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Forum: VW water cooled August 18th 08, 12:24 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 2
Views: 419
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
Squeaking while in reverse

brakes have groove & ridges in the contact surfaces maybe?
this causes a vibration, more when you are reversing, that creates the
squealing.

try a couple of hard quick stops or manually remove the...
Forum: VW air cooled August 18th 08, 12:02 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Replies: 2
Views: 533
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
E10 petrol

possibly cleaning up crud in fuel system?


"John" > wrote in message
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> Somebody wrote about a fortnight ago enquiring about...
Forum: VW air cooled August 15th 08, 12:52 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Replies: 3
Views: 490
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
removing valves

I will assume that the cylinder head is off since you are removing the
valve.
The commercial units sandwich the cyl head and stop the valves from moving
as you squeeze the spring down. Nice easy...
Forum: VW air cooled August 15th 08, 12:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Replies: 5
Views: 478
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
stripped oil strainer stud

so the 8mm section is stripped out?
Try some of the epoxy stuff to resecure the 8mm section. Liquid Metal, JB
Weld, even Locktite has something that might work to secure that stud.
I would also...
Forum: VW water cooled August 13th 08, 12:37 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 31
Views: 1,779
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
HC a little higher, and NOx too! '81 Scirocco

Have not seen that '01 Golf to try the C to F procedure yet.
Soon though! ;-)
thank
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later,
(One out of many daves)

"nutso fasst" > wrote in message...
Forum: VW water cooled August 11th 08, 01:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 7
Views: 409
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
Another gas leak '88 Fox Wagon GL, 1.8L CIS-E.

replies within

"Dioclese" <NONE> wrote in message
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> Didn't contact the VW dealer in Austin TX. I may contact VeeDub though.
> That is if I...
Forum: VW air cooled August 11th 08, 12:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Replies: 8
Views: 1,021
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
73 Ghia Coupe wont stay running?? dual webers

vacuum leaks at carb/manifold gasket! did you use new gaskets?
spray a little carb cleaner at gaskets to see if idle changes

nice to see Speedy back! ;-)
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later,
(One out of many...
Forum: VW water cooled August 10th 08, 02:41 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 7
Views: 409
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
Another gas leak

how much is it at the dealer?
is it worth it to "jerry-rig" a repair?
I have seen people replace the threaded fuel filter with one for a
Digifant FI system filter that uses hoses and...
Forum: VW air cooled July 12th 08, 12:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Replies: 3
Views: 456
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
Timing on fuel injected bug?

total advance is what?
IIRC I think my '76 had a single vacuum unit but it was not from Ca.
Is your push/pull vacuum unit working correctly?

I would think if the pulley only had 1 mark, it would be...
Forum: VW air cooled July 12th 08, 12:30 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Replies: 3
Views: 945
Posted By One out of many Daves[_2_]
What can kill a voltage regulator?

I have tried one of those Bosch solid state volt regs with success on a '71
Bug. Well until a piece of metal fell on it shorting it out. lol I suggest
always having a back seat in place! ;-)
I...
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