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Thanks guys. Both replies were helpful.

What type of seal is used for the oil dip stick tube, to the block, on the 1.6 N/A diesel? I have put a few shade tree fixes on it but, none of them seem to last more than a few months. I would like to know what the factory or best way to fix this problem is. Thank you for reading and for any replies.

I am in the market for a set of 4, hub caps for 1986 VW Golf. They are approximately 5 3/4 inches wide and 1 1/8 inches deep. I have a set, but they are dented beyond repair. Thank you, Charles.

Fatmobile wrote:There are different kinds of hubcaps.
Some might fit.

I am refering to the roughly 6" center cap, itself.

Will the '83 Rabbit hub caps fit an '86 Golf's 13" wheels? I think they will but, I am unsure.

the man 53 wrote:The newer autos are complete junk. Usually only get 150,000 out of them. Usually it is the forward gears, but I would suspect similar for the reverse. Most with autos usually get a manual to swap rather than replace the auto. Cost is about the same usually.

Thank you for the info.

I'm sorry guys, it's an automatic.

Hello guys and or gals. I have a chance to purchase a 2001 Jetta TDI with 250,000 miles for $2700.00. It has lost reverse. As far as I know, it just quit going in to reverse. It has ALL forward gears. Is there anything other than catostrophic failure, that would cause it not to go in reverse, such a...

VWCaddy and Quantum TD; thank you both for your information/help, on the odometer/trip meter. They are now repaired and working properly. I was surprised at how simple it was to perform the repair, once I got started. All in all it took about 45 minutes to remove the cluster, make the repair, and re...

That thread is for Rabbit. Golf is similar, but may use a soft METAL gear on the end. If you have the metal gear, you need to remove the gear, pinch the hub-bore hole (I usually hit it in 3 places with a nail-set to pinch the metal a bit), and then press it back onto the shaft. 1986 may still be in...

Try turning the max fuel screw near the stop solenoid above the fuel highpressure lines anticlockwise a little... Or apply pressure 2 ft, slower...[/quote]

That sounds practicle enough. Thanks.

The pump pressure is critical to performance and mpg because of it affect on dynamic timing, I have read through the Internal pump pressure post many times in my efforts to adjust my jetta for best mpg. If I try to bring my pressure up to 3bar at Idle I get major marbles mid range rpm. I can only t...

http://www.vwdieselparts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5936 Remove the pressure regulator pull the retainer clip, movable plunger and spring, then tap the top tight plunger up a little. Question is why is your pressure too high, did you try to adjust the pressure? If not and your pressure is to...

Is there an exturnal adjustment on the fuel pump of an '86 Golf to turn the fuel pump down? Thanks for any responses and info.

VWCaddy wrote:http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTri ... eter.shtml

VWCaddy, thank you for the link. Since I now know that this is a typical problem , I will remove the cluster and make the repair. Once again, thanks a million.