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On 16 Jan 2003 at 13:36, Mark Healey wrote: > Interesting story. It turns out you can't hear the pump from inside > the car when it is out of gas. I put gas in and it leaked like a > sieve. Appearantly it was leaking when the car wasn't running because > I know I had a 1/4 tank of gas when I parked it. It's most likely leaking from a bad hose, not the pump itself. The pumps CAN develop leaks, but not big ones. > Fortunately I had another pump that I forgot about in the box > of parts that the PO gave me when I bought the car. Since the tank > was empty I dediced it was a good time to replace the fuel lines down > there too. Yes, the hoses down there last much longer than those in back because things never get hot under the front end, but they still need to be replaced eventually. > I also decided to move the filter to the engine compartment. It is > just easier to change when it is there. DON'T do that. The filter traps dirt (and water, in small amounts) and keeps them out of the pump. You lose this protection if you move the filter to the rear. PLUS, our filter is a low pressure filter and it not made to stand up to the 30 psi side. It might work, but I wouldn't want you to take that chance. I think the most likely outcome would be that it would seem just fine now, but would fail on you some really hot day. We don't want to think about the consequences. You could add a high pressure filter in the rear and leave the OE filter in the front, but I don't think that enhances anything except complexity. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/