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- Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:51 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: What is this engine sitting in my basement??
- Replies: 8
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Some insight about the engine codes would be helpful to me too. I'm looking for a 12 mm NA block to rebuild. My understanding is that all CK blocks are 1.5 liter with 11 mm threading, and all JK blocks are 1.6 liter with 12 mm threading. I believe that all CR blocks are 1.6 liter, but my question is...
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:25 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Exhaust donut gasket............
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3997
A question about the donut gaskets - I previously had the fibrous type (kind of like steel wool with some sort of gasket material molded into the donut shape), and now I have a solid metal one. I believe I get a little leakage, and I'll try the Permatex advice. My question is which kind of donut gas...
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:01 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Head Gasket Symptoms Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2734
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:20 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Head Gasket Symptoms Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2734
Yes - but I only drained it at the bottom hose by the thermostat. And I removed the 3 hoses attached to the head. I believe some coolant did drain out of the head when I was pulling it off. The car is parked nose-up on a fairly steeply inclined driveway. Are you thinking maybe some coolant left in t...
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:28 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Head Gasket Symptoms Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2734
Head Gasket Symptoms Question
81 Rabbit 1.6 na with 11 mm head bolts - 30kmi flawless miles on re-ring and bearing job (with a new head gasket) - started running rough and billowing white smoke at a stoplight. Didn't overheat, just happened all of a sudden, and I shut it off within a few seconds. It overpressurized the cooling s...
- Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:08 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: List Your Homemade VW Specialty Tools Here!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 79
- Views: 166801
Transaxle Dipstick
Dipstick for checking transaxle oil level through the speedometer cable hole. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13558423@N02/2170694143/ I came up with the correct oil depth for my '81 Rabbit's FF 5 speed by draining and refilling with the correct amount of oil (2 quarts + 4 fl oz for the FF). After refi...
- Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:33 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Rabbit wet front floor!?!?!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6153
Another potential source of water on the floor is plugged drain slots in the rocker panels. There are about 4 or so little slots approximately the width and thickness of a medium-sized flat screwdriver blade along the bottom of the driver's and passenger's side rockers. The slots on the driver's sid...
- Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:02 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 5 speed oil level?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6379
Here's a photo of a dipstick I cobbled together after draining and re-filling my '81 Rabbit's FF 5-speed. With 2 Qt, 4 oz of new oil in the transaxle, the oil level was 1.8 inches below the surface of the trans casting at the speedometer cable hole. This was measured perpendicular to the casting sur...
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:26 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: One Piece Valve Cover Gasket 1984 for 1.6 N/A
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11613
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:27 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: One Piece Valve Cover Gasket 1984 for 1.6 N/A
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11613
- Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:27 pm
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: What is needed to run Biodiesel (soybean oil)?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3126
Here is a link to a post about biodiesel compatible fuel lines, etc. http://vwdieselparts.com/forum/viewtopi ... e5471d0d4a