Re: (No Subject)

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Ummm... dunno where to send this reply to, but .... sounds like the main fuel pump,
definitely. Very typical symptoms. Of course, it could be something else, but I'd
put my money on the fuel pump.
    -Josiah
    '84 GTi
    '86 Scirocco 8v
    '87 QSW
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Eldon Vita wrote:

> Can anyone help this guy?
>
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> My bro is having a problem with his 86 GTI 1.8L 8v cis-e, he can drive the car
> for a while but then it will either backfire or cutout on him once it warms up.
>  Once it stalls out it wont start again for like 5 minutes or so.  Sometimes
> when he tries to start he can get it running by pumping the gas, but if he
> stops pumping the engine will cut off.  BUT then maybe like 2 minutes later the
> car will start and can be driven for a while once more until it stalls again.
>  My bro thought it was a transfer pump so he got one from the junk yard that
> looked good because the screen filter was very clean.  Could it be the main
> fuel pump that is the problem??
> Justin Welty
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> 87 GTI
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