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When you open the system (if it is sealed properly) it will make a woosh
sound when opening the Gas Cap. Mines does it to and I don't think it is the
gravity valve.
HTH
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Wynn" <wynng@tdn.com>
To: "Scirocco-L@Scirocco. Org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 10:23 PM
Subject: gravity valve
> Hello again list,
> I took the Scirocco into the shop today to look at the fuel pump problem.
> They did say the transfer pump was bad. They also told me that part of
the
> reason the pump went bad was because the gravity valve was somehow frozen
> shut creating a vacuum in the gas tank and affecting the pump. There
always
> has been a significant sucking sound when filling up at the gas station
but
> it's always done that (almost 6 years now), is this not normal? Any
> comments on this?
>
> thanks
>
> greg
>
> 16V scirocco
>
>
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When you open the system (if it is sealed properly) it will make a woosh<BR>sound when opening the Gas Cap. Mines does it to and I don't think it is the<BR>gravity valve.<BR><BR>HTH<BR>Brian<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Greg Wynn" <<A href="mailto:wynng@tdn.com";>wynng@tdn.com</A>><BR>To: "<A href="mailto:Scirocco-L@Scirocco";>Scirocco-L@Scirocco</A>. Org" <<A href="mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A>><BR>Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 10:23 PM<BR>Subject: gravity valve<BR><BR><BR>> Hello again list,<BR>> I took the Scirocco into the shop today to look at the fuel pump problem.<BR>> They did say the transfer pump was bad. They also told me that part of<BR>the<BR>> reason the pump went bad was because the gravity valve was somehow frozen<BR>> shut creating a vacuum in the gas tank and affecting the pump. There<BR>always<BR>> has been a significant sucking sound when filling up at the gas station<BR>but<BR>> it's always done that (almost 6 years now), is this not normal? Any<BR>> comments on this?<BR>><BR>> thanks<BR>><BR>> greg<BR>><BR>> 16V scirocco<BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>> <A href="mailto:Scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A><BR>> <A href="http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l";>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</A><BR>
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