OT Daily driver

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Good ideas Peter.
It does sound like when my car 's fuel pump died.
It would run fine when the pump was cold, then when the bearings warmed up, 
start to fail.
Good luck John.



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY




>From: "Peter" <peter@thescirocco.com>
>To: "'John S. Lagnese'" <jlagnese@massed.net>,"'Scirocco email List'" 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: OT Daily driver
>Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 23:51:49 -0500
>
>Pop the distributor cap off, inspect it, and spray some wd 40 or wire drier
>in there. I'd also disconnect the connector on the side of the distributor,
>and make sure the terminals are clean.
>
>Is it the original transfer pump?
>
>Peter
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:12 PM
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>Subject: OT Daily driver
>
>Hi,
>My daily driver, a 92 Jetta Carat, 8V 1.8 L crapped out today. I had driven
>about 35 highway miles in snow sleet and hail. I had gone about 1 mile off
>the highway. At a stop light the car stalled. I could start it but it would
>just barely chug along. I was able to start it after about 1/2 hr. The car
>then went 1/2 mile and died again. I filled the gas tank. The car did start
>but would just fade right down. After a while I got it to keep running at
>3000 RPM. It would then idle. I drove another 30 highway miles got off at
>home and the same again.
>My first 2 thoughts were that it was wet, or the transfer pump is going. 
>Any
>thoughts?
>Thanks,
>John
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