[Vwdiesel] Fuel flow with powerless solenoid

[The President]

Terry
Solenoid only stops fuel to the injector supply piston. Fuel is still passed 
through pump by internal lift pump and passed back to tank
Mark

>From: fudny at aol.com
>To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: [Vwdiesel] Jetta stopped running saga
>Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:47:49 -0500
>
>As of last night I checked all my timing marks and all lined up - Tranny 
>inspection hole pointer, Cam lock plate and injection pump pin. I do a 
>timing belt about every 18 months the last one was last May, about 20,000 
>miles ago. So last night I reprimed the pump and it stumbles but never 
>really runs. I even removed the plunger in the stop solenoid.
>
>Heres a question with the stop solenoid in place no power applied how come 
>can I such fuel thru the pump? I apply just a couple of pumps on my hand 
>vacuum pump and it easily sucks fuel from the filter thru the pump. After I 
>removed the stop plunger it didn't really speed up the rate. The fuel being 
>drawn thru is full of air and never really is a solid stream. I use my 
>brake bleeder container with the clear hose and at best always after the 
>aerated stream becomes more solid will always have some air bubbles.
>
>It is supposed to be warm tomorrow so I might try and pull the pump off my 
>parts Jetta just to have it on standby if all else fails. I ran that Jetta 
>up to 480,000 miles the pump leaked slightly from the throttle shaft so 
>reliability is a question. The other pump has been in my garage attic for 
>about ten years and is of unknown condition.
>
>Terry
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