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- Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:41 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit Diesel Head Gasket Replacement
- Replies: 9
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- Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:11 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit Diesel Head Gasket Replacement
- Replies: 9
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Well that makes me feel a bit better knowing other people are driving around with leaking head gaskets. It doesn't appear that my oil and antifreeze are mixing together. The biggest problem right now is that when I took a 20 minute drive on the interstate yesterday, my antifreeze was at the max mark...
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:59 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: '84 Rabbit Diesel Head Gasket Replacement
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7940
'84 Rabbit Diesel Head Gasket Replacement
Hi folks, I drive a Rabbit 1.6 Diesel (1984) that is a grease car. It's running great on veggie oil and diesel, but I recently discovered I'm leaking coolant out of my head gasket, and also engine oil. I've decided to replace all my gaskets. Honestly, I've never done this before, but I have a Haynes...
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:16 pm
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: Northern Tool Sprayer Tank as WVO Tank. Opinions Please.
- Replies: 3
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Northern Tool Sprayer Tank as WVO Tank. Opinions Please.
I noticed that some people are using plastic Sprayer tanks from Northern Tool to build WVO tanks for homemade conversions. This saves a few hundred bucks over, say, the greasecar.com tank which is aluminum I believe. My two questions are: 1) Will really hot vegetable oil cause the plastic tank to me...
- Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:21 pm
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: Injection pump removal and timing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5285
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:35 pm
- Forum: Biofuels Forum
- Topic: Injection pump removal and timing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5285
Injection pump removal and timing
I'm leaking out of my injection pump. I drive a 1984 Rabbit with a WVO kit. Since I'm extremely frugal, I spoke with a diesel mechanic who agreed to put the new seals on for me with no labor charges if I could get the pump off myself then time it and put it back on. I purchased a Haynes Repair Manua...