[Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies

[Dave Cook]

I've got a 12v inline pump that I got from a FLAPS for like $25 or so.  I can't think of any reason it couldn't be installed in a TDI's fuel line and wired to always pump or only be turned on when needed.  I doubt it cares if gas or diesel goes through it.  I bought it thinking the mechanical fuel pump on my boat was dead, turned out there was a tiny filter in the carb that was blocked...  Now I just used it for things like draining old gas out of a tank or something.

Dave Cook
 

--- On Mon, 6/1/09, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> From: James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies
> To: "'VW Diesel Group'" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 2:46 AM
> Napa can get a very nice electric 6
> psi pump that is specifically for
> diesel.
> Last one I bought was around 90 cdn IIRC, and was bought to
> feed a VE.
> 
> -j
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> > On Behalf Of Dave Cook
> > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:19 PM
> > To: VW Diesel Group
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '02 Golf starts/dies
> > 
> > 
> > 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
> > >
> > 
> > 
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