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

["Roland Johansson" <scirocco@mail.bip.net>]

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


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> 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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