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I think Im gonna wire a push-button switch from the battery to the glow plug bus since this is the second time in two years I've been stuck in the cold weather without power to the plugs. Luckily I keep a piece of heavy gauge wire in the car to jumper the plugs to get me home. Thanks for the quick r...

My glow plug relay crapped out in my 85 Golf na and wondering if I can use the relay from my 82 Caddy na til I get another one? The reason I ask is that I recall reading somewhere that MKII keeps glow plugs lit a while after engine is started and MKI doesnt. Dont want to fry anything.

hagar, have you tested your waxed fuel mixture to see if it turns seals and fuel lines to goo?

That bug was buggin me

Yup, didnt think about that. Good job Fatmobile!

Fatmobile wrote:I'm guessing around the threads of the "OUT" bolt,
then between the bolt and crush washer and out.

Does this abide by Andrew ruling out leaky seals? Im stumped...but then again Im a noob .

Yank wire from cutoff solenoid and keep cranking? I dunno...good one Andrew

Happy Holidays Everyone!

SAGA : one of our members asked abot Laser Tachometer's (I have never seen one) but Omega.com sells them , about $ 300 to $400 hand held models. Found one for $30 shipped. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hand+held+laser+tachometer While the Omega is more...

82vdub wrote:However, cars also need to be visually pleasing, and a golf ball the shape of a car probably doesn't look so great.

Seemed fitting for "Ugly Duckling" LOL

Want more MPG hagar? You should try putting golf ball dimples all over Bunny Bondo . This was done on Mythbusters and claimed to improve MPG
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/22/myth ... pling-mpg/

Hope you are well!

44 and feelin it

Thanks for the pic Idhoho. Looks easy to use.

After searching around it appears beam-type torque wrenches are more accurate than clicker-types since you can calibrate them easily. I thought it was the other away around. Perhaps having both would allow one to check the clicker for accuracy with the beam to some extent since the clicker is nice f...

Thanks for the great tips folks! Got my pop tester pretty much done so now time for a new torque wrench since mine came apart into a bunch of little pieces . Those Husky torque wrenches from Home Depot any good? Price and lifetime warranty looks good to me.

Sorry for the highjack hagar

NEVER lock the cam with the cam lock to do this as it will break out a piece of steel on the end of the cam.....EVERY TIME! Guess I have been super lucky so far. I have done three with homemade cam timing tool to lock cam without breaking. I didnt even use a torque wrench since mine is busted :shoc...