Yup! When I tell kids today of the 135bhp under the hood they simply yawn, comparing with vehicles they can buy today with 3X the horsepower but unbeknownst to them also 2-3X the weight.
Something intangible but pleasurable about driving a simple car with a clutch, no forced induction, mechanical fuel injection, no heated seats, and window cranks. Inconceivable! -Les On Feb 18, 2013 11:52 AM, "Larry Velez" <[email protected]> wrote: > Matthew, > > It is not the original transfer pump, I bought this replacement Pierberg > around 1998 (wow, 15 years ago?!, how time flies and I guess it lasted its > lifetime.) > > I will definitely be buying a new transfer pump. > > Can't believe this car is now ~23 years old. Wonder if the kids see it > like we used to see 60s cars when we were young. > > -Larry > 91 GTI 16V > > -----Original Message----- > From: a2-16v-list [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Matthew Yip > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 1:17 PM > To: Volkswagen a2 16v discussion list > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Transfer Pump Adventure > > Pierberg or not, if the pump was clogged AND it's OE, save yourself the > headache and replace it. I had an OE pump fail on my last street car b/c > the car had been parked (not necessarily stored) with no fuel in the tank. > That is the "preferred" option but in the case of this car, condensation > occurred in the fuel tank which corroded the contacts on the exterior of > the pump. > > As a result, I ended up with a pump that worked fine so long as the car > was running "at speed". In traffic, it would die after an irregular period > of time, usually timed to provide as much traffic blockage as possible. > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
