Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)

["Steven Toughill" <stoughill@home.com>]

I am talking Filter, ans yes there is one.
not tring to hammer on you just clairfing

Steve Toughill
ASE Cert. VW Technician
Volks-Tech
-----Original Message-----
From: Ewan Hopkins <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk>
To: William J Erikson <williamjosiah@juno.com>; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 5:44 AM
Subject: RE: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)


>It's on the bottom of the lifter/in-tank pump assembly.  If you look under
>your back seat, there's a round hatch which covers the lifter assembly.
The
>assembly is a twist-fit into the top of the tank.  The filter is usually a
>fine plastic mesh cap which pops on to the bottom of the fuel lifter.  If
it
>is clogged then you'll get the same results as having a clogged fuel
filter,
>i.e. high pump mortality!  As a zero-cost maintenance option (assuming
>you're doing it yourself) it's worth checking now & again.
>
>
>HTH,
>
>Ewan Hopkins
>
>-----Original Message-----
From: William J Erikson [mailto:williamjosiah@juno.com]
>Sent: 19 July 1999 02:45
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
>
>
>Where is the intank filter? Didn't know there was one. I think the rust
>has all worked itself out now (if there was any), because when the last
>pump died, I took it apart, and it appeared to be a manufacturing defect
>that caused it to fail. This one seems to be doing fine so far (thanks,
>Brian!)
> I've had seven different pumps in my GTI.
> I know that pump #1 didn't work in the first place (brand new)
> Pump #2 was the same as pump #1 (they were both stupid AutoZone
>pumps)
> Pump #3 died from a really exceptionally lousy electrical
>connection,
>and besides it wasn't a Bosch anyway, it just kindof worked, for awhile.
>I got this one because I called up Blackstone (the manufacturer of the
>AutoZone pump) and hassled them about the fact that their pumps didn't
>work until they sent me one that did (for free)
> Pump #4 died from a clogged fuel filter (it was close to dying
>anyway -
>junkyard pump)
> Pump #5 died for the same reason as pump #4
> Pump #6 died due to a manufacturing defect. I FINALLY bought a
>brand-
>new Bosch and replaced the fuel filter at the same time, and it was
>working great, no problems, and then one day my brother drove the car to
>Henniker, parked it, came back out to start it again, and the pump was
>seized.
> Pump #7 is doing great so far. We'll see : )
> -Josiah
>
>
>
>On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 19:20:19 -0400 "Steven Toughill" <stoughill@home.com>
>writes:
>>Never had such a problem, the tank is probly contaminated, pull the
>>fuel
>>sender anmd look at the intank filter and while your there the tank.
>>
>>
>>Steven Toughill
>>ASE Cert VW Technician
>>Volks-Tech Inc.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: William J Erikson <williamjosiah@juno.com>
>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 6:17 PM
>>Subject: Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
>>
>>
>>>Ah, the infamous A1 pump. It sucks. I hate it. I've had like 8
>>different
>>>pumps on my GTI. Sometimes you can unfreeze them by hitting them on
>>>something hard. Sometimes you can't. I had a brand new one seize on
>>me
>>>for no reason whatsoever. If you bought it from Bosch and you still
>>have
>>>the receipt, they do have a one year warranty on them.
>>> -Josiah
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:26:52 -0400 Mark A Peele
>><scirocco.gtx@juno.com>
>>>writes:
>>>> I put a new fuel pump on my 1981 Scirocco when it was in North
>>>> Carolina (two months ago).
>>>>
>>>> After getting the car up here, the car has not been starting (the
>>>> car is in storage). I checked the leads last night - the pump is
>>>> getting "Juice".
>>>>
>>>> The pump appears to have seized - I've heard that you can free it
>>by
>>>> "hitting it with a hammer".
>>>>
>>>> Any comments or input????
>>>>
>>>> Mark Peele
>>>> 1981 Scirocco S, 1982 Scirocco, 1987 Golf GT
>>>> Then there's Kristen's '78 Scirocco
>>>> http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/mark.htm
>>>> Direct Mail: SCIROCCO_GTX@YAHOO.COM
>>>>
>>>>
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