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Pulled head, no signs of contact. Pump was 90 degrees off. would start and run with throttle. no power. smoked bad. Everything is good now ..

82 1.6 NA Sons car, needed a timing belt change, Have the cam lock and injector plug...everthing goes well until we forget to tighten the cam bolt, we spin the motor with a bypass switch to check things,, hear a smack. stop and realize what happened. re time the car and tighten the the cam sprocket ...

My sons VW Brakes are fading with pressure. I need to replace the MC. besides counting the number of outlets is there any other Info I need to know? It is the LS model and has power brakes.

Looking at a 100k 85 jetta turbo ...Looks clean but I am getting a vibration type noise out of the fire wall area..How can you tell if a turbo is on its way out?

THe cruise control is the only option not working on my 81 na 5spd...I have been trying determine whats wrong with it to no avail . Any body have a factory service manual that they could scan the CC diagnosis page for me? I have a FSM but its for a 1980 and dosent cover CC.

My buddy has a 84-85ish jetta 4dr turbo 5 spd he wants to sell. 120k miles. VERY VERY clean car...He also has the same year car , same color 280k miles non turbo Diesel that comes with, BOth for $2500. Deal or no Deal?

Be careful of what houses you buy. Most of that city was under water 5 yrs ago. Lots of old iron junk yards that you can scrounge for parts. Buy a old truck to haul things back and sell it for a premium. People there love rust free vehicles.....

I gave my beloved rabbit 1.6na to my 16yo son only to have the clutch last 20k.... :roll: I never replaced a clutch in a rabbit before but know my way around with a wrench...I want to purchase a kit but dont know what size or Name brand I should get. Any tips on making the removal and install easier?

I need to replace the head gasket because of a oil weep. I want to make this as easy as possible. Can I just unhook the exhaust pipe and leave the intake and exhaust manifold attached to the head and pull all as one unit? or do I have to dismantle them both from the head? Also I need to check my tra...

How is oil getting into my vacuum pump? went to rebuild my pump only to find the diaphragm ripped around the inner circle mount and oil pouring out. When i rebuilt it the first time when I bought it there was no oil, the diaphragm was dry.

Getting ready to rebuild the pump and thought I would read what the red bible had to say about it. The Bentley wants me to take the clip off the drive gear and slide it away from the plunger taking all the pressure off the diaphragm then tightening the cover then push the drive gear back into place ...

Refresh the technique on proper alignment? Alignment of the rubber diaphragm or pump gear alignment?

So 17" fit the mk1? I thought the biggest was 16" No front strut interference? Nice look tho.

Didnt prestress the rubber. just threw it together.

After rebuilding the diaphragm pump on my 82 less than 3 months ago I lost vacuum today. Am I missing anything ? I used all the parts that came with the pump rebuild kit . I cant see where I could of messed up. Should I pitch the unit and purchase a newer design/used one?