X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.142] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 618073 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:47:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.142; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C593AD.1E47E652" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter question Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:46:59 -0500 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E016C1C04@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter question Thread-Index: AcWTrLFaVklbMSS0RwiJ1bUBJLdX4AAADLrA From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C593AD.1E47E652 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Did a Google search on "VW Jetta fuel system". Here is a cut-n-paste from the very first hit. =20 1985 Volkswagen Jetta NHTSA Recall ID Number: 87V053000 Recall Date: APR 14, 1987=20 Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP=20 Potential Units Affected: 278520=20 Summary: FUEL PUMP, LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK, COULD SEIZE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF AN EXTREME FINE MESH FUEL FILTER RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW.=20 Consequence: FUEL SUPPLY TO ENGINE WOULD BE PARTIALLY INTERRUPTED,RESULTING IN STALLING.=20 Remedy: INSTALL A MODIFIED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER.=20 Notes: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC,=20 =20 =20 Mark S. =20 =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of jesse farr Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:42 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel filter question =20 Isn't the reason for that most efi cars have pump in tank so would be kind of hard to do ? jofarr, soddy tn ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark R Steitle =20 ,=20 As I recall, putting the filter between the tank and pump was true for the pre EFI cars, which were prone to vapor locking. But I can't think of any of the newer EFI cars that put the filter before the pump (excluding screen filters). Can you provide any examples? ------_=_NextPart_001_01C593AD.1E47E652 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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

1985 Volkswagen Jetta NHTSA Recall ID = Number: 87V053000
Recall Date: APR 14, 1987 Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Potential Units = Affected: 278520 Summary: = FUEL PUMP, LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK, COULD SEIZE DURING = HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BECAUSE 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 = AMERICA,INC,

Mark S. =

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

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

jofarr, = soddy tn

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

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As I recall, putting the filter = between the tank and pump was true for the pre EFI cars, which were prone to = vapor locking. But I can’t think of any of the newer EFI cars that = put the filter before the pump (excluding screen filters). Can you = provide any examples?

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