Though I am unfamiliar with diesel nor ever own one, don't they have
extremely high pressure to atomize the fuel. Pressure orders higher than
a typical gasoline fuel injection. Also most diesel pump (at least in
the old days) is a mechanical pump driven by the engine power. It is not
surprising that the filter is before the pump.

- Vince

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-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel L. Walters [mailto:samuel.walters@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1:07 PM
To: Vince S; vanagon
Subject: Re: tech asst in WI or MI, fuel filter location

Vince,

It isn't that simple and there isn't a  "Vanagon's standard
configuration."

For gas engines, the filter is before the pump, as per Bentley for: AC,
p 20.2 - 20.3 and 20.4 Digijet, 20.16 - 20.17 and 20.18,  both the small
plastic cube like filter,

but there are two filters shown for the Digifant,  the standard small
plastic one before the pump and the larger canister type after it:

Bentley, 20.26-20.27, except that the Syncro only is shown with one, the

canister type after the pump, 20.34.

OK, equal time, the filter, very different, is before the pump in a
diesel, 20,10.

Sam

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