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Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
Lifter? There's a tube that comes out of the side of the tank, at the
bottom, and feeds right into the main pump. The thing at the top of the
tank is just a fuel guage sending unit, and nothing else.
-Josiah
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:38:57 +0100 Ewan Hopkins
<Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk> writes:
> You'll still have the filter on the lifter, though.
>
> Ewan.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William J Erikson [mailto:williamjosiah@juno.com]
> Sent: 20 July 1999 17:10
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: [TECH] [INJECTION] Fuel Pump (1981 Scirocco)
>
>
> No in-tank pump on my '84 Rabbit!
> -Josiah
>
>
>
> On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 10:35:56 +0100 Ewan Hopkins
> <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk> writes:
> >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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