Re: Fuel Transfer Pump Issue

[Jason <Jason.r@worldnet.att.net>]

Robert Kelsey wrote:

> I am a bit surprised at the electrical connection inside the tank - it
> is just a regular two prong knife blade connector.  Depending on the
> fuel level inside the tank sometimes it
> will be submerged and sometimes not.
>
> Now I know that there must be three things present for combustion: fuel,
> oxygen, and a spark  I beleive that it is exposed to oxygen when the
> tank is less than full.  Is a spark impossible?  Never heard of a
> problem, but why?  What about TWA 800?

I wondered the same thing myself....

Jason
87 Scirocco 16v 2.0 Motronic.


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