
> skills.  Or, it might be a sign that they have a really sick sense of
> humour.
>
> -Shalyn
>
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