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I hear the MK4 golf headlight setup works better.
I'd rather have a MK4 golf than a Jetta, even if some of the parts are better.
They will swap over.
That's the way it was with the MK2s also

I can't stop picking at it. Just when I think I have everything, I think of something else to grab or tear apart. I want to know how to fix the heater vent doors, the Mk4s have the same problem as the MK2s. So I pulled the dash off. All the little locking things like rear seats, glove box, trunk fue...

Here's a picture of the jetta I'm parting out: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52044122471_cb567dda8f_h.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52043025897_d44dbef4f4_b.jpg Gotta love that tailpipe, ha Some guy hit a slick spot and rolled into the ditch this winter. I'm needing a better ALH engi...

Ohh you have a VNT-15 that came with it.
That's my favorite turbo for the 1.6.

Too bad,
they are a good reliable source for parts.

I think the 36mm pumps were used on hydraulic blocks so they would be for diesel cars after '86. Pretty sure the gasser oil pumps spin the other way When I had low oil pressure problems the high flow oil pump didn't raise my oil pressure at all. Ended up being the clevite I-shaft bearings and it was...

Weird that the same hose is used on the Mercedes. It is a crazy looking hose that likes to rub on the alternator. I love the early sciroccos but have never owned one. I'm in Iowa and the only real change on titles is they now require a bill of sale when getting a car registered. What state are you in?

I just looked at your list of cars. This is going in the '86 Golf right? You have an '81 Scirocco? Noice. Right the price of metal going up is a bad sign of future inflation. Because that's the raw materials needed to make things. Was just looking at clearance stuff. An upper rad hose for the MK2 di...

So did you get new pistons or is this a rering? The more I think of it,.. I should try to see if I can save the '85 MK2. It's too bad folks are afraid to work on their own cars. I know a few girls that have been brave enough to turn some wrenches. An axle swap probably wouldn't have been that hard f...

Yeah, the dealership is the only place I've found those vacuum pump seals. And they do want quite a bit for them. My local dealership gives me about a 15% discount. My buddy wants to sell me a '85 Golf for maybe $400. It's not in nice shape but has the 12mm block, manual steering rack and the much c...

Good. 10 to 12 at idle is plenty. So you had the valve cover off while turning the oil pump with a drill? And saw no oil coming from the cam? That's a good thing, it's a pretty good test for if the cam journals are loose. I had a loose cam in a rebuilt engine and the oil poured out around the cam jo...

So the engine is out and on a stand?

20psi at 1000 is pretty good. I would be happy with that. I ran one that was at about 7 warm in the VNT-15 for a long time. Seems like that happened in about every engine I used clevite I-shaft bearing in. I use sealed power now. As far as changing I-shaft bearings goes, the engine needs to be out o...

That would be a good way to add an antitheft device switch for an immobilizer deleted car.

Up and running. Took first trip into town yesterday. Did real well. Has a slight tick that I don't like but the timing is spot on. I might check the lifter clearance again. My pulse detector was not working right last time I tried it. Flashes constant when I touch it. Won't flash the light until RPM...