Re: Electrical gremlins, continued...

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

The prepump is the one INSIDE the tank and is pretty easy to replace as 
well. You dont need any special tools to see if it is working or not. Take 
the cover off (it is inside the car right behind the rear seat under the 
carpet held in with 3 philps screws) remove the hose that has the arrow 
going toward the front of the car and attach a longish hose to it going into 
a jar/bottle. Click the key to activate the fuel pump relay and see if you 
have any gas in the jar after the pumps have cycled. if you have none then 
your prepump is dead and is probably causing this problem. HTH and GL!


>From: Brian C Barrows <ferret100@juno.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Electrical gremlins, continued...
>Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:31:44 -0500
>
>Prepump?  Would that be the fuel pump that's right by the fuel tank?
>This is the second fuel pump mention I've gotten (thanks Dave).  I have
>actaully been a little suspect of that pump anyway, and I may just go
>ahead and replace it.  It hasn't been changed in the 120K miles I've put
>on the car, plus however long before I got it (250K total miles...).
>Since I plan on holding onto that car forever, I'll have to eventually
>replace the pump anyway and I'd rather do it on my terms.
>
>According to Mr. Bentley it looks like a simple process.  Is there
>anything I should know before I attempt?  Also, there is mention of a
>fuel pressure accumilator.  I imagine I should do this to while I'm down
>there?
>
>I don't have any fuel pressure test kits, and hear that they are rather
>expensive anyway (although I'm considering getting one anyway).
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Thanks,
>B.
>
>'82 Scirocco (a.k.a. "Fritz")
>'85 Jetta
>GO HOKIES!!!
>
>On Tue, 04 Jan 2000 21:39:50 PST "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
>writes:
> > Prepump? Have you checked for output at the prepump?
> >
> >
> >
>
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