Former VWDieselParts.com Forum

I guess mozambiquer (or something like that) over on TDI club is the MK4 starter and alternator guy. He can get you parts or the whole thing and has written up a couple DIY for people to rebuild their own. He loves the valeo starters. I'm not sure he would be any cheaper but he is a good person/busi...

Good point about the MK4 starters weak spots.
There was just a post on tdiclub.com about what you described:
https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?th ... st-5832988

What usually wore out on them was the solenoid. And they were kind of expensive. I've used a solenoid from a gasser starter and it worked well. When they are cranking slow I'll turn the key and hold it on start for a while. Then feel the cable ends, a hot cable end means resistance. If it's the sole...

I was thinking there is oil in those old ones. I really haven't opened one of those in awhile. But it seems like there would be some lubrication. The shaft still has an oil hole coming up from the bottom. The super early ones had a little pig tail looking line coming from the oil filter mount. So th...

That's a great point.
Fuel that has sat for awhile, with condensation adding water too it
will breed bacteria.
Even if you clean the tank, the seed for more bacterial growth will still be there.

Thanks, I need to go through the few I've gathered and see how well they work.

Sometimes I think the diaphragm style is more reliable.
Certainly easier to repair when they stop pulling.
They don't depend on oil pressure to work.
But I use the spot the old ones drain to, for a hose up to the CCV.

Yes, all my 1.6 diesels have a dash-mounted vacuum gauge connected to the front of the pump.
The old gasser Rabbits had a double-stacked banjo bolt that makes it look like a clean install,
no clamps.
Sometimes I tap the banjo bolt, 1/8" NPT, and screw a small barbed fitting into it.

I have shopped at hans/prothe. And almost all the parts worked great. Only subpar part i got from them is a MK2 manual steering rack boot, The one that goes from the column to the rack is very thin. But it works. I picked up a few of these vacuum pumps locally but need to test run them. I'm sure I'l...

For cleaning out a tank, I use an electric fuel pump with a filter in front of it. It sucks up all the crap in the tank, filters it, then runs back into the tank to rinse it out. Kind of like vacuuming the tank but with liquid. Congrats on finding a MK2 golf to work on. I think the '85 golf is the o...

Well good thing they put the timing piston cover in the front where it's easy to get to.

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.

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.

Good luck with your shopping.
I think all years of Rabbit hatches are interchangeable.

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.

Another part I need to start gathering into the hoard.
I do have a stash of windshields.