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Forum: VW water cooled December 12th 06, 12:56 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 4
Views: 305
Posted By dukecola
source for rebuilt 2.0 engine?

Hello, All!

Anyone have a good source for arebuilt golf/cabrio 2.0 engine? My daughter
drove with oil light on for 10 minutes/no oil, ... so needless to say, need
a new engine. Dealer wants...
Forum: VW air cooled December 4th 06, 01:30 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Replies: 2
Views: 175
Posted By dukecola
96 cabrio gear shift level stuck

Hello, All!

My daughter is away at college and she's in a small town with no VW dealers
nearby. He gearshift wont come out of park. I'm assuming it's the safety
switch. Any idea where this is...
Forum: VW water cooled November 28th 06, 02:56 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 1
Views: 251
Posted By dukecola
diesel injection pump leak?

Hello, All!

I have a 81 rabbit and it had been sitting for a couple of weeks. I started
it the other day and there was a pretty good leak of fuel coming from
vicinity of the pump. I couldn't...
Forum: VW water cooled September 1st 06, 03:08 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 1
Views: 413
Posted By dukecola
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? ...
Forum: VW water cooled August 28th 06, 03:41 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 13
Views: 822
Posted By dukecola
ABS, is it necessary?

Hello, All!

I just finished paying $700 for a repair to a ABS on a 96 Cabrio. I
couldn't afford new $1200 regulator, so went for the cheaper used part.
Well it failed 3 weeks later and the ABS...
Forum: VW water cooled August 26th 06, 02:30 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 4
Views: 752
Posted By dukecola
where to find rabbit Diesel alternator pulley, the short one?

I tried them, they didn't have it. Luckily, I took old alternator to a shop
and the tech put a torch to it and broke it free. All's well now. Thanks
again folks.

Hello, ironhorse!
You wrote on...
Forum: VW water cooled August 20th 06, 10:52 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 4
Views: 752
Posted By dukecola
where to find rabbit Diesel alternator pulley, the short one?

Hello, All!

Can anyone direct me to someone who sells the short alternator pulleys for
Rabbit diesels, with AC. The pulley is only about 1" wide.

Thanks in advance.

With best regards, dukecola. ...
Forum: VW water cooled August 9th 06, 03:09 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 4
Views: 657
Posted By dukecola
any tricks to take pulley off alternator?

Hello, All!

Hi, they sent me an alternator with the wrong pulley, so I have to swap the
old one. I started to take the pulley off the new one, but it seems
difficult, using a screwdriver to hold...
Forum: VW water cooled August 7th 06, 03:34 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Replies: 2
Views: 505
Posted By dukecola
engine check light vacumm leak?

Hello, All!

Hi, I recently replaced the air filter in my daughter's 96 cabrio, but
stupid me got side tracked and forgot to hook the two hoses back up to the
air filter box. The next day her...
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