Fitting an external swirl pot..

Howdy,

I've recently bought a mk1 Cabriolet with various problems, one of them being fuel pressure (It's got the 1.8 k-jet engine from a mk2 GTI).

I've bought a new genuine fuel pump but it turns out it fits into an external 'swirl pot'. Would I be able to have some assistance with pipe routing etc?

It's got the following..

A main high pressure feed directly from the pump
An inlet and an outlet on top
A quick release connector

Does any body know how they are piped up or knows any useful info?

Thanks in advance, I would love my cabby running!

Jon

Good website with pictures and part numbers.
partsbase.org
You can buy the swirl pot but it's expensive for a plastic pot!
http://www.classic-vw.co.uk/mk1-golf-cabriolet-gti-fuel-swirl-pot-4981-p.asp
There should also be a lift fuel pump in the fuel tank?
Thats a fancy garage you have there or is the car being looked at a proper garage?
 

mark1gls said

Good website with pictures and part numbers.
partsbase.org
You can buy the swirl pot but it's expensive for a plastic pot!
http://www.classic-vw.co.uk/mk1-golf-cabriolet-gti-fuel-swirl-pot-4981-p.asp
There should also be a lift fuel pump in the fuel tank?
Thats a fancy garage you have there or is the car being looked at a proper garage?
 

Thanks chap, I'll have a look tomorrow. The car is on a ramp at work, and its actually a truck workshop so I'm very fortunate! 

EDIT: I have already bought the swirl pot and the pump, just need to work out the rest. The engine had previously been fitted but everything around it very poorly.

sounds like you bought a mk2 golf pump, you need a mk1 pump! the mk2 pump fits into a plastic swirl pot and its a nice unit but the trouble is the housings are NLA and the 2nd hand ones you find will all pretty much be dead now. plus they're too big to fit a mk1!