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Re: sudden car death (fuel pump dead?)
I have my fuel filter out, how safe/effective is it to test the fuel
pump by jumping the relay terminals? The fuel pump won't spark
and ignite my whole car or something will it?
I jumped the pump while it was in and the thing doesn't quite
sound up to par, it's more of a "mmuuuurrrr" sound than the usual
"whhhhizzzzzz" that I'm used to. (Were those good text-based
sound effects or what?) Could this be a problem? I could see
a bump in the road making the fuel pump fail but would it still
sound like it's running but still be dead?
Geordy Rostad wrote:
> Cheapass Ron wrote:
>
>> NOw it's starting to sound like a fuel pump...but you
>> BTDT, right?
>
>
> Welllll, not exactly, I turn the key, I hear the fuel pump. Aside
> from that,
> I crank the motor and I think I still here the fuel pump. What is the
> easy way
> to check and see if I have actual flow?
>
>> Can you set it to TDC and see where the
>> cam mark lines up? That'll tell you whether your cam
>> timing is off.
>
>
>
> You mean the mark on the timing belt gear on the cam?
> And see if what lines up? Is there a mark under that
> inspection plug on the trans?
>
>>
>>
>> Ron
>> --- Geordy Rostad <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone thing I may have a fuel problem? I just
>>> replace my injector seals btw.
>>> Could it be a fuel filter? Maybe I went over a bump
>>> and dislodged a grain of muck and clogged
>>> it? Could the fuel pump shaft separate from the
>>> pump mechanism so that it sounds like
>>> it's spraying fuel but actually not...? What is
>>> the easy method to check fuel flow?
>>>
>>> When I put the new airboot on it almost started and
>>> then died so I don't think it's spark
>>> or timing. It only does the almost start and then
>>> die thing after having sat for quite a
>>> while.
>>>
>>> Geordy
>>> '88 jetta 16v
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> geordy wrote:
>>>
>>>> I want to replace the t-belt anyways since I have
>>>
>>>
>>> absolutely no idea
>>>
>>>> how long it has been on there.
>>>> BTW, It died when I hit a bump in the road, my
>>>
>>>
>>> scirocco did the same
>>>
>>>> thing to my brother one
>>>> time, he hit a bump (or jump) in the road and
>>>
>>>
>>> threw the timing off and
>>>
>>>> it ran shitty all the way home.
>>>> Mine just died, I wonder what's up...
>>>>
>>>> I put the airbox/intake stuff back together and
>>>
>>>
>>> the car still wouldn't
>>>
>>>> start. I left all of the other
>>>> belts off however... I wouldn't think that would
>>>
>>>
>>> be a problem.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 16v Jason wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't have to be that huge!
>>>>>
>>>>> If you were able to see daylight in there, you
>>>>
>>>>
>>> have about 0 chance
>>>
>>>>> that the car will run.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's your problem from the sound of it. Try to
>>>>
>>>>
>>> start the car with
>>>
>>>>> a new one on there before you kill yourself
>>>>
>>>>
>>> checking the timing belt.
>>>
>>>>> And why you going through so much trouble to
>>>>
>>>>
>>> check the belt this
>>>
>>>>> way? Couldn't you just have taken the upper
>>>>
>>>>
>>> cover off without doing
>>>
>>>>> all that other shit?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jason
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> At 01:17 AM 5/9/01 , Geordy Rostad wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's not THAT large, but when I removed the pipe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> between the two
>>>
>>>>>> boots I saw
>>>>>> daylight...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also, I have noticed a big tear in the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>> throttle body air boot.
>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just so I can be the first.... :)
>>>>>>> But this is probably the reason your car won't
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> run, or start, or
>>>
>>>>>>> what-ever...
>>>>>>> Any tear in the boot is likely to cause running
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> problems, a large
>>>
>>>>>>> one will cause the car not to run at
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> all...probably got your culprit
>>>
>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>> ==Brett
>>>>>>> \/ '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> take two home. They're
>>>
>>>>>>> small"
>>>>>>> \/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '92 Passat 16v
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> (Winter+) | -
>>>
>>>>>>> brett@netacc.net
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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