[Vwdiesel] priming the Audi

[Tony and Lillie]

Chris,

You could take off the line in front and try blowing some air into it. Don't 
use too much, 30PSI should do the trick. Then, just run up and down the fuel 
lines to check for air leaks. Also, listen for it bubbling in the tank.

Have you checked the fuel level? I spent a full day troubleshooting the fuel 
system in a CIS Dasher when I was new at this, only to find the sender had 
gone bad. It showed 3/4 of a tank, it was bone dry :(

Tony Hoffman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Jude" <vegbenz300 at gmail.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:36 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] priming the Audi


> Well I spent some time this weekend on the '80 Audi diesel, trying to get 
> it
> started.  As Loren and others suggested I poured fuel in the top of the 
> inj.
> pump at the return line fitting.  This definitely did some good, as I 
> could
> actually get the car to get started, but it would repeatedly die out after 
> a
> few good seconds of revving.  I could see fuel bubbles in the clear line
> from the filter to the inj. pump. So it seems that there is an air leak
> somewhere inbetween the fuel tank and the fuel filter.
> All of the fuel lines seem to be in decent shape, clamped down and what
> not.  The fuel filter is brand new.  I'm wondering where the air is coming
> in.  Is there a fuel screen in the tank that could get clogged?
> When the car was starting this weekend, i could hear a strange glug, glug,
> glug sound coming from the fuel tank, as return air/fuel was returning to
> the fuel tank.
>
> Chris
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