[Vwdiesel] priming the fuel, Audi 5000S

[Chris Jude]

My girlfriend's Audi 5000S (1980) has been out of commision for about a
month now.  Originally I thought it was a glow plug issue, but after
replacing all 5 plug and the relay, I realized that it seems that fuel is
not getting to the injectors.
I was able to pull fuel up from the tank with a suction pump, and I've
changed the fuel filter, but I'm not sure what else I can do to get the fuel
to the injection pump.  A friend said  that if there was air in the line
then I just needed to crank and crank for a long time to reprime.  Well I've
cranked alot, and nothing's improving.
Not sure why the fuel has lost it's prime in the first place, but the
problem seemed to start gradually.  The car would be hard to start, then
harder, then finally it just wouldn't start.


Another thing I noticed yesterday while cranking the engine was that there
are two ground wires that get very hot during cranking, one from the neg
terminal to the chassis, and one below the injection pump that goes to
chassis.  Is it normal for these to get hot?

Chris
Carnation, WA