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RE: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
You'll still have the filter on the lifter, though.
Ewan.
-----Original Message-----
From: William J Erikson [mailto:williamjosiah@juno.com]
Sent: 20 July 1999 17:10
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
No in-tank pump on my '84 Rabbit!
-Josiah
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 10:35:56 +0100 Ewan Hopkins
<Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk> writes:
>It's on the bottom of the lifter/in-tank pump assembly. If you look
>under
>your back seat, there's a round hatch which covers the lifter
>assembly. The
>assembly is a twist-fit into the top of the tank. The filter is
>usually a
>fine plastic mesh cap which pops on to the bottom of the fuel lifter.
>If it
>is clogged then you'll get the same results as having a clogged fuel
>filter,
>i.e. high pump mortality! As a zero-cost maintenance option
>(assuming
>you're doing it yourself) it's worth checking now & again.
>
>
>HTH,
>
>Ewan Hopkins
>
>-----Original Message-----
From: William J Erikson [mailto:williamjosiah@juno.com]
>Sent: 19 July 1999 02:45
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
>
>
>Where is the intank filter? Didn't know there was one. I think the
>rust
>has all worked itself out now (if there was any), because when the
>last
>pump died, I took it apart, and it appeared to be a manufacturing
>defect
>that caused it to fail. This one seems to be doing fine so far
>(thanks,
>Brian!)
> I've had seven different pumps in my GTI.
> I know that pump #1 didn't work in the first place (brand
>new)
> Pump #2 was the same as pump #1 (they were both stupid
>AutoZone
>pumps)
> Pump #3 died from a really exceptionally lousy electrical
>connection,
>and besides it wasn't a Bosch anyway, it just kindof worked, for
>awhile.
>I got this one because I called up Blackstone (the manufacturer of
>the
>AutoZone pump) and hassled them about the fact that their pumps
>didn't
>work until they sent me one that did (for free)
> Pump #4 died from a clogged fuel filter (it was close to
>dying
>anyway -
>junkyard pump)
> Pump #5 died for the same reason as pump #4
> Pump #6 died due to a manufacturing defect. I FINALLY bought
>a
>brand-
>new Bosch and replaced the fuel filter at the same time, and it was
>working great, no problems, and then one day my brother drove the car
>to
>Henniker, parked it, came back out to start it again, and the pump
>was
>seized.
> Pump #7 is doing great so far. We'll see : )
> -Josiah
>
>
>
>On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 19:20:19 -0400 "Steven Toughill"
><stoughill@home.com>
>writes:
>>Never had such a problem, the tank is probly contaminated, pull the
>>fuel
>>sender anmd look at the intank filter and while your there the tank.
>>
>>
>>Steven Toughill
>>ASE Cert VW Technician
>>Volks-Tech Inc.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: William J Erikson <williamjosiah@juno.com>
>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 6:17 PM
>>Subject: Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
>>
>>
>>>Ah, the infamous A1 pump. It sucks. I hate it. I've had like 8
>>different
>>>pumps on my GTI. Sometimes you can unfreeze them by hitting them on
>>>something hard. Sometimes you can't. I had a brand new one seize on
>
>>me
>>>for no reason whatsoever. If you bought it from Bosch and you still
>
>>have
>>>the receipt, they do have a one year warranty on them.
>>> -Josiah
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:26:52 -0400 Mark A Peele
>><scirocco.gtx@juno.com>
>>>writes:
>>>> I put a new fuel pump on my 1981 Scirocco when it was in North
>>>> Carolina (two months ago).
>>>>
>>>> After getting the car up here, the car has not been starting (the
>>>> car is in storage). I checked the leads last night - the pump is
>>>> getting "Juice".
>>>>
>>>> The pump appears to have seized - I've heard that you can free it
>
>>by
>>>> "hitting it with a hammer".
>>>>
>>>> Any comments or input????
>>>>
>>>> Mark Peele
>>>> 1981 Scirocco S, 1982 Scirocco, 1987 Golf GT
>>>> Then there's Kristen's '78 Scirocco
>>>> http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/mark.htm
>>>> Direct Mail: SCIROCCO_GTX@YAHOO.COM
>>>>
>>>>
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