Sounds like an electrical problem elsewhere to me... I dont care what the condition of the pump is in,...if its power is cut off upstream, no power = no pumping. For some reason it is getting power when it shouldnt. The electrical systems on Vws behave strangly when they get old and worn, especially the ign key. My old GLI would honk the horn when I turned the key every once in a while. It was strange.... everything worked fine though.... go figure.... - Josh
> Wonder if you folks could help with a small problem I am now experiencing? I > have an 1989 Jetta GTX and today it starting giving me problems. It started > but would then buck and hesitate. A couple of times it would completely die > on me. I thought at first it was water in the distributor (been raining here > quite a bit), but I noticed something odd when I went out to look again. > With the key completely out of the ignition you can hear the fuel pump > sounding like it is going. I pulled the fuse and then it shuts off. I know > this is not normal as the pump is only supposed to run with the key turned > forward. Does this mean the pump has finally given up the ghost? If so, how > do I manage to nurse enough fuel into it to get it to the shop? > > Thanks for any help. > > Darhyn A. > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
