Re: [tech] Transfer Pump

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@shell.netacc.net>]

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> Or, Hey, why don't we check to see if there are any fuel lines running to
> the cap first!!!!  BTW, 85 was the first year for transfer pumps AFAIK!!!
> 
> Dave
> 77 Rabbit 2.0L 16v
> 84 Scirocco

Transfer pumps started part way through 84.  

He asked how to remove the plate, I told him.

Thank you for also supplying the fuel line info, it'll go hand
in hand with the little -vs- big spare information.  I'll put
this in the FAQ section of scirocco.org.

==Brett


> 
> > >Car: 84 Scirocco
> > >
> > >I'm not sure if this car has a transfer pump or not.  How do I tell?  I
> took
> > >out the rear seat and removed the black plate.  now, how do I remove the
> > >fuel gauge sender and,if there, transfer pump? In the Bentley, it looks
> as
> > >though there is a large lock ring.  Mine, don't have it.  DOes that mean
> > >that there's no transfer pump?
> > >
> > >To my understanding, the early 84's had no transfer pump while the later
> > >ones did.  How do I determine this?
> > >
> > >TIA
> > >
> > >Sal
> >
> > That round plate with the slots / teeth sticking up actually spins.  Try
> > tapping it around counter-clockwise with a punch and hammer.  Set the
> > punch into one of the slots and tap away, it should spin to a certain
> > point (45 degrees off?) and then just lift out.  This is probably the
> > lock ring as referred to in the Bentley.  If you have a xfer pump,
> > it'll be hanging off the pickup tube...you can't miss it.  84 was an
> > odd year if I remember correctly, and some had it, and some didn't.
> >

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