[Vwdiesel] 1.6turbo basket case

[peter blake]

 Hey all,
  I just bought a 1.6L turbo diesel for $260. Which is a good
price? I think. No obvious damage but it is in pieces, so, who
knows really. That's the good news, the bad is that I'm moving
back to CA fm MA in July so I'll have some extra weight to carry
with me on my trip. I'll be driving the 80 pickup w a 1.6na on
that journey.
  Update on my fuel starvation problem: The guilty culprit was
the water/fuel separator.  It started leaking,so as a quick and
dirty fix, my mechanic removed it and plumbed my fuel line 
directly fm the tank. So now the engine no longer starves for fuel when the gauge gets down below half. I'd put a new one in but I'm selling the
car and I'll leave that bit of maintenance for the new owner to do.
Doesn't the fuel filter under the hood also have a water/fuel separator?
Peter