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I just got an ags to replace my awy. pulled from a yard. supposedly 90,000. does speedo hole inside need to be cleaned/blown out? what seals should I replace while this is out. and what else is recommended? flange seals are dry. there is fluid around selector shaft seal. I have never done this befor...

I read somewhere once the later A2 heads were all the same between turbo and NA. Someone can probably confirm this, but if thats the case, a 1.6NA head from a late 80s, 91, 92 would fit. The turbo heads used a sodium injected alloy and special exhaust valves. It'll work fine. Minor differences. Fat...

so if there is no second hump, does that mean that it is mech? It's supposed to :) . well I thought I had hyd. I looked at some pics of the lifters and recognized the notch on the mech lift. so went out and pulled the valve cover. yep it mech. I guess better late than never. I have never measured o...

so if there is no second hump, does that mean that it is mech?

as title states I am looking for a trans to drop in on my 90. awy just went out with seal leak. so I would like something for the highway.

there is no extra hump. I have no idea if it is oem or after. the lifter cam contact point is solid not shelfed with shim. I had them out when I did the head gasket.

I guess I have a frank-n-head. I have a mech head and block. but the head has hyd lifters. well, it ran so I was game. should I pull the cam and put in mech lifters? I have never adjusted or tested lifters. I had taken the head to be "rebuilt". I never thought to change the lifters. I thou...

I am having the same problem again. Jumped the solenoid and finally got it to start. I think their is a problem with the solenoid.

is their a way to repair the solenoid?

If you removed your battery from the car to charge it, when you installed the battery in the car, you messed with the battery connections. Just so this is clear to those reading through this thread. yes. I replaced the battery on 011709, and the clamps that go on the posts. they are the same type c...

I must not be getting a good charge. the volt meter is around 10 when cold and jumps to 14 once started and "blipped". 10V means the battery is extremely dead... good chance by a whole dead cell. 14V once blipped means the alternator is trying its best. If you measured the above voltages ...

60*F and sunny in Ky!
raining yesterday and looks like more on the radar but the radio said just wind.

either way it has been better than the last two weeks here. no thermal underwear needed

I charged the battery all day yesterday and put it in this morning and she fired right up. so what does that mean? bad cell alternator alternator belt Could mean a lot of things from something from the battery itself, to the connections, to a short that just happened to get resolved at this particu...

I charged the battery all day yesterday and put it in this morning and she fired right up.

so what does that mean?
bad cell
alternator
alternator belt

When did you weld the alternator bracket? Before these problems started or after? If you did not get your grounding connection correct, you could have caused issues elsewhere. Did you test the starter solenoid like I mentioned? weld was before, a couple of weeks. take a screwdriver and carefully cr...

I tested volatge with the key to start ot terminal 50 and the field-wiring connectiong strap. both had more then 8 volts. 8 volts??? Maybe you discovered the issue. This should be pretty close to battery voltage. Did you measure the battery voltage? yeah bentley says at least 8 volts...that's why I...