Re: [T3] exhaust questions...

["Jim Smith" <distro2@metropolis-records.com>]

i will try that.

thanksagain to all for the help...

if my girlfriend didnt take the digital camera on her trip this weekend, i
will try and get some pics up so you can see the condition of the car.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] exhaust questions...


> On 25 Jun 2004 at 12:26, Jim Smith wrote:
>
> > i bought it for 200 bucks in 2000, i had it running for about 2 months.
it
> > turns out that it had been sitting for about 5 years before i got it (
the
> > guy lied to me about that) It died on me in early 2001, and i havent
been
> > able to afford to get anything done to it since.
> > while it was running, in that span of 2 months, i had to replace 2 of
the
> > injectors because they were worn out, and i was driving to work with a
> > stream of gasoline pouring out of the back of my car.
>
> The usual cause of these leaks are bad hoses. The bits of hoses that are
> crimped onto the injectors are actually separately replacable, but a shop
won't
> want to do that; they'll sell you whole new injectors for big bucks. If
you
> still have the "worn out" injectors, they may still be fine, as long as
they
> have been kept away from moisture.
>
> I would buy them if you have them.
>
> > i know i am going to have to see about getting the gas tank fixed, the
guage
> > doesnt work and i have a feeling that there is a lot of crud in the
tank.
> >
> > i have a lot of oil around the bottom of my engine, and a lot of tranny
> > fluid on the bottom of the transmission (its an automatic by the way)
> > hopefully this weekend i will havethe time to siphon out any fuel in the
> > tank, give the battery a charge, put fresh gas in it and try and turn it
> > over to see how that goes.
> >
> > as far as symptoms, as i remember, it actually ran fine the day it died,
but
> > i was driving home through an ice storm, and i just suddenly couldnt get
it
> > above 10-15 mph.
>
> My guess is that the overflow hose behind the gas filler pipe is cracked
(they
> ALL are) and driving during that storm loaded up your tank with enough
water to
> shut you down. You probably need to drain the tank from below since the
water
> will all be on the bottom. The worst part of this is that the pump has
probably
> been sitting half full of water since then and will probably no longer
run.
>
> Check to hear if it runs for about 1 second when you turn the key ON.
>
> -- 
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
>
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