[Vwdiesel] IP Pump lost prime.

[brian gochnauer]

To group;

To add to this thread;

I went out to start my '90 jetta that's been sitting since Thanksgiving.
Wouldn't start.
Figured since the cold-start shaft seal had been leaking, it'd lost it's
prime.
Removed the line going to the IP from the filter and temporarly installed an
8psi electric fuel pump.
Ran it for a few seconds and vroom (or knack,knack)  took right off.
Let it warm up, remove the electric fuel pump. Hook the lines back up.
Started right back up.
Dripping at least 1 drip per second.

Is the shaft seal an o-ring (seated in the housing) or a lip type seal?

Thanks,
Brian

'90, '98, '04 Jettas  all running,
'90, '98 for sale


On 1/31/09, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 1/31/2009 7:55:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> decker at toledotel.com writes:
>
> > You probably just lost prime. Take the return line banjo bolt out of the
> > top of the pump and fill with diesel.
>
> It's a TD pump, nearly impossible to fill at the banjo due to the
> horizontal position of it UNDER the aneroid.  :-P
> No real need to loosen the injector lines.  These pumps self prime
> with them connected about 2 seconds longer than if disconnected.
>   Loren
>
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