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RE: [T3] FI Fuel Tank restoration - revisited


On 17 Apr 2006 at 5:40, big.al@bigblackdot.net wrote:

> Well, I have it, it's in good condition, VW put it there, so I might as
> well put it back in.  ;)

That's been my attitude, too.

> I wasn't sure if that was a damper for noise or a damper to smoothout the
> fuel pump "sputter" in the pressure. 

It was probably for both, but I'm not sure it actually does anything. Other D-
Jet cars don't have them, not even Mercedes, so my guess is that someone 
finally noticed that they were irrelevant. I don't even think the type 4s got 
them. To me, the mystery is why VW continued them for all the FI years.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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