Re: help! my fuel pump's making strange noises.....

[David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>]

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yeah it first had little gas and i noticed it happening when i came to a 
stop (i figure it was anytime i was in a dive)
still, with a full tank of gas, it still makes the noise.

how much is a transfer pump? is it an easy fix?

At 01:01 AM 10/24/99 -0700, Chris DeLong wrote:
>Two things: is your tank full when it makes this noise?; and are you on an 
>incline? If either if these symptoms apply to you your prepump might be 
>going out on you. Is the car running any different than normal? Need more 
>specific input.
>
>
>>From: David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>
>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: help! my fuel pump's making strange noises.....
>>Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:27:55 -0700
>>
>>
>>
>>well, i noticed that just two days ago my 16v was making some small whining
>>sounds from the trunk-area. i figure that it's the fuel pump being a
>>not-so-happy-camper.
>>
>>yesterday, i noticed that when i came close to a stop, the rear made a
>>sound much like a little motor whizzing away. then, upon acceleration, it
>>would go away (or so it seems - the tt exhaust is too loud and drowns out
>>most of the noise)
>>
>>any ideas? is it time to get a new fuel pump? is it the fuel pump or
>>something else?
>>can i get one from someone?
>>is it an hour's worth of work?
>>
>>thanks
>>dave
>>
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