fuel pump

[Mike Mulholland <meyeke@netinc.ca>]

chris sez

I would go to the store. Come out of the store. Attempt to start my car.
Neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh. Get out of the car. [grumbling under
breath] "Fricken' damn piece of crap little German
sh*t-box.........".....*kick,kick*.... Get back in the car.
Neh-neh-vrrroooooom! On my merry way.

this made me laugh by reminding me of my 58 jag xk 150. it had two su fuel
pumps (chugga..chugga) mounted under the floor boards on the right and left
side of the car. they were also visible through the jacking holes which were
inside the car and normally covered by a carpet and removeable plate. i
discovered that when driving at a sustained high speed (more than 100 mph
..it _could_ do 130) the fuel pumps would stick and performance would
rapidly drop off. my wife learned how to poke through the jacking hole and
tap the pump with a short stick enabling us to continue on in the desired
manner.
        now for the audi content...in my 4ks i would flick the fuel pump
relay with my fingers to drive for a week or so until i finally replaced it.

mike
86 5kcdtq