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by Fatmobile
Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:20 am
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: Altitude clatter from N/A
Replies: 10
Views: 22726

Re: Altitude clatter from N/A

So you live in Mexico?
Or are you just visiting.
I heard the hurricane really hit hard, left a lot of people in a bad situation.

I wonder if adding some gas to the diesel would get rid of the knock.
You'd have to add lubricity too, like 2-stroke oil.
by Fatmobile
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:55 am
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: Altitude clatter from N/A
Replies: 10
Views: 22726

Re: Altitude clatter from N/A

I think octane speeds up the burn and cetane slows it down.

I might have that backwards though.

Putting an extra shim in might work.
Especially when it's running at higher RPMs.

I had to put one in a knocky rabbit. It did quite the noise down when I reved it.
by Fatmobile
Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: Want to Buy - Sell - Trade
Topic: WTB Rabbit MK1 backhatch north Idaho
Replies: 1
Views: 7818

Re: WTB Rabbit MK1 backhatch north Idaho

Good luck with your shopping.
I think all years of Rabbit hatches are interchangeable.
by Fatmobile
Sun Aug 13, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: Oil leak at front of camshaft
Replies: 5
Views: 16044

Re: Oil leak at front of camshaft

Yep, that's how I first heard of it.
I thought I had a picture of the TDI cap setup and how it drains the pressure.
But can't find it.
by Fatmobile
Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: RA deals
Replies: 10
Views: 24927

Re: RA deals

Another part I need to start gathering into the hoard.
I do have a stash of windshields.
by Fatmobile
Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: RA deals
Replies: 10
Views: 24927

Re: RA deals

Wow with the bracket.
I don't think I've seen that before.

I'm so cheap, I rebuild calipers.
They do look nice when they are painted.
by Fatmobile
Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:26 pm
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: Oil leak at front of camshaft
Replies: 5
Views: 16044

Re: Oil leak at front of camshaft

Right, that could be it. Permatex #2.
I always thought part of the problem was the cam tapering right up to the seal.
It doesn't look like the outer lip of the seal is even touching the cam.
So it was nice to see the TDI cam seal sit so deep.
by Fatmobile
Tue Aug 08, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: Oil leak at front of camshaft
Replies: 5
Views: 16044

Re: Oil leak at front of camshaft

You won't put the #1 cap on wrong. There is a sealant, I'd have to check my tube but I think it is #2. My mechanic used to call it aviation sealant. It is kind of dark brown and never hardens. I started putting a thin film of it on the #1 cam cap surface, where it's metal on metal. I used to always ...
by Fatmobile
Tue Aug 08, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: RA deals
Replies: 10
Views: 24927

Re: RA deals

With Rock Auto it's great if you can get the parts from the same distributor,.. or you end up paying several shipping charges.
by Fatmobile
Tue Aug 08, 2023 12:03 am
Forum: VW Diesel (General)
Topic: RA deals
Replies: 10
Views: 24927

Re: RA deals

Is that 3 cents for the whole set of o-rings? Or each, for the set of 172 o-rings?
Says they are nylon, that's strange.
by Fatmobile
Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: Biofuels Forum
Topic: Looking into biodiesel - '91 Jetta
Replies: 6
Views: 12398

Re: Looking into biodiesel - '91 Jetta

Right, it's notorious for cleaning the tank too,..
then dumping it into your fuel filter.
by Fatmobile
Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: IDI Performance Upgrades
Topic: Putting a VNT 15 on a Rabbit
Replies: 55
Views: 60252

Re: Putting a VNT 15 on a Rabbit

I posted a video of how to install the VNt-15 controller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hbI5rVjobo
by Fatmobile
Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: RIP "Old Blue"
Replies: 106
Views: 306965

Re: RIP "Old Blue"

Yeah, the pickups are getting pricey. I had a chance to get a caddy in a box, with a great engine and some assembly required for $1800. I was too busy. I might be able to put a 2-door front on a pickup this summer. Here's the 4th episode of 2022 body work on the stainless rabbit: After I pulled the ...
by Fatmobile
Mon Jan 16, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: IDI Performance Upgrades
Topic: Putting a VNT 15 on a Rabbit
Replies: 55
Views: 60252

Re: Putting a VNT 15 on a Rabbit

I put a cold start video on my vw utube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mm5gM8_wS0

And I'll be putting a VNT-15 controller video up soon.
by Fatmobile
Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: RIP "Old Blue"
Replies: 106
Views: 306965

Re: RIP "Old Blue"

Many years ago I went to a paint store and asked if they had any paint they mixed wrong and were going to have to throw. They came to the front with several cans of mauve or salmon or pink. Then they came back with a gallon of dark green metal flake with a little poo tint in it. I really like it. Th...