I agree, but you take back those words about no forced induction and mechanical fuel injection :)
I'm hooked on having too much power on tap as a result of electronic fuel injection and forced induction. On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Les Noriel <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
