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i replaced the glowplugs and it wouldn't start. i tried to push start it and it wouldn't push start. But it was probably going too slow

i checket the timing the best i could w/o the tools from vince's page. It loooked ok with my calibrated eye. :lol: At least it didn't look majorly off. I had the engine heater plugged in for an hour or 2 and it seemed like it wanted to start a little better. I started on reading about how to check t...

it didn't have alot of coolant in it when i got it, i put some water in it the night before it messed up.

I have been looking around for the last few days at stuff on here the vortex and vwdiesel.net. I found this in the how to tell if i have a blown headgasket stickie "Leakage between a cylinder and an oil return passage will result in vast increase in blowby. A gale of wind will blow out the oil ...

the story on the jetta goes something like this: it was the guys car, he ran wvo on it at one time. He put new piston rings/bearings, head, injectors, glow plugs, IP, starter, master cylinder, and some other stuff. When he went to time it he had a wrench on something an the belt side and when he wen...

it burps like it kind of wants to start. if i plug in the block heater will that help it start?

i can pull start it and it will run but blow some smoke. I cant start it w/ the starter but the battery might be dead.....

I bought an 85 golf diesel friday. It ran good, plenty of power, nothing really wrong with it. I drove it to work the last couple days probably put 200 miles on it. I had a guy come and look at it that is into diesels and he showed me where i had a few leaks at and some hoses that needed to be repla...