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the window seals have a lip that goes around the seam of the doors sheetmetal to hold them in place

ok soory on the answer for you. I sold my 81 caddy and it had the glued in vents that were detached from the glass. I spent a year and endless hhours on the phone with three adhesive manufacturers trying to find/ locate a glue to reattach the hinges and came up with the best one only holding for a m...

well i guess i need to do it afterall. Went to work today and kept smelling oil. i thought it was the honda in front of me turns out a have oily black sludge spewing out of my expansion tank guess its time to do something. anyone got a spare TDI for sale?

Mine had side play when i tore it down to rebuild it but i did not have the tools to ream the new bushings so i ust left it. as far as end playi am not sure about that thinking thru the VE pump that should be ok because the main shaft ends at the governor drive and transfers thru rubber bushings so ...

Why do you say a worthy project? I have not lookind into this very deeply yet so is there somthing major i am missing? I do not want to turbo this engine as there are no piston cooling jets. As a diesel mechanic I now how much any increase of inlet pressure (boost) will raise cumbution temperatures....

I am thinking about doing mine myself.

Just looking for some ideas for the caddy. I would like to be able to drive down the interstate with a/c and not block traffic. I would like to use the 020 tranny (mine or another) and an on the fence about going to a MTDI or electric. I am leaning toward MTDI as wel have no emissions here in FL and...

could be a clogged fuel filter as well if they get plugged it wil flow slow as well. Mine did the same with bad diesel from shitco i was 70 mile from home on the side of the interstate. I had enought tools to pull the suction line from the tank (bone dry) I blew thru it back to the tank till i looke...

I read on the other site about what cdk said. uploading pictures of your small cooling circuit would be very helpfull to verify correct routing. I am sure there is a place in rio to get the heat shields for the injectors but the host of this forum sells these vw parts if you contact him @ jack@vwdie...

I am considering swapping my 1.6L IDI out of the caddy for a MTDI engine so i will not have to go thru the whole broaching process anyway.
If you know where i can get an engine cheap it would be helpful.

it seems to be diffrent every time with every adhesive. with the last stuff i used the glue itself sheared. there was glue on the pivot and the glass. I used less than 1cc of glue so i know it was not an overglue issue. I also put a piece of snad paper on the glass grit side up to match sand the bot...

Are you capable of tuning the pump when you install it? To do a complete reseal you have to re calibrate the max fuel settings and it can be close but not right on without the car to dial it in. the only other issue is the main shaft bushings. if they are wore the new ones are installed then reamed ...

thats for sure. I am missing the the locking tabs for mine so i had some universal vent window locks to hold them in, good thing too cause it would have hit the highway last time when the adhesive went out. Knowing the germans the stuff they used to hold the vent windows in was was probabaly some sh...

I would like to know about the wheels. Are they all true on the balancer? I have two that are a little out of round and it rattles my teeth out over 55mph. Also are you planning on selling them or will sell them if the price is right? I am in florida so I don't need winter tires if you wanted to dis...

So the glue held great untill last week then failed. I have the chemist from the maufacturer working on a new batch. He has the glass and complete frame with upper and lower pivots. I swapped to fixed windows from a junk yard donor car for $10 out the gate both windows and seals. If the chemist come...