Re: Fuel mileage / fuel pump (sucking)

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

The pump is SOLELY cooled by the gas (no fans, coolant, etc).  Plus, what
are you trying to do to yourself with this "Sucking" content and "Navy" in
the same line?  Trying to set yourself up for some real thrashing??  I know
Meze will say something!

Dave

> The main pump is cooled to some extent by the fuel going through it (low
> enough would cause intermittent flow)AND, imagine sucking a thick shake
> through a straw.  13.5ish gallons going down to the orange zone creates a
> vacuum if your gas cap is sealing.  Lord knows the sucking that goes on
> Navy never prepared me for...uhh, well Al knows what I mean dontcha
> buddy.  Hell, anybody that would drive a green scirocco is BOUND to raise
> some suspensions...?
>
> Eric
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> On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:37:53 -0800 Kevin Collins <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>
> writes:
> > "Fry, Larry" wrote:
> >
> > > I can understand an electric fuel pump possibly being damaged by
> > running
> > > dry.  I can't understand how running LOW on fuel could harm it.
> >
> > Sounds weird to me too.. but.. when my main pump died on me at 70mph
> > up in
> > Santa Barbara a few months ago, the German Porsche mechanic that
> > swapped it
> > out for me commented that running low on fuel frequently kills them,
> > too.
> > It's either true or a well-spread wive's tale!
> >
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> > Kevin Collins
> > Huntington Beach, CA
> > '86.5 16V 2.0
> > '00 Passat GLS 1.8T
> >
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