RE: Re: [T3] 71 Square dying

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

Not to mention that the car is normally being driven, thus the gas in the
tank isn't static.

   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>> The t3's are supposed to have a screen at the pick up tube in the
>> gas tank.  If missing, the ping pong ball can follow the vortex
>> down and be sucked onto the top of the pick up tube, interrupting
>> the gas flow. 
>
>There's not enough flow to create such a vortex. On FI type 3s you 
>can look down in the tank with the engine running and see a slight 
>interruption of the surface from the return flow, but nothing from the 
>delivery line. On carbed cars I don't think you would ever see 
>anything.

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