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- Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:37 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit Cold Start Cable Pictures?
- Replies: 0
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'84 Rabbit Cold Start Cable Pictures?
Anyone have photos of the cold start cable on the back of the injection pump? I need to replace mine and all I have is the damn Haynes Manual that provides little of a view. Mine is just broken off.
- Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:47 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Oil Light Comes on only at operating temp. idle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5368
- Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:27 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Oil Light Comes on only at operating temp. idle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5368
- Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:12 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Oil Light Comes on only at operating temp. idle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5368
- Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:03 am
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: My DIY Tank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6952
My DIY Tank
Haven't tested it yet, and it's actually going to go in a Benz. Anyway, it's a plastic 6 gallon tank from Walmart with the supply coolant line entering on the left through a 5/8 heater hose into a connecting brass fitting to a copper line (the copper line is fed into the tank with a rubber hose grom...
- Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:21 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Oil Light Comes on only at operating temp. idle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5368
You could have low pressure at idle from things like worn main bearings or intermediate shaft bearings. Best bet is to hook up a mechanical oil pressure gauge to the engine to verify that you are getting a good reading when hot and idling. You could just buy a new pressure sensor but you're better ...
- Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:42 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Oil Light Comes on only at operating temp. idle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5368
Oil Light Comes on only at operating temp. idle
My Rabbit has been doing this since I got it last summer. I check my oil regularly and have it changed about every 4k. I was told once this may have something to do with oil pressure? The light only comes on when I'm at stoplights at full operating temperature, or for instance, if I'm on the interst...
- Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:03 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit shakes at 65 mph
- Replies: 27
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- Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:59 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit shakes at 65 mph
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8697
i had the same problem on a dodge truck couldn't figure it out till a wheel came flying off. turned out that the lugs had started to pull through the rim after the garage didn't put the tire on right by the time it came off broke every lug bolt and destroyed the holes in the rim where they go. That...
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:58 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit shakes at 65 mph
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8697
Typically a sudden change means there's something that happened that isn't quite normal. Some questions for you that you can look into: - Did you hit a pothole and knock the front end out of alignment? - Did you bend the rim? - Are all the lug nuts tight? - Did a wheel weight come off? - Is the ins...
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:54 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit shakes at 65 mph
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8697
'84 Rabbit shakes at 65 mph
Just started doing this. The steering wheel will shake on the interstate almost like it's having a seizure. Is this something a front end alignment could fix? Or is it just cuz it's an old car? Any suggestions appreciated thanks.
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:10 pm
- Forum: Vanagon Diesel Forum
- Topic: 1.6 Cold Start
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2599
1.6 Cold Start
The cable broke, so I started the Rabbit then took a screwdriver behind the injection pump and lifted up the cold start to see if that part worked. I didn't notice any difference in the way it was running or idling. Does that mean that not only the cable is broken, but the cold start itself doesn't ...
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:50 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Failed 91 Jetta 1.6 injector pump
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1454
I have the same engine in my '84 Rabbit. When I got it over the summer, the Injection Pump started leaking because I was filling it up with Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel (as the person above me talks about). I didn't realize it's all they sell now and that you need to add a Diesel additive to help lu...
- Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: WVO group in Maine
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4079
WVO group in Maine
I'm in Central Maine looking for other grease machine enthusiasts. You can check out myspace.com/greasymotors or greasymotors on youtube to see my projects. Thanks and contact/add me if you are in the region and interested in Diesel/WVO vehicles. Thanks!
- Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:43 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit Diesel Head Gasket Replacement
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7988