85 5000S fuel pump short?

[Ethan Emeson]

What is an oxygen sensor HEATER (doesn't the exhaust
gas do that very quickly?)?
Where is it?
And how would it show up as a short in the fuel
pump circuit?

Thanks

--- "Richard J. Andrews" <tech at flashmail.com> wrote:
> oxygen sensor heater...
>
> if this car even has one.
>
> -rich
> '86 4kq
> At 02:48 PM 4/19/02, you wrote:
> >My friends audi has an intermittent short somewhere
> in
> >the fuel pump circuit. Sometimes it runs fine. When
> it
> >doesn't, I remove the pump relay and jumper it, but
> >the wire just sparks like it's going to ground
> >(I jumpered the fuse too so it wouldn't instantly
> >blow).
> >
> >Pulled the pump, and am wondering:
> >what's its resistance supposed to be (I'm getting
> 0)?
> >Is the case supposed to be isolated from the
> circuit?
> >On this one there's no resistance between the
> >terminals and the case.
> >
> >If it's not the pump that's at fault, are there any
> >"problem areas" that are particularly susceptible
> >to shorting?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
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