No fuel from new tank

[ryanapper]

Hello.

I recenty drained the fuel tank on my van to gain access for new heater pipes. When i re-fitted the tank and filled it back up, no fuel was coming out of the outlet, so i blew it through with a compressor but made no difference. I decided to buy a new tank, fitted it, filled it up, and still no fuel coming out. ther's at least £40's worth in there.

Do the expansion bottles have to be connected to make some sort of vacume? or any other sugestions?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

[Oldiebut goodie]

You are not trying to get fuel out of a return line by mistake are you?

[Plasticman]

Have you like stuck a pipe in your mouth and sucked and blew down it? O/Side is supply/feed/mouthfull whatever.
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[ryanapper]

Yea its deffinately conected to the outlet on the off side.

Fuel does come out of the return pipe tho, when i remove the blanking cap i put on.

Yea i have tried syphoning out out and it does come but soon stops, i wouldn't have thought i'd have to syphon it tho... .

I do have a gti engine fitted, so im running a mk2 golf pump, but even so theres still no fuel coming out of the tank.

[Plasticman]

someone posted up a picky of a tasnk cut open, if i recollect the supply pipe goes in then up before going down into the centre depression so it never runs out of its own volition ,it relies on a pump sucking
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[ryanapper]

I see, maybe i should give syphoning another go then.

Any other ideas??

[Plasticman]

just hook the lecky fuel pump up to it with a bucket on the other end..
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[ryanapper]

Yea i'll give it a go.

Thanks for the advice.