OT - b3 16v passat issues (parts needed)

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

ok, i finally was able to get some time and get under the passat. the plan 
was to replace the pump / filter. once under it, i soon came to realize that 
the entire assembly (that holds the fuel pump / filter / accumulator) is 
holding onto the body of the car literally by a thread. the entire thing 
seems to have acted as the sacrificial rust anode for the entire car. i 
swear it looks like it was salvaged from the bottom of the ocean. i started 
removing the assembly so i could get to the pump, but several fittings, 
bolts, and nuts all started disintegrating in my hands. if i tear it down 
enough to remove any of the parts, i am pretty sure it wont go back together 
without falling apart totally. so, on that note:

needed: fuel pump/filter/accumulator assembly from a b3 passat, preferably 
as a whole unit, with fuel/power lines cut as far away from it as possible 
(all of my in-place fittings are rusted beyond re-use).

i know there are a bunch of listers with passats in their yard... figured it 
couldnt hurt to ask around here...

thanks for bandwidth
Al


> At 09:51 PM 08/28/2004 -0400, Allyn wrote:
>>Fellow listers,
>>
>>ok, now for the issues, as interpreted/translated from the wife:
>>- throughout all of this - engine temp was normal
>>- bucked very slightly intermittently. hitting gas harder only resulted in 
>>engine choking out completely.
>>- 30 minutes later, bucking got worse, eventually had to pull over.
>>- once pulled over, turning off ignition was followed by a few seconds of 
>>diesel action.
>>- wait 10 minutes, start 'er up, purrs like kitten, drives fine (even 
>>under hard acceleration).
>>- ~10 minutes into driving, bucking cycle repeats, along with the diesel 
>>action on shutdown.
>>- went slightly further between bucking events - with heat blasting.
>
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