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- Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:44 am
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: Is Diesel Grade Motor Oil Necissary When Running Biodiesel??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10490
WOW! You're some kind of smart on this stuff, aren't you? Honestly, without some sort of cross reference for what you wrote, i was lost in many of the acronyms and chemical references. I can say that I was greatly impressed, and regardless of my inadequate background to fully comprehend everything y...
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:16 am
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: Is Diesel Grade Motor Oil Necissary When Running Biodiesel??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10490
Is Diesel Grade Motor Oil Necissary When Running Biodiesel??
So there I was, puttering in to work this morning and I had a thought... I know, I know I should mark this day down on the calander, right? Anyhow, since I've always heard that the reason I need Diesel motor oil in my engine is to nuetralize the acid content caused by sulfers in the fuel, I have to ...
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:20 pm
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: Biodiesel Compatable Fuel lines
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18019
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:52 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: My Diesel Rant....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10181
A little history for those of us who weren't around at the time... When the diesel Rabbit was first introduced, it was VW's attempt at a work around for the first OPEC embargo. Diesel was plentiful, but there were very few stations that carried it. The price was much lower than standard petroleum, a...
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:44 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: HHO Booster on V-dub diesels
- Replies: 65
- Views: 32468
I feel your pain. The same thing happenned to me almost a year ago. I loved that car. The difference is that yours is truely messed up, mine was only minor damage, but was totaled non the less. I feel so bad even looking at yours. It was a beautiful car! Mine's kinda ugly. I never could imagine how ...
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:37 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Noise Reduction
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3269
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:00 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Noise Reduction
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3269
Noise Reduction
I recently picked up an '82 Audi 4000 with a N/A 1.6 to go with my '81 Rabbit 1.6 N/A. I was struck by the difference in sound volume. The Audi is so quiet that you can hear newer gas powered cars idling beside me at stop lights! It's hard to tell that the engine is running when you're driving down ...
- Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:06 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: audi radiator fan question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4816
The 16v Passat got dual fans (unsure if that's Mk2 or Mk3), but there is only 1 fan motor and the fans are connected to each other with a belt. You are so right, and I was so mistaken. I went to my freind to ask him about how his two fan system operates, only to discover he only had one motor with ...
- Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:32 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: audi radiator fan question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4816
I suppose if you could find a Bently or a Haynes for a diesel of this model, then yes. Thus far the only thing I've been able to get is a Haynes manual for a gas version (schematics don't seem to compare well) and a factory manual (800 pages) that I've ordered from Amazon but haven't recieved yet. I...
- Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:20 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: audi radiator fan question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4816
You guys are great! Thanks. (competitor's name removed by moderator) lists a radiator fan relay for this car, NAPA showed two seperate thermal switches (one that went closed at around 190 and opened at 180, the other cycled both on and off at just over 200), and my fuse panel cover does seem to show...
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:02 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: audi radiator fan question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4816
audi radiator fan question
I know, I know. This is a VW forum. Perhaps you can take a few minutes to help me out with this new audi I just picked up. I just got an '82 Audi 4000 diesel. Since Audi's the red headed step child for VW, almost everything involved in the car is actually VW. The engine is a 1.6 NA that's mounted fr...
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:04 pm
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: Biodiesel Compatable Fuel lines
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18019
The stuff I'm using is in the fuel injector line. I have no idea what associated numbers go with it... I just walked up to the car parts dealer in my area and specified that it had to be Goodyear, it had to be for fuel injection, and it needed to be XX size. When he handed it over, I noticed it was ...
- Mon May 05, 2008 4:57 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Valve timing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2143
- Thu May 01, 2008 11:08 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Question about gage clusters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1648
Question about gage clusters
Will a gage cluster from a model that has the upshift indicator retrofit into a model without, knowing that the upshift light wouldln't function? Does it have the same wiring harness and speedo cable connectors? Should I bother trying?
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:14 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Hydrogen
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7277