X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [199.185.220.223] (HELO priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 618100 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:03:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=199.185.220.223; envelope-from=echolakeresort@telus.net Received: from boucher-oddle24 ([207.194.26.160]) by priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with ESMTP id <20050728200203.VKQY17102.priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net@boucher-oddle24> for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:02:03 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <42E9398A.00002E.03408@BOUCHER-ODDLE24> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:01:14 -0700 (Pacific Standard Time) Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_2YSCHUC3LVC000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (4001930) From: "Echo Lake Fishing Resort (Georges Boucher)" References: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter question X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 --------------Boundary-00=_2YSCHUC3LVC000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not all models had a "intank" fuel pump.=0D Georges B =0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Mark R Steitle=0D Date: 07/28/05 12:47:46=0D To: Rotary motors in aircraft=0D Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter question=0D =0D Did a Google search on =93VW Jetta fuel system=94. Here is a cut-n-paste= from the very first hit. =0D 1985 Volkswagen Jetta NHTSA Recall ID Number: 87V053000=0D Recall Date: APR 14, 1987 =0D Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP =0D Potential Units Affected: 278520 =0D Summary: FUEL PUMP, LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK, COULD SEIZE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF AN EXTREME FINE MESH FUEL FILTER RESTRICT= ING THE FUEL FLOW. =0D Consequence: FUEL SUPPLY TO ENGINE WOULD BE PARTIALLY INTERRUPTED,RESULTI= NG IN STALLING. =0D Remedy: INSTALL A MODIFIED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. =0D Notes: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC, =0D =0D Mark S. =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of jesse farr=0D Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:42 PM=0D To: Rotary motors in aircraft=0D Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter question=0D =0D Isn't the reason for that most efi cars have pump in tank so would be kin= d of hard to do ?=0D jofarr, soddy tn=0D ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark R Steitle =0D , =0D As I recall, putting the filter between the tank and pump was true for th= e pre EFI cars, which were prone to vapor locking. But I can=92t think of = any of the newer EFI cars that put the filter before the pump (excluding scre= en filters). Can you provide any examples?=0D =20 --------------Boundary-00=_2YSCHUC3LVC000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Not all models had a "intank" fuel pump.
Georges B 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
Date: 07/28/05 12:= 47:46
Subject: [FlyRotar= y] Re: fuel filter question
 

Did a Google search= on =93VW Jetta fuel system=94.  Here is a cut-n-paste from the very= first hit. 

1985 Volkswagen Jetta NHTSA Recal= l ID Number: 87V053000

Recall Date: APR 14, 1987
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:F= UEL PUMP
Potential Units Affecte= d: 278520
Summary: FUEL PUMP, LOC= ATED INSIDE FUEL TANK, COULD SEIZE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BECAU= SE OF AN EXTREME FINE MESH FUEL FILTER RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW.
= Consequence: FUEL SUPPLY TO = ENGINE WOULD BE PARTIALLY INTERRUPTED,RESULTING IN STALLING.
Remedy: INSTALL A MODIFIED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. Notes: VOLKSWAGEN OF AME= RICA,INC,

 

 

Mark S.  =

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto= :flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of jesse farr
Sent= : Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:42 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter quest= ion

 

Isn't the reaso= n for that most efi cars have pump in tank so would be kind of hard to do= ?

jofarr, soddy t= n

----- Original = Message ----- From: Mark R Steitle

,

As I recall, puttin= g the filter between the tank and pump was true for the pre EFI cars, whi= ch were prone to vapor locking.  But I can=92t think of any of the n= ewer EFI cars that put the filter before the pump (excluding screen filte= rs).  Can you provide any examples?

 
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