[Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies

[James Hansen]

It's cool to feed a VE with up to 6 psi, but no more.
Bosch guys tell me that they are actually designed to pull fuel from a tank
that is nearly horizontal.  Make it lift much, and it will perform better
with a lift pump in place.  
-james

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of Tony and Lillie
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:32 PM
> To: Dave Cook; VW Diesel Group
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies
> 
> On from a gasser will drop right in. Problem is, at 30+PSI, that could
> provide some issues. I don't know what the TDI pump could handle, but I
> do
> know the Bosch pump on the Cummins 24V's get 3-5PSI from an electric
> pump
> mounted to the side of the block.
> 
> BTW, the pump in your Cabriolet, was that the two pump system
> originally? If
> so, that one is a low pressure pump to feed the main fuel pump (CIS,
> that
> is)
> 
> HTH,
> Tony
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies
> 
> I bet you can easily put the pump in the tank, I'd be surprised if one
> from
> a gasser didn't drop right in.  (Assuming the gassers had lift pumps.)
> The
> 4wd may well also drop in.
> 
> Making it run might be a bit of a challenge, since the wiring may not
> exist.
> Or, VW may have used the same harness with the sending unit's wiring,
> which
> would mean you'd only need to install a relay or something like that.
> 
> But my Cabriolet I converted had a lift pump, and I left it intact.  It
> was
> very nice to have it when I changed a filter or otherwise opened the
> fuel
> system to prime everything.  Also I think a bit of pressure prevented
> bubbles in the line.
> 
> I have no idea if any of that was helpful at all... :0
> 
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