Former VWDieselParts.com Forum

Reviving an old thread with new questions: 1.) when it comes to head gaskets, which brand(s) is best? I see some differences in the silicone bead approach, and I remember a while back helping out a friend who was struggling with a Chinese gasket leaking coolant at the front when torqued. 2.) Maybe a...

I don't think it will work on my '86 Jetta, but thanks for the offer!

Scrapped a REALLY rusty 86 Jetta, but have some coupe parts if someone needs them. left and right door glass left and right blue door cards/panels left and right rear quarter glass and gaskets left and right rear cards/panels rear window Also have left and right front door glass from a 91 Jetta. Mak...

it feels when the sector shaft isn't properly adjusted against the wormshaft of a steering box

the turn signals on my 86 Jetta sometimes get wonky if the hazard switch is activated. Then it takes some fiddling with the hazard switch to get the turn signals working properly again.

My 86 Jetta steering rack recently developed some looseness inside. Anyone ever have one of these apart? are they adjustable/rebuildable? If not, where is a good source for a quality replacement? I have rebuilt steering boxes in older cars before, but never a rack.

I have a broken one and could use a good one myself. Please advise if you find a source.

bscutt wrote: it takes a very careful touch to avoid damaging the flex material. Narrow tip with good heat range on the tip (600-700 F or so) and a quick touch might work.

thats exactly how I did it

silver solder flows at higher temps than tin-lead solders

good pint on the midas thing

I assumed that gasser flanges would likely be rustier due to higher operating temp

Mine is a little pitted, but I think it'll last a while. Won't last as long as the stainless downpipe I welded to it though...

any one else have one? Or know where I can get one?

if you can solder, you can repair the printed circuit using small gauge wire to bridge the tear in the printed circuit. Just scrape off the outer layer of plastic insulation to expose the copper printed circuit, and solder the bridging wire to it. Once done, clean off the repair and cover it with a ...

anyone have one? Now I think I could use an entire cluster as the temp gauge stopped working.

found this source for the IP head O-ring...

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will a TDI head O-ring work on an older (1986) 1.6NA VE pump?

this one is concave and seats up against a spherical gasket on the manifold.

Guess that makes it the toilet bowl style???