[Vwdiesel] No Power, bogging down, etc

[David Cook]

Nevermind.  Figured it out.  Just needed a new fuel
filter.

Thanks,

David

--- David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com> wrote:

> All-
> 
> My Cabriolet (w/'81 Rabbit NA motor) suddenly has no
> power.
> 
> Here's what happened:
> 
> Yesterday, after finally getting everything set up,
> I
> was able to put some veg oil in the tank.  (I
> haven't
> been able to do it since the end of July.)  I had
> maybe 1-2 gallons of diesel fuel left in the tank,
> then put 4-5 gallons of vegoil in.  Later I went
> straight from my house to the gas station to top it
> with diesel, which is like 5 blocks from my house.
> 
> As I was getting into the driveway of the gas
> station,
> it was suddenly like it had run out of fuel or
> something, the engine would barely chug along.
> 
> I managed to get it to the pump and fill it up, put
> in
> about 6 gallons.  
> 
> After starting it, I could barely get it to move. 
> Sometimes if I stomped on the accelerator, it will
> rev
> up prettymuch like normal.  Other times, it will
> barely chug along, then eventually rev up.  It was
> very difficult getting the car home.
> 
> Few questions:  How long would it take for the pure
> diesel fuel that is in the pump to be used up?  I
> guess I wouldn't expect it to have been comtaminated
> too much by the thicker veg oil in the very few
> blocks
> it takes me to drive to the gas station.  Before I
> moved to my current house, I would drive several
> more
> blocks before getting to the gas station with no
> problems, so I'm not convinced that is the real
> issue.
> 
> I gave up on driving the cabriolet last night, and
> plugged it into the block heater.
> 
> This morning, I went to start it.  It started okay,
> and revved up pretty well with no indication of
> having
> any real problems.  I let it sit and idle for a
> couple
> minutes to help the engine warm up.
> 
> So, I started off to work.  It drove fine until
> about
> when I needed to shift, then all of a sudden it lost
> all power again.
> 
> Getting it back home was just as difficult as
> yesterday, except luckily I had only driven about a
> half a block.
> 
> Anybody have any ideas?  It was cool yesterday, but
> not cold-maybe 60s.  And, it was the very same veg
> oil
> from the same place I've been getting it for over a
> year, so no change there.  I tend to think the
> timing
> was more of a coincidence than anything else.  
> 
> I did change the inline fuel filter pre filter
> yesterday afternoon in case it was plugged, but that
> has made no difference.
> 
> Sandy?  Any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> 
> David Cook
> Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
> Red '90 g60 Corrado 
> Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
> and others in various states of disrepair
> Pictures here:
> community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599
> 
> 
> 
>  
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David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599



 
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