Need some advise - MK1 1.6D n/a refusing to start DIAGNOSED

[jtanguay]

Well it wasn't the solenoid. My good $3 fuel filter went empy. It's leaking on the buttom. There was nothing left in it. I got a new one, filled it up with diesel, put it on and after about 20 secs of cranking she came back to life I still got bubbles in the line. Is there a way to bleed it? I don't see a manual pump on mine...
Thanx for all the help

i suspected that as that is what happened to mine... get a filter without the pre-heater, and snip off the ends of the fuel lines as they crack on the inside and will let a small amount of air in, especially when they get hot and expand.