Ha! Les Bidrawn of European Car once wrote about the rawness of the VW 16v platform compared to newer automobiles. bTW, I do also own a G60 and a 1.8T powered Automobile. So I'm not advocating the elimination of forced induction.
There is something rewarding in the simplicity of these automobiles that rewards the driver mechanic in a way that the modern car community seems to have forgotten. On Feb 18, 2013 1:15 PM, "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
