I would be careful of one thing when using a tee - make sure there's no way you can get an air bubble between the tank and the tee - or the pump might never prime. A separate return line ensures that can never happen.
Chuck Kuecker On 7/27/2011 12:35 PM, No Quarter wrote: > Thanks for the message Dave. I really don't care to do original FI. When I > see the prices of the parts for > OE stuff, I'd rather go with off the shelf components. Even those are > priced bad enough.<COUGH> > > I've been seeing all this return line stuff, but I found a diagram (might be > CB's website but not sure) where you use the VW fuel pump (non-submersible) > and you use a TEE at the bottom of the fuel line from the tank so you > basically are just recirculating the fuel to the pump and back up under the > tank. As the pressure drops in the line, then more fuel will enter from the > tank. I also saw a fuel pressure regulator being used in order to maintain > the pressure on the output side of the pump and the extra fuel was then fed > back to the TEE. This way you didn't have to add a 2nd spigot to the tank > and get into more welding, soldering, or brazing on the tank. > > I'm glad to hear it works nice. I know fear of the unknown keeps a lot of > people from trying FI and it's kind of been my case, but once I learn it, > (found some great diagrams that spells it all out), I figure I can teach > more people how to do it. I'd love to find a 1.6L FI engine on an American > made vehicle and pull all the stuff off. I think that would make a great > start. So far all I can find is a 1985 Ford Escort with the 1.6L FI engine > and I'm assuming it is electronic. > > Also, I've seen this EDIS stuff and how it gives more control over the > spark. I'm not really interested in it because I've found the SVDA dizzy > with an accufire module in it is just the cat's meow. It does everything I > want. The stock accufire won't fit but if you trim off the bottom of the > rotor, it will fit and works just fine. (I'm a cheap old buzzard you know.) > > NQ > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
