I had a similar situation in my 87 16V Scirocco. The fuel pump was shot. I was on the highway and it died. At home I did have fuel at the fuel distributor. I brought it to a shop and the fuel pressure wasn't high enough. John -----Original Message----- From: Doug Curtis <[email protected]> To: A2_16v (E-mail) <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 10, 2002 5:48 AM Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] Fuel Problems
>Well, the problem is worse than I thought. I don't have spark or fuel out >of the fuel distributor. I have a face full of gas to prove that it is >definitely getting there though. This is getting very frustrating. To top >it off, I bolted the *$#*$*#* flywheel on one notch over, so now I need to >take the tranny back off to get that straightened out. > >Just a little more background on this; I was driving 65 MPH and the car >just cut out and wouldn't run anymore. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Doug Curtis >Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 4:03 AM >To: A2_16v (E-mail) >Subject: [a2-16v-list] Fuel Problems > > >I finally got my motor put back in my car (still haven't found my Bentley >and my 3 year old doesn't know where it is), and I am still having fuel >delivery problems. >I have changed the in-tank fuel pump and when engaging the key, the pump >will run for a few seconds and turn off. Once I start cranking, I am >getting no fuel to the injectors. I have loosened the nuts on the injector >lines to verify I am not getting any fuel to the injectors. >With my Bentley MIA, what component tells the fuel distributor to fire? I >still need to verify that the fuel pump is actually pumping fuel up front, >but I am sure it is. Anybody else have this sort of problem? I have spark >and compression, just no fuel. > >Thanks > > >_______________________________________________ >a2-16v-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list >For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
