Hey all, Is it unusual for the fuel pump housing to be leaking? I've scored a used assembly for an '89 GLi 16V, with the accumulator/pump/filter/housing. Any warnings or tricks before I try to swap that out? I have new rubber spacer nut things... is it wise to take the mounting bracket off of...

Hello all, If anyone is looking for a parts car or a good daily driver with a little work, please email. About 300 000 km, Michigan car until a year ago, body in pretty good shape, solid underneath as far as I know. I hate to part with it, but finding time to work on it is getting more...

I'm forwarding this email with the author's permission: Dear Tim, Last Sunday, August 20th, our ' 89 VW bus broke down in Binghamton,NY. It was towed to Dick's Garage and it appears that one head is leaking water. We found your name on the A.I.R.S. website and are hoping that you or someone...

I just picked up an '89 VW Cabriolet. Ordered a service manual, but it hasn't arrived yet, and I need to get the car idling properly so I can get it emissions checked. Here's the problem: Often, when I release the accelerator, for example when pushing in the clutch and coming to a stop, the idle...

The engine is supposed to be good, but I didn't hear it run. It had lost spark & I'm using the body for the mid-engine V8 project so I didn't bother to get it running. Over 200,000 miles. I'm above Atlanta about 60 miles, off of I-85. You can email me at ImThaDriver at yahoo. ~ Paul aka "Tha...

Hey all, I am in the process of replacing my heater core - I've got everything out of the car and have the new core installed in the "heater box". All of the foam insulation in the car is shot I removed most of the big chunks covering the wiring and will replace it with plastic wireing loom. My...

Hi, Am replacing rear brake shoes. Had a leaky cylinder that was causing the rear-right brake to lock up and the tire to skid on moderately hard stops in wet weather. Anyways, I started with the good side (left rear), replaced shoes, springs etc. But for the life of me I can't get the drum back...

Hi, My '90 Golf has the original downpipe and cat converter. The ball joint between the downpipe and cat converter is loose and making a lot of noise. I've replaced the insides of the ball joint and replaced the bolts and copper nuts. It held for awhile, but the joint is leaking again. Reading on...

Hi, Checking in with the gurus. I have a '90 Golf (gas engine, 8 valve) that's been exhibiting short bouts of faltering on acceleration most times when going uphill. The engine doesn't cut out entirely and continues running, but power is severely reduced so the car essentially coasts for up to...

Hi, I've searched the discussions for VW and for autos in general with no luck. Vehicle is a '90 Golf 8 valve gas engine. When doing a visual inspection of the inside of the distributor cap and rotor, one of the spring clips that holds the distributor cap on broke off. It was pretty corroded to...

Hello to all: I have a 1990 Vanagon with idle problems. Sometimes perfectly stable at 1000rpm but mostly seems to just about stall out and often does... especially when humid or damp. Running on the road it is fine. Perfectly smooth but now it has also started to backfire when I lift off on the...

Every thousand or so miles my '91 Golf GL starts to lack acceleration. It stops advancing around 2500 RPM. It's because my distributor cap posts and rotor are charring for some reason. I have to get out the Dremel tool with the wire brush and clean it off then the car runs great till it charres up...

Hello, It has been some time since I have used this forum... My '91 GLi has been sitting idle in the garage for several years. It now has fresh oil and fresh gas and fires right up. Shifting through gears 1-4 is perfect however I cannot get the lever into 5th gear. Also, under medium to hard...

I need to dismantle the upper steering column to replace a faulty ignition switch on my '92 Golf. Following Bentley, I removed the steering wheel and column stalk switches. At this point what I'm seeing doesn't agree with Bentley. While Bentley describes a lock washer holding a spring, similar...

I just retired this car, at about 250k. Original clutch finally went. I'm trying to figure out what it's worth, as is. Kelly claims a value of about $1,100, in fair condition. But I'm not sure if that assumes that certain components have been replaced at some point. Aside from the original...

'92 8 valve. Is there any way to replace the bushing at the gear shift end of the linkage to the transmission WITHOUT removing the exhaust system? I have the engine out and the engine end of the linkage out of the way. How do I replace the plastic bushing at the gear shift end of that shaft...

I've never seen anything like this before.The installed belt seems nice and tight,and goes flying off anywhere from going 1 mile down the road,to a couple of weeks. I've tried new two different alternators.Same problem.I've installed quite a few belts and never had a problem like this.Any ideas?

......I'm looking for a VW to convert to a greasecar and I came across a '92 Jetta diesel that emits a small plume of white smoke the first few seconds after startup.I'm new to diesels,and I was wondering if this is a benign occurance,or could it be something more ominous like a head gasket.? The...

I have a '92 Jetta ECOdiesel and the engine will not crank using the key.If I turn the key 'on',and then hot wire the starter,it starts right up. I thought to myself:AH HA!! IT"S THE IGNITION SWITCH! I went to the local FLAPS and bought the correct ignition switch for the car.I pull the harness...

We have a 92 GTI, the headlights would only work on high beams for a week or so then stopped working altogether. We replaced the switch on the dash and it still doesnt work. All the other lights will come on , turn signals work, brake lights. all the fuses are fine ,but I cant find any...