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On 22 Jun 2006 at 21:26, Mark Healey wrote: > Constantino Tobio wrote: > > Mark Healey wrote: > >> I've had problems with my car running hot for some time now. I've > >> tried several pressure sensors. The one I have in now is still > >> sealed. I've checked the fuel pressure, OK. I did the resistance > >> checks on the temp sensors, OK. > >> > > By "running hot" do you mean the engine is running hot, or that it runs > > badly when the engine is hot? > > It's running hot. It actually runs well, but I can smell it. That may actually be normal. > >> Could enough air be getting into the fuel lines to cause it to run lean? > >> > > Unlikely, I would think. If you have a leak in the system, I wouldn't > > think it likely to suction in air and fuel during normal pump operation. > > A pressurized line is running a bit above atmospheric pressure. A leaky > > line will leak out, not in, when pressurized. > > Unless the leak is between the fuel pump and the gas tank or a similar > place inside the fuel pump. Right, but there should be very little pressure drop at the pump inlet. Unless the filter is clogged, I'd expect the inlet pressure to still be above atmospheric, especially with a full gas tank. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~