Date:         Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:37:43 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel pump dead? Help!!
Comments: To: Steve@NORTHWESTWATCH.ORG

Steve;
        How much fuel pressure is in the rail?

        My theory is you have too much pressure, hence impeding any more
pumping action.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:33:19 -0700 Steve Sullivan
<Steve@NORTHWESTWATCH.ORG> writes:
>I could really use the help of you mechanics out there! In the middle
>of
>replacing my fuel lines the fuel pump seems to have mysteriously died.
>Strange coincidence, so before I spend $150 on a new one, please help
>me be
>sure that's the problem.
>
>A few weeks ago I parked my perfectly-running 1984 1.9L van in the
>garage
>for maintenance.  I replaced engine compartment fuel lines, fuel
>filter,
>injector seals, spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor, plus the battery.
>First
>time I try to start it, won't. Cranks nicely though. Juice running
>through
>the spark plugs. (And through my body for a second there, but that's
>another
>story. Ouch.)
>
>Always before, when I turn the key "on," there are two "buzzt" sounds
>that
>don't come from the engine compartment, which I assume are from the
>fuel
>pump. Now, all I get are two clicks.
>
>I confirmed that the pump is getting power with a circuit tester:
>power goes
>to the pump for two one-second bursts when key turned "on" and then is
>on
>continuously when engine cranked. There is no gas getting to the
>engine,
>I've disconnected hoses and nothing comes out. Fuel does seems to be
>coming
>through the new filter (installed the correct direction) but no
>farther.
>
>Here's the odd part. I've hooked a hot wire to the pump directly. No
>pumping
>sounds. But when I plug the hot wire onto the pump, while the
>connection is
>not quite made there is some arcing as electricity jumps the gap and
>the
>pump makes noise! It sounds like it's trying to pump, but just one or
>two
>revolutions. But when the power is connected nothing happens.
>
>It seems extremely odd to say the least that the pump would work when
>shut
>down before these repairs, and suddenly not work at all. Everything is
>hooked up correctly, and I did nothing to the pump itself.
>
>Questions, in order of importance:
>
>1) Will the pump not work if it's empty? Does it need to be primed? If
>so,
>how?
>
>2) Does the pump make noise when it's running?
>
>3) Is it seem normal for it do coincidentally die now and with no
>reason?
>
>4) How else can I test the pump? What am I overlooking?
>
>Many thanks, my budget is running low and I need this thing running
>ASAP.
>
>Steve

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