Re: Fuel mileage / fuel pump (sucking)

[Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com>]

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! 
> 
> --
> Kevin Collins
> Huntington Beach, CA
> '86.5 16V 2.0
> '00 Passat GLS 1.8T
> 
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