16v fuel pumping woes

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

dunno - i just want it back - it only made that sound for about 3 sec  
(priming the injectors or something?).

blake/


On Nov 15, 2005, at 9:44 PM, Julie Macfarlane wrote:

> Could the Buzzing up front be the ISV?
> ACK... (I have 2 engine layouts in my head tonight...)
> Yeah its a 16v, it might be the buzzing or the dist feeding back  
> that he's talking about.
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> Julie Macfarlane
> "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> Amsterdam NY
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>> From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>> Reply-To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
>> To: "Blake Irvin" <blake@clockserver.homeip.net>
>> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: 16v fuel pumping woes
>> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:08:31 -0500
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>> >
>> > what was the whirring i used to hear up front, and how do i get it
>> > back?
>> >
>> > blake/
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>> >
>> > (btw, while first trying to start after the re-grounding, the metal
>> > canister next to the fuel dist. was touching the neg. battery
>> > terminal.  something was smoking a bit.  moved it and proceeded  
>> - did
>> > i fry something?)
>> >
>> The whirring is the fuel pump, and there are two, one in the tank  
>> and one
>> under the car on the passenger side, pretty well straight down  
>> from the
>> "Karmann" badge on the B pillar. You should see it under there  
>> with a box
>> shaped foam sound deadener on it. (If you need to know more, head  
>> up here
>> tomorrow night, I've gotta change one) It's possible that one  
>> could  run
>> but not the other. Get someone else to operate the key and listen  
>> under
>> there.
>>
>> And the cylinder? It's probably the fuel filter, now might be a  
>> good time
>> to get a fire extinguisher, smoking there might not be the best  
>> thing.
>> Where the "nearest path to ground" would be from there remains the
>> question. (And why the big wire from the battery to frame wouldn't  
>> be the
>> path of choice is another). Keep at it, you'll get it running.
>> Cathy
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