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You cracked me up with that one, Surfcam. I didn't get the allusion to the ravens though; care to run that one past me once again?! I got a used injector from the bone yard just in case the soldering didn't work. I removed the top from the injector with the busted barb, cleaned it inside and out and...

I'll get to the fuse-block,eventually, but for now the system works well as it is. I've been thinking about adding injector-line heaters, since I often use recycled, purified vegetable oil mixed with gasoline - which tends to thicken as it cools. The addition of the solenoid provides a good power su...

Success: the pen spring worked. I tested various pens to find the weakest spring, cut each end off, stuffed one end down into the piston and tested it. It works very well. I tested it by facing the piston into a small box, since I've finally learned my lesson about losing solenoid springs and piston...

Thanx for the reply. I'll try something of the sort, though I think a retractable ink pen spring might be a bit 'brutaforssini' - too strong/stiff. I could torch the spring to 'take the starch out of it', so to speak, I suppose. I'll take a mental note of the spring set/collection for the future and...

I tried to be careful this time. Last time I lost both the plunger and the spring; this time, just the spring.
Anyone made a suitable substitute for the stock solenoid spring.
( how about the plunger, too?!)
- Michael (Seattle)

What all do you do, when you do the front-end every few years? - Michael

I'm not having success getting these outer tie rod ends off of my '85 Golf; any chance they're not made to be removed from the tie rod? I haven't removed the tie rods from the car - yet- since I haven't had to do that with other cars, like my Alfa or Datsun. Any tricks I should try? Thanx in advance...

That greatly sets my mind to rest; thank you! Have you been to the brokevw.com site yet; I found it while searching on this site for info regarding the procedure to remove the 5th gear housing, which doesn't seem to bad. Nice pics and info from a tranny builder.
Thanx again for your help.

Thanx for the reply! I think I understand what you're saying, except for "some point plastic vs hard steel". Are you saying that there's no/little danger of the relatively soft plastic gear damaging the hard steel gears? That would be my worry. I will clean the plastic bits out of the end ...

Hi All: my speedo gear came off the cable and has fallen into the transmission. I can't see it from the speedo port, at the top, or through the filler plug, on the side. Nor can I feel it by probing around with my finger. I'm wondering if I need to get it out of there, and how to accomplish this wit...

Bought a set, could only use one, need to sell other. $20.00 + shipping. Seattle, WA.

Good Morning/Evening/Afternoon/Night! I'm going to look at an '81 1.6L diesel Rabbit, this week, and I'm wondering what you might advise for me to take along and what tests to perform when there. I've contacted the owner of this craigslist offer, thinking I could make some dough by fixing it up. See...

Thank you for saving me the time of trying something foolish, and for dispatching my fanciful notions about the GTI. I'll look into some suspension modifications, then, this Spring. I am back, currently, as to what I should/can do with my spare engine. It needs a head. Then a cylinder bore and new p...

Thanx for the compassionate reply; my ignorance was flaming. I just like the handling of the old GTIs (drove one through the Highlands once), and since giving up my old Alfa Spider for this '85 Golf Diesel, a veritable half-full bath-tub on wheels, I've been craving a finer driving experience. I've ...

Hi All: I know nothing about turbo-injection, but have successfully completed a complete rebuild of an old 1.6L and its injection pump, so I have learned some valuable things about getting old diesel golfs back on the road. I see some old GTIs sitting around town, waiting for fate to strike them. I ...