Forum: VW water cooled
November 17th 11, 01:54 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Bellingham WA, USA. Source for VW tools?
tonyw > wrote:
>Hi,
> I'll be in Bellingham, WA USA and am looking for recommendations on stores selling tools I can't find in Canada. In particular I'm looking for an ABS hub...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 8th 11, 03:05 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,839
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 1st 11, 01:42 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,742
Oil pressure problem
"Bill Leary" > wrote:
>The car is a 1987 16 valve Scirocco.
>
>When the engine gets up to operating temperature, and it's run between 2200
>and 2800 RPM the oil pressure warning...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 16th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,687
2000 TDI with High Miles
"DogDiesel" > wrote:
> If you want to get a book and work on your car. Buy it. Otherwise. That
>series on VW is the worst they ever made. So Probably not.
>
>Let me ask you...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 3rd 10, 02:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,556
90 Jetta Carat Drivers Door Handle
Bernd Felsche > wrote:
>You can use the old lock cylinders in the new handles.
If you reuse the lock cylinder, note that you want to insert
the old key in the old...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 1st 10, 02:48 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,556
90 Jetta Carat Drivers Door Handle
Irv > wrote:
>Hi, Well it was an icy morning and me and the wife we're yanking on the
>doors of the Carat. It seems I've partially yanked the unit away from
>the door. It's the...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 30th 10, 06:16 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,664
breaking problems
barry > wrote:
>Hi,
> This is probably not related to VW jettas specifically, but I'll ask
>anyway because it is happening in my 2001 jetta TDI. When I am
>breaking sometimes...
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 30th 10, 06:51 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,405
90 Jetta, won't start in rain.
Irv > wrote:
>Hey thanks again I cleaned the wires, tops of plugs sites where wires
>connect, inside cap... she runs. Tomorrows a monsoon and I'm pretty
>sure she'll be fine. I...
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Forum: VW water cooled
March 3rd 10, 02:03 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 6
Views: 913
2003 Jetta TDI "Check Engine" light on
Wayne Faas > wrote:
>Just purchased a 2003 Jettat TDI with 70,000 miles from a private party
>(engine code ALH). During the test drive, I noticed that the "check...
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Forum: VW water cooled
February 11th 10, 04:51 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 2
Views: 822
Jetta TDI - Injector Pump "Security" bolt
roger paxton > wrote:
>I've got a 96 Jetta, TDI. The gasket
>is leaking around the injector pump head
>but there is a triangular shaped security
>bolt (on the left front...
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 9th 09, 03:15 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 10
Views: 922
Life expectancy of 1995 VW Golf TDI 90HP
Yipes, it's still just a baby!
My '87 Golf was sold with 654,000 miles and still going. My
'86 GTI (bought new) has 250,000+ miles and still runs like a top. My
'01 TDI is at 215,000. Many VWs...
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 11th 09, 03:45 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 7
Views: 846
87 16V Scirocco Trans
"Bill Leary" > wrote:
>Can anyone suggest a source for a transaxle for a '87 16V Scirocco?
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>Used or, preferably, rebuilt.
AA Transaxle (www.aatransaxle.com) here in Washington...
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Forum: VW water cooled
June 13th 09, 04:08 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,053
Crankcase vent hose, '87 Scirocco
"Bill Leary" > wrote:
>I'm trying to find a replacement for the crankcase ventilation hose (pipe?)
>for my '87 16V Scirocco.
>
>VW says they haven't got it and can't get it. ...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 1st 09, 01:50 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,564
Auto Glass Replacement
wrote:
>I have a '91 golf and it was broken into yesterday. They broke the
>hatch window and the passenger window. I was just scouting out a few
>replacement places and it...
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Forum: VW water cooled
April 29th 09, 03:21 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,737
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Forum: VW water cooled
April 25th 09, 03:54 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,737
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Forum: VW water cooled
January 6th 09, 05:00 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 3
Views: 548
'98 Golf PCV valve
bruce > wrote:
>Past VW's with which I'm rather intimately familar (A1 and A2) did not
>have the assembly that sits on top of the valve cover, so I wondered
>what the function of...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 13th 08, 02:15 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 7
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 25th 08, 03:47 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 10
Views: 616
AMP connectors
"nutso fasst" > wrote:
>I was able to get the AMP connector off the cold start valve with a tiny
>screwdriver. But others are not so easy. When I tried to get the connector
>off...
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Forum: VW water cooled
August 11th 08, 04:28 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 436
Another gas leak
"Dioclese" <NONE> wrote:
>The area where am speaking is under the RH rear of the car. There are 5 or
>so standard "rubber" fuel lines using standard hose clamps. 2 clear nylon
>units that...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 6th 08, 07:27 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 5
Views: 292
G2 gti 16v gearbox oilseal question
"Homer" > wrote:
> Some information missed in my previous post,actually I found this parts
>arrangement order when I removed the flange:
>Flange-->Spring---> Round metal...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 6th 08, 07:21 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 6
Views: 352
Mystery car
I noticed this statement:
>The two marks on the harmonic balancer and the intermediate sprocket that
> drives the distributor are now correctly lined up with one another,
> and the valves are set to...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 28th 07, 01:49 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 468
92 GTI heater core replacement
PatAL7L > wrote:
>> - Am I going to be able to do this without interfering with the air
>> conditioning?
>
>Nope. You need to take the car to a garage that services...
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 22nd 07, 01:32 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 5
Views: 696
Ah, the Stupid Mistakes We Make...
"Mister.Lull" > wrote:
>Hey All,
>
>So apparently I hadn't had enough coffee before I went to the gas
>station on my way to work this morning. I filled up, bought some
>juice,...
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Forum: VW water cooled
January 6th 07, 05:32 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 232
Clutch hydraulics ?, '95 Passat.
wrote:
>I'm continuing to have problems with the clutch hydraulics in my '95
>VR6. The friction point of the clutch and the free play change, to
>where somedays teh friction...
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