Re: new to list.

[Jason <Jason.r@worldnet.att.net>]

Mark Madison wrote:

>     I'm new to the list and was wondering anyone's opinion.  I
> currently do not own a VW Scirocco (used to have a 78).  I am thinking
> of buying someone's though very cheap.  I was wondering if anyone here
> would pay for a perfectly straight 85 Scirocco with 220,000 miles for
> $300.00.  interior is a bit shabby though.  The car supposedly has a
> problem with running any longer than 15 minutes.  This girl doesn't
> know how to fix these cars and says that the fuel system has been
> checked.  But the newsgroups say that the fuel transfer pump is
> probably most definately the problem.  Any comments on this would be
> appreciated.  I was thinking of buying the car.. gutting and cleaning
> it and restoring it to almost stock condition minus the motor which
> would be upgraded.  I currently own an 85 GTI and have only ever owned
> VWs..  (eleven to date!)
>
> My Scirocco has 185k on it and drives great.. $300 isn't bad at all..
> So far as the fuel problem is concerned I doubt you should assume it's
> the transfer pump, however mine was bad an it sure made the car act
> wierd. Here is how I checked mine:
>
> 1. Remove the back seat and the three screws on the cover over the
> sending unit.
> 3. Remove the hose clamps from the two hoses, remove the hoses, and
> unplug the electrical connector.
> 4. Get a large screwdriver and rotate the sending unit assembly
> counter clockwise, then remove the the assembly from the tank.
> 5. Connect a piece of clear tubing to the outlet connection from the
> pump, clamp it, and put the end in a container.
> 6. Plug the connector in, set the assembly back donw in the tank, turn
> on the key.
> 7. You should hear the pump run and gas should travel through the hose
> rather quickly, turn the key off, and back on
> again, by now you should have some gas in the container.
>
> The reason I posted this procedure is I've heard many people ask about
> it and I've seen it on 3 roccos. I've seen
> the cars run and drive with a dead transfer pump, the problem is the
> main pump overheats and wierds out pretty quickly.
>
> HTH
>
> Jason.
> 87 Scirocco 16v 2.0 Motronic.


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