[Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies

[Dave Cook]

Aah, didn't think about that.  It was a Digifant Cabby, but it had two pumps and the pump in the tank was a higher volume, low pressure pump so it wasn't a problem.  

If the pump in the newer cars is indeed two-in-one, then I suppose it would be a bad idea to just put it in!  Unless you could adapt some kind of pressure regulator.

But if you were going to all that trouble, maybe a simple 12v in-line pump would be appropriate.  Fuel will flow through it even if off, so you could just hook it up so that it could be turned on only when needing to prime after a filter change or something.  I'd put it closer to the tank so it would prime easily.

Dave Cook


--- On Thu, 5/28/09, Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies
> To: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>, "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 9:32 PM
> 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 
>