16v fuel pumping woes

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Could the Buzzing up front be the ISV?
ACK... (I have 2 engine layouts in my head tonight...)
Yeah its a 16v, it might be the buzzing or the dist feeding back that he's 
talking about.



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>Reply-To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
>To: "Blake Irvin" <blake@clockserver.homeip.net>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: 16v fuel pumping woes
>Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:08:31 -0500
>
> >
> > what was the whirring i used to hear up front, and how do i get it
> > back?
> >
> > blake/
> >
> >
> > (btw, while first trying to start after the re-grounding, the metal
> > canister next to the fuel dist. was touching the neg. battery
> > terminal.  something was smoking a bit.  moved it and proceeded - did
> > i fry something?)
> >
>The whirring is the fuel pump, and there are two, one in the tank and one
>under the car on the passenger side, pretty well straight down from the
>"Karmann" badge on the B pillar. You should see it under there with a box
>shaped foam sound deadener on it. (If you need to know more, head up here
>tomorrow night, I've gotta change one) It's possible that one could  run
>but not the other. Get someone else to operate the key and listen under
>there.
>
>And the cylinder? It's probably the fuel filter, now might be a good time
>to get a fire extinguisher, smoking there might not be the best thing.
>Where the "nearest path to ground" would be from there remains the
>question. (And why the big wire from the battery to frame wouldn't be the
>path of choice is another). Keep at it, you'll get it running.
>Cathy
>
>
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