Re: Mk1 fuel system, need help ASAP!

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Hey Andre',
I have never heard of a fuel filter clogging up so badly that the pump wont 
turn.

Have you checked for voltage at the pump itself? If you have voltage at the 
pump then it is probably a bad pump. If you decide you need one I have some. 
LMK

>
>
>Has anyone known a car not to run because the fuel filter was clogged
>soo much, that the pump would overheat and seize or shutoff?
>
>     I am trying to diagnose a running problem on a 79 rocco that usually
>starts fine, but after about 3 minutes it starts to sputter until it
>finally dies.  When I insert a jumper in place of the fuel pump relay
>(relay works fine, just dont want to start the car for this test) the
>fuel pump doesnt run, but instead jumps around as if its either getting
>only pulses of electricity, or the fuel line is blocked, or cuz the pump
>is going bad.  I am ruling out bad wiring for the moment as some of the
>wiring for that part of the system has been upgraded.  Any ideas?
>
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Chris DeLong
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