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Offline richard ellison

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Why cant it just be simple.
« on: 16 September 2004, 19:43 »
Another trip in the back of a tow truck. Second break down in the space of two weeks. This time it seems to be the same problem- soemthing to do with the fuel pump.

Goes in for coilover fitting tommorrow hopefully they will fix it aswell.

Anyone else had this prob (mk1 cab)
I just want a simple reliable car!  >:(

Rich

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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #1 on: 16 September 2004, 19:47 »
How's your fuel filler neck?

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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #2 on: 17 September 2004, 18:52 »
fine...

turns out that rather than the relay like last time, this time its the whole fuel pump.

Over ?100 for a new un. t*at!

To make things worse... they sent me the wrong coilovers so i couldnt get them fitted!!!! have to wait till next week.

double t*at

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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #3 on: 20 September 2004, 19:01 »
the garage have told me the fuel pump relays are now obsolete from VW.

and so... its seems they are sitting on their arses and looking at it.

any ideas guys?

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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #4 on: 20 September 2004, 19:27 »
How can those relays be obsolete :o Thats stupid, they are a common failure >:(

You could try by-passing the relay as a temporary measure. That way you will confirm whether it is in fact the relay or not :-\

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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #5 on: 20 September 2004, 19:45 »
supposidly its definately that. cant see how VW just decide to stop making them.

1980 cab is relatively old, but surely there must be places you can get them from  ???

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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #6 on: 21 September 2004, 12:18 »
I enquired about one the other week and VW wanted to charge me ?38  :o, in fact pm LEN405 as I'm sure he said the VW garage by him stock them, some of the VW parts people aint got a clue. You could try GSF or Euro Car Parts they may stock some after market ones. Just another thought, are you sure the relay is dead ? Try taking it out of the fuse box and cleaning up the contacts, I had this problem a few weeks ago and the AA cleaned the terminals up and it worked ok but I had to put mine in the garage to have the fuse box lowered slightly as the contacts on the relay was not sitting flush so it was a bad contact and this was burning the connections out and creating a load of muck between the connections.

Or try these people in Leeds, they fixed my fuel pump relay the first time round and replaced it so they must have got it from somewhere. they are called Unicar and the number is 01132 021070. Hope all this helps.
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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #7 on: 21 September 2004, 19:16 »
thanks gibby-  managed to track one down in the end and wahey! they had one in stock!

should get it bk fixed WITH coilovers on by thrusday.

heres to trouble free motoring! :-[

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Re: Why cant it just be simple.
« Reply #8 on: 23 September 2004, 12:15 »
I just want a simple reliable car!? >:(

where would the fun be in that though? you'd fine yourself constantly plundering under the bonnet looking for things to play with!