[V8] Wonderful Dead V8

[Greg Furstenwerth]

Well I drained the fuel pump... emptied all the gas out of it "so no
fire" and hooked it up to 12v.. That little bastard torqued out of my hand?

I am now mystified...

Yes the tank was full... I just reached in the gas and man grabbed it
out! It burns the flesh!

urq wrote:
> Reading all your information I would agree that the fuel pump is a likely
> cause.  I have yet to see a flywheel sensor that won't come back to life
> once things cool down ... and I have had a fuel pump give up the ghost while
> driving.  
>
> When my BiL was driving #2 the "Christmas tree" was due to a timing belt
> failure ... of course that's not the case here ...
>
> Good luck!  I hope you didn't have a full tank when the pump went!  :-)
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I ripped out the fuel pump and am going to check it later... I had no
> fuel pressure in the lines so that is likely what it is.. I did hear
> humming in back.. my RPM sensor is working I did more testing.
>
> No explosion I am still here ;-)
>
> Greg Furstenwerth wrote:
>   
>> Dont worry I am surprised I can speak in english after the frustration
>> today :)
>>
>> too many quattros wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> ugh.  sorry, i think i just told u how to fix the crank position sensor.
>>>       
> my
>   
>>> memory fails me.  ugh.  sorry.  some put me back on track.  i am drawing
>>>       
> a
>   
>>> blank.
>>>       
>>>> It died on me driving home.. Christmas tree on the dashboard...
>>>>
>>>> Code 00513 for the Engine Speed Sensor is what Vag showed me.. car
>>>> refuses to start according to old posts "bouncy" tach is a good
>>>> indicator. Indeed this is what it does.
>>>>
>>>> Please Advise.
>>>>         
>
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