Forum: VW water cooled
April 30th 11, 07:57 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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1999 Eurovan Camper - Severe Hesitation
> ~97,000 miles on it. Always synthetic oil, always changed regularly
> (at least) once per year at the beginning of the driving season.
> Averages less than 5,000 miles per year, however.
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> My...
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Forum: VW water cooled
April 25th 11, 04:37 PM Posted to alt.autos,rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
February 6th 11, 09:59 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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The "Old" Golf
Yes of course I heard of that but this is usally the case with turbo
engines. Also blow by doesn't cause any white smoke out of the exhaust just
crankcase (oil) vapour.
SFC
"Noplacia"...
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Forum: VW water cooled
January 13th 11, 03:44 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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The "Old" Golf
"B Briggs" > schreef in bericht
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On Dec 31 2010, 9:14 am, "SFC" > wrote:
> Blown...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 31st 10, 05:14 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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The "Old" Golf
Blown head gasket, check the coolant water level and see if has dropped.
SFC
"B Briggs" > schreef in bericht...
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Forum: VW water cooled
November 29th 10, 07:39 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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98 Jetta GL vacuum line
Usally the rubber hose will leak not the hard plastic line. Rubber doesn't
like the crank case vapours.
SFC
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> Hi, Well, right after shutting off the engine
> you can hear the air leak, but...
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Forum: VW water cooled
November 28th 10, 06:20 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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98 Jetta GL vacuum line
"IRv" > schreef in bericht
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> Hi, 98 Jetta GL vacuum line, seems really
> cheap, thin hard plastic... anyway I've
> taped over a couple...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 25th 10, 10:58 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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replacing battery...
No, first remove neg. then positive. Place new battery, first pos then
negativ,.adjust clock, done.
SFC
<bob> schreef in bericht ...
> .. in a passat...
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 3rd 10, 10:13 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
August 13th 10, 08:26 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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80's heat shields
> I've been looking it over, as best one can with the car still standing on
> the ground, and I'm not seeing any obvious mounting points on it. But
> there is something that looks like aluminum...
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 28th 10, 08:40 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 26th 10, 05:05 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Is this clutch failure or something else?
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> The symptoms are varied.
> - starting off from a stop, sometimes I don't have to let up on the
> clutch pedal very much before the clutch begins to engage and the car
> starts moving. Other...
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Forum: VW water cooled
June 26th 10, 08:50 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Gunk on Outside of Carb?
Don't worry about the gunk, but get those vac. lines fixed. What do those
'plugs' look like?
SFC
"susansms" > schreef in bericht...
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Forum: VW water cooled
June 5th 10, 07:58 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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G12 - Fact or fiction?
"Roget" > schreef in bericht
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> Can anyone please give me an authorative account of why we should
> purchase, and use, VW's...
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Forum: VW water cooled
February 16th 10, 06:23 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Is my expereince unique? 2003 Passat
Timing belt replacement is normal for the mileage. The CV boots need only
replacing when they are ripped. You can check this yourself. I've never seen
a cam seal leaking with that mileage. Maybe a...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 15th 09, 06:20 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 27th 09, 04:31 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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CIS and low compression...
> Your compression, especially with Hyd Lifters, might be low until the
> lifters pump up and the engine is warm.
Hmm, could you explain this one. When the lifters are drained from oil they
will...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 26th 09, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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CIS and low compression...
If you realy measured "only" 55psi then it must be leaking through the
valves. Normal value is between 140...180psi! Acc to vw it is due for
overhaul when it is dropped to about 105psi! You'll...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 21st 09, 03:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 20th 09, 09:29 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 20th 09, 08:15 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Passat "Check Engine" light on
These engines are troubled with bad ignition coils (coils on plug). They
used to be covered by warranty.
Check trouble codes or check igntion coils.
SFC
"Batvanio" > schreef in...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 11th 09, 03:33 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Opinions on the W8 Passat
What do you mean by "blown engine"? Could be a lot of things, gasket, hole
in the engine block etc. Maybe it's repairable for less....Interesting motor
to take apart!!
SFC
"dave AKA vwdoc1"...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 10th 09, 09:57 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Cabin Air Filter for VW Golf III TDI 90HP GL 1995
Acc. to ETKA you should fit a plastic frame part # 1J0 819 648 when
replacing the filter. I think that the 'valeo' type is mounted by the
factory and that the replacement filter is just only the...
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 23rd 09, 04:33 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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I SOLD OUT ...
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>>Finally a heater that works!! (Ex beetle driver)
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> Really? Did you have a problem with your air cooled beetle? My brother
> used
> to say 'My feet are watering', our superbeetle would get so...
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 21st 09, 05:29 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Vanagon Subaru Tochometer change ?
"Adam Szewczak" > schreef in bericht
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> Hi everyone.
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> What thing must be change in tachometer to received the signal from subaru
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