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- Sat May 25, 2019 7:35 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Say it ain't so
- Replies: 17
- Views: 100890
Re: Say it ain't so
Very sad to see this go after 16 years on here. Amazing amount of incredible information you're not likely to find anywhere else. I haven't had to do much to my 82 since the floor pan repair exercise and it doesn't get driven in any wet weather since then. I too would like to archive this somehow bu...
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:08 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Updated !!New Injector pump = no power, lots of smoke and knocking
- Replies: 68
- Views: 277047
Re: Updated !!New Injector pump = no power, lots of smoke and knocking
Seems odd that it has less power with the pump tightened down. My brain went to some sort of flexing issue in the pump but that would be very unusual. Have you tried turning in the "smoke" screw a quarter turn or so? Sorry without going back through the whole thread I don't recall all that...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:20 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: clutch disc thickness wear limit spec?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11054
Re: clutch disc thickness wear limit spec?
good deal, saved a lot of wrangling that transmission out of there. Glad that worked
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:43 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: clutch disc thickness wear limit spec?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11054
Re: clutch disc thickness wear limit spec?
No Spec but I have had cases where the clutch would not hold torque, first being with my 75 Rabbit gasser that had several tweaks on power including headers, open exhaust and Weber carb. Getting on the highway in third gear would break the clutch loose at full throttle. Sold the car before replacing...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:54 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Updated !!New Injector pump = no power, lots of smoke and knocking
- Replies: 68
- Views: 277047
Re: Updated !!New Injector pump = no power, lots of smoke and knocking
Clean the backside of the pump well, paper towels and maybe some careful shots of brake clean. Let dry. Wrap each of the four output fittings with some strips of paper towel. Secure with wire if possible. Run engine until you can detect a leak. Shut off and see if any of the paper towels are wet. Yo...
- Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:32 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: diesel rabbit no start
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5491
Re: diesel rabbit no start
Most of the 1.5s had the slow glow plugs. if even cool outside you may need 30 seconds of glow plug power. BTW the fuse on the firewall is for the glow plugs. If all else fails you can jumper straight from the positive post to the glowplug buss for 30-45 seconds and see if that helps. If that gets i...
- Tue May 22, 2018 3:47 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Hard start... where too next?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37750
Re: Hard start... where too next?
Yep hopefully not a broken ring or something seized up. As for the fun to drive gassers my son has an 87 Golf with a G60 conversion, coilovers, disk brakes all the way around, it'a blast and faster than his G60 Corrado. But due to rust issues it is becoming an engine donor for a pristine 85 Rabbit c...
- Fri May 18, 2018 3:41 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Hard start... where too next?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37750
Re: Hard start... where too next?
Are you sure you are getting good voltage to the starter? You could have some corrosion building in the battery cables which would reduce voltage to the starter under load. One trick I have done is connecting a good jumper cable from the battery negative terminal to the engine block which would redu...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:00 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: New paint on 82
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10022
Re: New paint on 82
pic from Imgur - still can't get it right. Link works but haven't figured out how to get it to display normally
https://imgur.com/a/0R55g
https://imgur.com/a/0R55g
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:27 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Timing belt tensioner stud helicoil failure fix?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6313
Re: Timing belt tensioner stud helicoil failure fix?
outstanding. I have never personally used one of the ez lok inserts but have heard they work well if all the hole prep is good and you use threadlocker, etc. I have used something similar on stripped spark plug holes with 100% long term success so you're probably good to go.
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: New paint on 82
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10022
Re: New paint on 82
Yep photobucket already blocked it. Tried to get imgur to work and apparently didn't get the instructions right. Will try again later. Yep I knew going in that the body needed work but my body work skills are lacking and getting it right is more physical strain than I can do these days, not to menti...
- Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:49 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: New paint on 82
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10022
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:57 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Block heater spot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11863
Re: Block heater spot
Don't remember for sure but I think mine is a Kats, it's a 400 watt. Heats things up nicely in an hour or less depending on outside temp. It's been installed for at least 5 years, probably a good bit longer (time flies...). Knock on wood it has been flawless.
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 3:11 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Block heater spot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11863
Re: Block heater spot
agreed on the hose heater I installed one years ago and it works great. cheap and easy to install, no worrying about freeze plugs and no contortionist act to get to it
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:01 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: The little bronze Rabbit.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 21294
Re: The little bronze Rabbit.
I know that feeling. I still miss the very nice 82 pickup I sold. But parking spaces are limited in residential areas and the neighbors are probably glad I only have three on the street these days.