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SPAM-LOW: UPDATE- 84.5 wolfsburg problems
- Subject: SPAM-LOW: UPDATE- 84.5 wolfsburg problems
- From: matt at safearmy.com (matt)
- Date: Sat Jul 1 20:12:27 2006
yeah it was totally grey. i will try to swap transfer pumps in the morning
Matt Wieder
1981 Mars Red
1984 Wolfsburg
1987 8V Auto
1983 Audi CGT
Louisville, KY
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Peter <peter@thescirocco.com>
> Subject: RE: SPAM-LOW: UPDATE- 84.5 wolfsburg problems
> Sent: 02 Jul '06 01:06
>
> Was the fuel grayish?
>
> If so, that's from the transfer fuel pump self destructing.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: matt [mailto:matt@safearmy.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 8:01 PM
> To: desinor@sympatico.ca; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: SPAM-LOW: UPDATE- 84.5 wolfsburg problems
>
> Sure enough I pulling the fuel filter and there was ton of crud on the
> intake side. installed a new filter and the car runs better but still
> sputters and bucks while driving. it gets much better over 3000rpms. still
> it's bad enough that car isn't driveable. what should i do next? do you
> think the main fuel pump or the injectors are clogged?
> Matt Wieder
> 1981 Mars Red
> 1984 Wolfsburg
> 1987 8V Auto
> 1983 Audi CGT
> Louisville, KY
>
>
> > -------Original Message-------
> > From: Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca>
> > Subject: Re: 84.5 wolfsburg problems
> > Sent: 01 Jul '06 21:42
> >
> > Dirt in the fuel system.
> > Check the gas filter, drain it into a recipient and I am sure you
> > will see tons of debris come out.
> >
> > Jean-Claude
> >
> > matt a ?crit :
> > > While driving home this morning my 84.5 8v seemed to be running fine.
> About a mile from my house it started to sputter, lose power and then died.
> After a few minutes it finally started again and i managed to get it home
> bucking and sputtering the whole way. It didn't matter what gear i was in
> the car wouldn't rev or go more than about 30 mph. After i got home i shut
> it off and tried to start it again. it is very hard to start. sputtering and
> bucking while cranking. the strange thing is once you get it started it
> seems to run fine. In neutral i can let it idle and it revs no problem but
> when i actually try to drive, it sputters. all the fuel pumps seem to be
> running although the transfer pump seems much quiter than normal. It was
> always seemed very loud. it is the dreaded vdo transfer pump but it's less
> than a year old. i tried to different fuel pump relays with no changes. I'm
> just looking for any insight before i really start diving into it tomorrow.
> > > Matt Wieder
> > > 1981 Mars Red
> > > 1984 Wolfsburg
> > > 1987 8V Auto
> > > 1983 Audi CGT
> > > Louisville, KY
> >
> >
> >
>
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