[T3] Fuel pump and Wiring

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Tue Nov 29 13:50:06 PST 2011


On 29 Nov 2011 at 11:57, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 25 Nov 2011 at 14:13, Adriel Rowley wrote:
> 
> > In the summer before leaving for University the Squareback was bowing
> > the fuel injection curcuit's fuses. Checked the wires and all seemed
> > fine. Put in new fuses and got the two clicks but the pump did not
> > sound good. None of the fuses are blowing now. The pump sounds like a
> > clogged/stuck garbage disposal and does not sound like it is pumping
> > fuel, i.e. no bubbles in the tank. Could the pump cause a fuse to blow
> > with too much draw? What is going on? 

The one other obvious thing I failed to mention was that this may 
mean that your pump has failed in the usual way and would need to be 
rebuilt, unless I've already rebuilt it.

Also, check for kinks in the rubber lines.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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