(Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me identify what happened to my car

[joshhignight@techography.net (joshhignight@techography.net)]

Well, whatever. Basic point remains, sounds like a fuel pump issue. Exactly what my VW's have always done when a fuel pump goes.

Joshua





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Josh, no transfer pump on a 82...one main pump, thats it.

Now, to the problem.  Sounds like it could be a miriad of things...time to break out the bentley and do some tests.  First, try jumpering the fuel pump relay....does it run ok then?

One thing at a time here, it could be tons of different issues.

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Eric
Northglenn, CO

81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (Waiting for BAE Turbo Install)
83 Scirocco Wolfsburg
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)


--- <joshhignight@techography.net> wrote:
>Sounds like a fuel problem. More specifically, the fuel pump. More than likely the one in the tank of out of commission. Hopefully the main pump didn't strain so bad it went too (it's the expensive one, the transfer pump is only like $60 at most). 
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>Joshua
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>Original Message -----------------------
>Today has to be one of the worst days I've ever experienced. I was 
>driving from Clearwater, Fl to Orlando, a drive I'm used to making 
>(1-2 times roundtrip a week). When I got to my exit on I-4, my car 
>started bucking and kicking, and I couldn't accelerate (this in 
>stop-and-go traffic, of course), and then stalled. I manouevred it 
>as far out of the right lane as I could (there was no emergency 
>lane), and put my blinkers on. I don't have a cell phone, so I 
>just sat there trying to start the car, it would start, but 
>despite my efforts to rev it, it'd die almost immediately. So I 
>waited... nobody would stop and help, everyone would rush around 
>me almost hitting my poor car. Finally, after 10-15 minutes, it 
>started back up, and I managed to get it off the highway, but as I 
>was getting it down the road (Colonial in Orlando, very busy 
>road), it decided to start doing the same thing from a traffic 
>light, so I pulled into the middle turn lane (I was stupidly in 
>the left lane), and put the flashers on again.  People once again 
>just queued up behind me instead of trying to help, honking their 
>horns and speeding around me when they could. Finally I managed to 
>wave down a cop who pushed me into a parking lot (I couldn't push 
>myself as I was alone and with two cats, so I couldn't manage it 
>across a busy intersection alone). It refused to start, so I 
>called AAA and had it towed. Here I am now. Sorry for it being so 
>long and stuff.
>This is my 82 by the way.
>
>Justin Tomlinson
>Orlando, FL
>88 16v Scirocco
>82 8v Scirocco 
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