Re: SV: Fuel pump seized? And guess what car I'm driving now?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <wje97@hamp.hampshire.edu>]

Yeah... trouble is that I didn't buy the pump from a store... I bought
it from some dude at Horseneck beach last year. He happened to be
carrying around a brandy new one.
    -Josiah (guess I'm going for the transpo regulator!)
    '84 GTI (dead fuel pump)
    '87 QSW (frozen rear calipers)
    http://bork.hampshire.edu

Roland Johansson wrote:

> Low voltage can kill a fuel pump, the pump needs a certain
> amount of power, if the voltage goes down current will increase
> and with current increasing heat inside pump will increase.
>
> Seems like a invention whats inside your tank is next step, and
> a reputable store should guarantee a few mounts old pump giving
> up.
>
> Roland Johansson
> Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82
> Http://hem.passagen.se/toker
>
> ----------
> > Från: Wm. Josiah Erikson <wje97@hamp.hampshire.edu>
> > Till: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Ämne: Fuel pump seized? And guess what car I'm driving now?
> > Datum:  den 26 april 1999 07:30
> >
> > OK guess this original post didn't get through, since I got no
> replies
> > and I don't think I saw it come back to me....
> >     My '84 GTI's main fuel pump died yesterday (the fuel pump
> is dead,
> > long live the fuel pump... oh wait, I don't have a new one
> yet). It died
> > suddenly, no warning whatsoever. I lent the car to my bro. He
> drove it
> > to Henniker (a neighboring town in NH). It was fine. He went
> out to
> > start it. Nothing. There was no loudness, no whining, no
> buzzing, no
> > warning whatsoever. This fuel pump is BRAND NEW. I replaced it
> with a
> > brand new Bosch unit at the last AutoX event of the year last
> year. So
> > now when you apply power to it, it just jerks a little and
> does nothing
> > else. Like it has a grit of sand or something stuck in it. I
> took it
> > out, banged it around a little, blew through it, nothing. I
> dunno. I'm
> > pissed. I think I'll write Bosch or something, like that would
> do any
> > good. Any ideas, anyone? Could low system voltage kill a pump?
> My
> > voltage regulator is REALLY dying... I have like 10.5V when my
> lights
> > are on and the stereo is going. And don't tell me to do all
> the
> > grounding crap, I already did it... with 4guage strapping : )
> >     So a certain unnamed nice person lent me their car to use
> for
> > awhile... guess what it is? A 1994 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM!! AHHH...
> (laugh) I
> > can't believe that any self-respecting car company could put
> their name
> > on such a piece of crap. Whoever designed it achieved the
> awesome feat
> > of getting a ride that makes you feel every bump, makes the
> car skip
> > sideways on every bump, and yet is floaty and soft, and also
> completely
> > devoid of steering feel. Huh. Awesome. Oh yeah it's the 4-cyl
> na
> > automatic. Wonderful. But hey, it gets me from point A to
> point B and
> > that's a the point of a car, right? And it's a nice color.
> Heh. And it
> > smells like rotten beer. There's something wrong when a 5 year
> old car
> > lists for $3000.
> >     Anyway, just thought I'd share my remorse with you all. I
> miss my
> > GTI.
> >     -Josiah
> >     '84 GTI (dead fuel pump)
> >     '87 QSW (dead rear calipers)
> >     http://bork.hampshire.edu
> >
> >
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