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Re: loud fuel pump



Keith Scharwath wrote:
> 
> The fuel pump om my 83 GTI makes an awful loud buzzing sound. It's not just
> when I start up, it happens all the time. The other day it stalled out
> while I was driving. Then it imediately started up again because the car
> was rolling. That was a couple days ago. It's been running okay scince
> then. I'm affraid my fuel pump is going. Does anyone know what that buzzing
> is? Is it dangerous? I went through about 2 or 3 fuel pumps on my 84, it
> seems like the pumps go a lot.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated
> 
> Keith Scharwath
> 
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Similar problem on my Rabbit. I just replaced the pump with the AutoZone
cheapie & made sure to put a small filter inline before the pump. Seems
that in my case at least, very small particles of debris from the tank
were the problem.

 Ray - 81 Scirocco_S (1.8L, G-Grind Cam, Carb, Hydrolic Head)
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