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85 diesel with broken timming belt
What damage is caused when the timming belt breaks on an 85 diesel golf 1.8lt engine? Thanks Mario vintage werks resto
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Diesel Headache (Old Skool 1500 vs. 1600)
I'm dealing with rebuilding a 1.5D in a 1985 Vw Golf. Yes I know that it would have came with a 1.6- but the block just has a "D" on it and the wrist pins are 22mm not 24. Making it a 1.5. Looks like...
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Location of coolant temperature sending unit on a 1999 VW Passat
Does nayone know the whereabouts of this unit? I bought a replacement for ~$8 (the easy part). If so, is it hard to replace? Thanks
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Heat shield
How big an issue is it if the heat shield under the passenger compartment came off? Shields the resonator after the cat I believe... Car is a '95 Golf Sport.....
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PCV Valve for 1976 Rabbit
The original crankcase ventilation for the Rabbits used a restrictor in the hose from the camcover to the carburetor intake. As a later "upgrade", a PCV valve was retrofitted into the ventilation line...
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FS:1982 Rabbit Diesel Tools and Manual
Our 1982 Rabbit diesel has been gone for 2 years and I would like to sell the tools that I used to maintain it. -8mm-12 allen socket 3/8 drive for CV bolts ------paid $7 -Exhaust spring clip tool...
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97 vw jetta
Auto transmission, recently serviced but did not fix the problem i was having. The car will not go when in R or D until car reaches operating temp then it is jumpy at start and shifts roughly into...
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98 Jetta Gl: Oil Change.
As the 3rd owner of this 98 Jetta GL, I've now feel as if I have been thru a hazing of sorts for having changed the oil myself. The previous owner, appears not to have changed the oil in 20,000 miles....
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replaced alternator still not charging, what could it be?
OK, this s a wierd one, I replaced the alternator on my rabbit D. It worked for 5 minutes, then got an alternator light agian. My question is, could something else be burning the alternator out? It...
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Need intake boot for '81 Scirocco
Hello. Anyone know a aftermarket source for the short rubber boot that connects the intake manifold to the plastic tube that goes to the fuel distributor? $53 dealer price seems excessive. thx, nf
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Side Turn-Signal light on 2001 Jetta - how to change?
Hi all, I have a 2001 Wolfsburg Jetta with a burned out side turn-signal light (the light on the fender immediately behind the front wheel). I need to change the bulb but can't figure out how to get...
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2007-09 Model Trends from VWoA
There is some good news coming out of VWoA regarding their model lineup (at least I see it as good news). According to the following web page: snippets: Small car: VW has promised U.S. dealers a car...
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2000 Jetta Compressor
Anyone had a dealer replace one? How much?
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84 VW Rabbit GTI - Hard to start when hot
Regarding my recently aquired 84 VW Rabbit GTI - manual trans - 8 valve. I have read posts regarding topics relating to hard, hot starts but have some additional questions. The car starts fine when...
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Why 5 cylinders?
Why do all the new vw's have 5 cylinder motors? In these days of high gas prices, wouldn't a nice, high mileage 4 be better? I'm disappointed ...
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