Forum: VW water cooled
February 13th 13, 01:35 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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1987 VW Golf Oil Pressure Light
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:06:33 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> any chance you could get him to share his wiring mod?
We had a similar symptom with an '85 Golf 1.8L gas. After...
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Forum: VW water cooled
March 11th 12, 10:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Bellingham WA, USA. Source for VW tools?
Hi,
Portland Oregon. I'm planning my next trip to the US, this time I'll be in Portland OR. Anyone have recommendations on where to buy the Motive Power Bleeder (kit 0109) in downtown Portland?...
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Forum: VW water cooled
November 17th 11, 07:31 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Bellingham WA, USA. Source for VW tools?
On Nov 16, 5:54*pm, wrote:
> For one-person brake bleeding the only tool to use is the
> Power Bleeder by Motive Products *(www.motiveproducts.com) . *I've
>
> Todd
Hi Todd,
...
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Forum: VW water cooled
November 16th 11, 09:52 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Bellingham WA, USA. Source for VW tools?
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 adapter to remove front wheel bearings....
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 12th 10, 03:14 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,096
Branded vs. Generic brake pads
On Sep 11, 1:10*am, gofastroger >
wrote:
> I wasn’t sure if I really needed to keep spending lots of money on maintenance. There is this
> website discbrakepads.net...
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 3rd 10, 03:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Views: 1,007
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Forum: VW water cooled
September 2nd 10, 08:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 28th 10, 03:53 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Views: 794
Is this clutch failure or something else?
On Jul 26, 9:05*am, "SFC" > wrote:
> Sounds like your pressure plate spring has some broken/worn fingers..Only
> way to check this is by removing it (lot of work!!)
>...
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 26th 10, 06:59 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Views: 1,247
antenna Golf III GL
On Jul 14, 4:37*pm, zar > wrote:
> Anyone?
See if this works, it's from the Bentley manual for an A2 (1990 Golf)
but might have clues for A3 model. Verbatim from the...
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 26th 10, 05:03 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Is this clutch failure or something else?
Hi,
The car is a '90 Golf 1.8L gas engine with manual transmission and
225,000 km (141,000 miles). The clutch is original and 20 years old.
The car is our "travelling car" and has spent most of the...
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 16th 10, 06:14 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Views: 814
rattle
On Jul 15, 6:55*pm, B Briggs > wrote:
> Our old Golf *(1990 8v) is making a noise from below and it sounds
> like dishes rattling. *The car seems to be lagging and I hear a
>...
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 11th 10, 08:21 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 7th 10, 04:55 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 3rd 10, 06:17 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 10th 10, 12:51 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Oil Pressure 85/86 1.6 TD Jetta
On May 6, 9:54*am, " > wrote:
> My 85 Jetta with 197xxx miles is getting the flashing/buzzing oil
> pressure light. Can I put a pice of electrical tape over the...
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Forum: VW water cooled
April 26th 10, 08:03 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,425
Where has everyone gone?
Hi,
rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled used to be quite an active group.
Where has the discussion moved to? When I search for alternative
groups for watercooled VWs, I find mostly very narrow groups...
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Forum: VW water cooled
March 2nd 10, 06:22 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Views: 559
Golf mk2 stalling
On Feb 5, 9:31*am, B Briggs > wrote:
> My mk2 1.8 has been stalling. *Usually it's when I'm in town and have
> to stop quickly. *
Hi,
Hey, I've got the same model year. In...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 21st 09, 07:55 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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'90 Golf exhaust ball joint, spring? Leaking
On Dec 14, 6:11*pm, tonyw > wrote:
> The ball joint between the downpipe and cat converter is loose and making a lot of noise.
> thanks.
UPDATE.
My regular supplier of parts (VM...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 15th 09, 03:11 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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'90 Golf exhaust ball joint, spring? Leaking
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...
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 17th 09, 07:28 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
October 3rd 09, 04:58 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
April 10th 09, 01:05 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
April 6th 09, 04:26 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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cv joint? whomp whomp whomp when under power
Hi Dave,
The whomp whomp and steering wheel wobble are more recent than the
CV joint job. The CV joint repair resulted from a torn outer boot. I
cleaned and re-lubricated the inner and outer CV...
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Forum: VW water cooled
January 1st 09, 03:01 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Comments on Innova 3100 OBD II reader?
On Dec 31, 3:01*pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" >
wrote:
> This would make it limited and I would prefer if you purchased something a
> little more robust. Buy from...
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Forum: VW water cooled
December 31st 08, 10:00 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Comments on Innova 3100 OBD II reader?
Hi. Any comments on the Innova 3100 OBD II reader for working on VW's?
Canadian Tire have it on sale at $89 (regular $199 CDN). I was
thinking of getting one.
Currently our cars are an '85 Golf and...
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