Thanks! :)Asad
> From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:01:34 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Troubles with the bug... > > Congratulations !!! > > > In a message dated 2/3/2010 1:03:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Wooo hooo! > The bug is fixed!! the drive to and from work followed by a cruise along > the beach today showed that the problem is gone altogether. Thanks a lot to > all of you guys for your valuable input and thoughts on this. > Thanks G2 for the comprehensive guidance below. We have the good Bosch > inline filters go for less than $2 here. I should collect a few to keep in > stock :) > Best wishes and kind regards to all, > AsadKarachi, Pakistan. > > > > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:17:43 -0600 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Troubles with the bug... > > > > There really is no hard rule for when to replace a fuel filter. It > > depends on where you live, fuel condition, weather condition, etc. > > > > If you live in a place with lots of dust in the air or a place where > > the fuel you get may be dirty right from the pump then you should > > probably at least back-flush the inline type filter once every few > > months and replace it once a year. If they are readily available and > > not too expensive just forget the back-flush and replace it once every 6 > > months. > > > > If the place you live is less dusty then replacing once a year is > > probably good. > > > > As a general rule, if you have to crawl under there to get a good look > > at it, you may as well replace it while you're down there. They cost > > about USD $2 each over here. I just bought a 1970 Campmobile and I have > > no idea what kind of crud is in the fuel tank so I bought 5 of the > > filters and tossed them in the glove box. > > > > G2 > > > > On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:59:28 +0000 > > asad ishaque <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks for the detailed explanation, > > > I think I have sounded as if I had not changed the fuel filter > > > for years (!!).....while that is not true, I must admit I am not very > > > regular too. How often should a change be?? How many miles/km? I did > > > tackle the problem today. Here is what I found.......... I took the > > > in line disposable kind Bosch fuel filter off the hard line exiting > > > the body.....and could not believe what I found......a 2cm long plug > > > of what looked like a dust bunny!! Drat!! Pulled it out and felt it > > > good......fibres mixed with a bit of rusty crap. The fuel flow was > > > not too great too so I aspirated the line a bit and then pushed air > > > back towards the tank till I heard bubbles. I know the right thing > > > would have been to clean the tank and the line as suggested but > > > running short on time it was not possible. Being my daily ride, I had > > > to prepare for going off to work this afternoon. I know I must have > > > simply pushed more crap back into the tank for it to act up later. I > > > do have a fuel tank swap on the cards so I might do that sooner. > > > Anyway. Proceeded to replace the old filter. It really was not too > > > dirty and would have lasted more especially if I cleaned it as > > > described. But I decided to put in a new one as it may have to deal > > > with more crap coming its way. Now what remains is to test the > > > bug......the drive to work should reveal any problems.....I doubt > > > there would be any....fingers crossed! Asad. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vintagvw site list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
