Re: Fuel Injection Help Needed

["Randy B" <scirokn81@email.msn.com>]

Ron,
I had a similar problem a couple of years ago, it would act like
it was running out of gas no matter how much fuel it had in it
and then after having it towed home the first time it started right
up. Later I found if I waited a few minutes it would start.

After I paid a local shop (I wont mention any names) over $300
to try to solve the problem, it was still there. After a almost a year
of this hassle, my uncle, a Dodge mechanic, took off my fuel filter,
pounded it on the ground on a piece of paper towel, fuel exit side
down, and calmly announced "there is your problem". There were
small chunks of rust from my gas tank that punctured a hole in my
filter and clogged up the fuel distributor, lines, injectors or whatever
was down river from the fuel filter. He fixed in 2 min. what a prof.
VW repair shop could not fix after charging me 3 hours labor and
other parts I probably didn't need, but that's another story altogether.

The fix for me was to pull the tank, have it chemically stripped,
plastic coated, replace the entire fuel system from a CIS car
completely intact at the local 'pick-a-wreck'. I kind of went
overboard but I did not want to have this happen again. Since then
the car has run flawlessly. I have heard that it only takes one bad tank
of gas to completely clog up a filter. True? I have also heard that you
never want to fill your car at a station while the tanker is filling the
tanks.True?

Another thing to consider would be the Fuel Pump relay for I have
had a few of those go bad.
Also check to make sure that you are getting fresh air to your airbox.
Make sure its not clogged, or that the air filter isn't dirty.

Hope this helps.

Randy B.
Cosmos 81 Scirocco S - 2.0L 16V
Mars 81 Scirocco S - t t  1847cc



-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Cooper <rlc@teleport.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Cc: ccoperc@teleport.com <ccoperc@teleport.com>
Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 9:48 AM
Subject: Fuel Injection Help Needed


>Hi All,
>
>A couple of days ago my 77 Roc's gas tank was completely filled.
>(a rare occurence) Within a few blocks of the gas station the engine
>started to sputter and cough and genrally act like it was starving for
>fuel. It then stopped.  If you wait 10 minutes or so the car restarts
>runs fine for a few seconds then starts to sputter and cough.  By keeping
>my foot on the gas I can keep it running for about 90 sec.
>
>I've already replaced the Fuel Filter with no change in the condition.
>My Father suggested I lossen the Gas Cap to releive any vacuum that might
>be building up in the tank. I tried this and the symptoms persist.
>I've listened to and felt the fuel pump while the car is running.
>it seems to be running steady and strong.
>
>I'm kinda running out of Idea's.  One thought I had was that there is a
>problem with the Control Pressure Regulator but I do not know how a faulty
>regulator would effect the engine.  Any advice or Idea's would be
>appriciated.  This is overall a very strong stock 77 engine.
>
>Ron
>
>77 Scirocco (Stranded!)
>86 8v Scirocco (Runs Nice)
>
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