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From: hvozda@wilbur.psu.edu (Eric Hvozda)
Subject: Re: Help!
Organization: Penn State University, Center for Academic Computing
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 16:04:44 GMT

Dan & I have figured out what the problem is:

The cold start valve is getting NO current.  There appears to be a short
in the cold start valve/thermo time switch circuit.  Has anyone had this
happen to them before on a 79 or 83 Rabbit?  Just wondering if there is 
something I should check right away before I start doing a grit the teeth
continuity check...
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From: adoyle@bbn.com (Allan Doyle)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Audi 85-88 info request
Date: 21 Aug 92 13:03:54 GMT
Reply-To: adoyle@bbn.com
Organization: Bolt Beranek & Newman, Incorporated
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

In article <94189@bu.edu> nicos@csa.bu.edu (Nicos Kontopoulos) writes:
>In article <1992Aug20.120614.15965@lut.ac.uk> C.Wong1@lut.ac.uk (C Wong) writes:
>> He gets about 27mpg (1 gallon=4.55l) on the highway, 22 around town.
>                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Are you sure about that? I always thought a gallon was something like
>3.785 liters...

Ah, the beauty of the non-metric world! A poster in the UK would be
talking about Imperial Gallons which are indeed 4.546 liters. US Gallons
are 3.785 liters. Now what's that in gills or drams...



Allan Doyle                                        adoyle@bbn.com
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From: tom.neumann@canrem.com (tom neumann)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: oil changes. how ofte
Date: 21 Aug 92 04:55:10 GMT
Reply-To: "tom neumann" <tom.neumann@canrem.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Canada Remote Systems


In Message-ID: <1992Aug18.215109.22913#mks.com>
   rich@mks.com (Rich Jones) writes:

RJ>Talk about contradicting information!  Will *someone* please tell me how
RJ>often I should change the oil in my 92 Jetta Turbo Diesel?

RJ>The owner's manual says every 8,000 kms.  I don't think this is often
RJ>enough, especially for a turbo.  In fact, the manual says every 12,000
RJ>for non-turbo diesels and gasoline engines.  To me, this sounds *way*
RJ>too long to wait between oil changes.

RJ>The salesman said that I'd be better to have it changed every 6,000.  Ok
RJ>fine, so at 6,000 I went in for an oil change.  The guy in service says
RJ>"You waited 6,000 kms for your first oil change?!"  My response: "No, I
RJ>had it changed at 1,500 just for good measure, but I was planning on
RJ>having it changed every 6,000.  Isn't that often enough?"

RJ>"No way.  You should have it changed every *4,000*.  But don't just take
RJ>my word for it.  Get a second opinion."

(Hi Rich!)

I'd go with what your salesman told you. (Odds are he said that he
book suggests every 8,000 km or every 6 months, and that he
recommended that you change it every 6,000 km or every three months,
whichever comes first.)

In most cases it's a matter of opinion, and it's hard to know what
the right answer is, but I think that unless you are extremely hard
on your oil (ie: mostly short drives without much chance to warm up)
you don't gain a whole lot by changing it more often.

Tom Neumann
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From: rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones)
Subject: Water in car from A/C, help.
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 04:32:49 GMT


I've got an 83 GTI with air. I think its dumping water into the passanger
compartment due to a plugged drain hose from the evaporator. Is there
an easy way to fix this. I've seen how much trouble it is to get the
heater box out! I've been told that leaves and stuff block the drain
inside box.

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From: tlh@ecl.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: WANTED: VW van (gas) or Rabbit (diesel)
Date: 20 Aug 92 12:21:24 EDT
Organization: Spueli Land 


Hi,

I'm looking for a VW Van in good shape for an appropriate price.
I'm going to take it to Germany next year (that's why a VW). I'm 
located in Pennsylvania but wouldn't mind driving somewhere if it's 
a good offer.

Tom

PS. I'm also considering to buy a Rabbit Diesel
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: jwalker@netcom.Netcom.COM (John J. Walker)
Subject: info on '87-'91 Golfs
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 06:52:31 GMT
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Service
Distribution: usa


	I am considering buying a used Golf and would appreciate any advice
on the 87 to 91 model years.  Do any of these model years have repair problems?
Are there any features I should avoid or look for?  Is a GTI a better car?
	Any info from current or previous owners, or those in the know, would
be greatly appreciated.

                                  - John
                                    jwalker@netcom.com
From: baw2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Bruce A Weisberg)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: correction- color wiring diagram for '67 (was Re: Cookbooks  for Sale)
Date: 17 Aug 92 20:38:47 GMT
Reply-To: baw2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Bruce A Weisberg)
Organization: Columbia University

In article <1992Aug17.150516.27065@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Ralph.C.Lindenfeld@dartmouth.edu (Ralph C. Lindenfeld) writes:
>In article <1992Aug12.182008.19962@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
>Ralph.C.Lindenfeld@dartmouth.edu (Ralph C. Lindenfeld) writes:
>
>> In article <1992Aug11.165039.19027@news.columbia.edu>
>> baw2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Bruce A Weisberg) writes:
>> 
>> > >
>> > >To purchase one of these books you can send $7.95, which includes $4.25
>> > >worth of manufacturers coupons to: Nancy Butters
>> > >				   23 Spring Cove Road
>> > >				   Nashua NH 03062
>> > >What a great bargain!!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 	I need a recipe for new rear wheel bearing seals for my '67 bus...
>> > also,if anybody can cook me up a color wiring diagram........
>> > 
>> 
>> Wolfsburg West (La Jolla, CA) makes *very tasty* wiring diagrams for
>> all years and models of the type II. I got one for my '60 with a
>> bernaise sauce.. I'm very pleased. 
>> 
>> Ralph Lindenfeld
>> 1960 VW Panelvan
>
>that's La Habra.. 
>
>Ralph Lindenfeld


	Yeah, yeah...that was a joke!
	Wolfsburg west (LA HABRA,CA) has been the most reliable source for
everything I need.  They are the best.

	Bruce
	1967 Kombi
From: emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Audi 85-88 info request
Date: 22 Aug 92 03:46:55 GMT
Organization: Mid Island Ham Network

nicos@csa.bu.edu (Nicos Kontopoulos) writes:

> In article <1992Aug20.120614.15965@lut.ac.uk> C.Wong1@lut.ac.uk (C Wong) writ
> >it just over a year ago with 70k on the clock. It has a standard 2.3l 5 cyli
>                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >regards
> >Chun
> 
> 
> Are you sure about that? I always thought a gallon was something like
> 3.785 liters...
> 
> 

One Imperial gallon is 4.55 litres. You Yanks use smaller gallons. (Never 
did understand why). 


Robert Smits            | Water? I don't need no steenking water!
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: tgpt_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Tom Guptill)
Subject: Re: reliable cars
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 02:08:36 GMT


	This seems to have become an exclusively VW-related item.  Any
objections to restricting it entirely to rec.autos.vw?  (i.e. edit the
Newsgroups: line to read only rec.autos.vw)


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From: boebert@sctc.com (Earl Boebert)
Subject: Re: Saturn featured on cover of this weeks BUSINESS WEEK
Organization: SCTC
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 22:21:02 GMT

joec@fid.morgan.com (Joe Collins) writes:

[stuff deleted]

>The net is BW feels that GM had better learn the lesson of 
>Saturn's success but recognizes that GM, with scarce resources,
>needs to allocate future funding carefully among Saturn, Chevrolet,
>etc.

>Stempel (Chairman) has some reservations since he thinks that
>Saturn owners can simply graduate to bigger GM cars, i.e. Chevrolet, 
>Oldsmobile, Pontiac, etc. BW disagrees with him.

Yeah, I got a call the other night from a market researcher (I own an SL2)
and she walked me through the following set of questions:

"Are you satisfied with your Saturn?"

"Totally."

"Would you move from a Saturn to a larger car?"

"Absolutely not."

"Why not?"

"The Saturn is just the right size."

(In all of the below, <GM> means each of the GM nameplates in order).

"Would you have bought a <GM>?"

"Absolutely not."

"Why not?"

"Not a Saturn, not supported by the Saturn dealer network."

[End of list; reset <GM> to "Chevrolet" and start again]

"Under what circumstances would you buy a <GM>?"

"If they made a Saturn and supported it with the Saturn dealer network."



Earl
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.driving
From: mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman)
Subject: Re: Chevy's New Commercial [ZR-1 and Caviler]
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 18:44:36 GMT

james@koko.csustan.edu (Jonas Grumpy) writes:


>The ZR1 could never pass that cavalier. They had stuffed a cizeta moroder
>V16 drivetrain in it. It could have left the vette in a pile of fiberglass
>if that dumb driver hadn't been playing with the cupholder.
>-- 

bahahahaha ROTFL!

Yea right. Actually...chevy is one of the few companies I can think of that
I like all of their vehicles. [this excludes the GEOs].

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From: stecz@pencom.com (John Steczkowski)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Radar Detectors and regular people
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:38:48 GMT
Reply-To: stecz@pencom.com
Distribution: na
Organization: Pencom Software

In article <BsxHGy.LFE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> msingh@copper.ucs.indiana.edu  
(The Supreme Commander) writes:
> not like there are 1 or 2 people who don't. The low speed limits must
> be left over's from the 60's!

I'm not exactly old, but the low speed limits are far from being left over from  
the 60's.  

Did anyone get the license number of that turnip truck?


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       "It's not what you fling...It's the fling itself."
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From: phr@soda.berkeley.edu (Paul Rubin)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: HumVee 4 Sale??
Date: 17 Aug 92 11:29:20
Organization: CSUA/UCB
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: haase@zaphod.uchicago.edu's message of 17 Aug 92 07:25:25 GMT

Members of the public can buy humvees for something like $50k.
This was publicized during the gulf war.  The first civilian to
buy one was Arnold Schwarzenegger, which tells you something.
I can't see why anyone would want one.
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: mike@mote.Berkeley.EDU (Mike Friedrich)
Subject: Re: 1987-1991 CAMRYS may lock you in the car
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 17:13:18 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.202836.19901@fid.morgan.com> joec@fid.morgan.com (Joe Collins) writes:
>>> The Sept issue of Consumer Reports apparently has a story about a 
>>> problem with CAMRYs made before the 1992 model year. An electrical 
>>> relay can fail, locking the car door locks and windows. The only way 
>>> out then is crawl out the trunk, i.e. release the trunk via the 
>>> remote switch, pull down the back seat and crawl out.
>...
>have this problem. Apparently it costs about $1300 to fix this in the earlier
>cars and there are some 900,000 of them on the road.....Lets see, that
>works out to $1,170,000,000 in repairs - No wonder Toyota doesn't want
>to recall the cars.

Or Toyota could tout this as a *feature*, as on some Chryslers, where the
doors automatically lock when the car exceeds a certain speed (15 mph?).
Ugh!  Let me decide when to lock my doors; the locks don't prevent the
doors from opening in an accident, anyway, but they do prevent your
rescuers from helping you out of the wreckage.
From: ddlz0hv@baarsa.bell-atl.com (Ravi Shankar)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: ....Integra A/C and Headlights.......problem ?
Date: 12 Aug 92 15:05:29 GMT
Organization: Bell Atlantic

hi netters,

I have another question about my new Integra LS. Last night I was driving with
my A/C on and also my headlights were on. I hear a very small click sound ( only
when the A/C is on) and the headlights dim a little. Then I think the headlights
come back slowly to original brightness. Its a very slight decrease in brightness.
Anyway this click sound comes every 3-4 minutes and every time the headlights
dim. Does the A/C go on and off ? and each time it goes on does it draw power
from the battery( I thought the compressor drew power by a belt from the engine..
or something..I am guessing) and thus reduses power to the headlights ?
Anyone out there have any ideas. I noticed this just yesterday and have only
600 miles on the car. The clicking sound is not very loud but one can hear it.

all suggestions welcome.
thanks in advance..

ravi

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From: shiv@cs.man.ac.uk (Shiv Sikand)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Steering problem on FWD Car --(Alfa Romeo ALFA 33)
Summary: Help wanted cause my steering is funny
Keywords: Steering, toe-in
Date: 21 Aug 92 11:19:54 GMT


Here's the problem:

Car: Alfa 33 1.5 Flat four

Problem: Car pulls to the left on off-camber roads, steers ok on straight
roads


Observations: I've had the wheel tracking checked twice by my dealer.

But, when I look at the front wheels, one wheel ( the left one) seems to be
toeing out when the right one is straight ahead.

So, the question is this: Is the tracking technique ( a jig) used by my
dealer absolutely useless, is my dealer useless, or am I missing something
fundamental such as the difference between track width and toe in-out ?

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated 'cause its bugging me real
bad!


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Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: news@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM (News Owner)
Subject: Nissan minivan Quest
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M San Diego
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:39:13 GMT


I need some info on Nissan Quest.

After shopping around for a minivan, I am thinking about buying a
Quest. I like a Toyoda Previa, but the basic model costs $23000 +
tax & lic. It is out of my limit. Then I saw Quest and the price was
around $17000. 

Does anyone have bought this one and know anything about Quest?

Any info is appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

-Chang

Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: msingh@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (The Supreme Commander)
Subject: Re: ....Integra A/C and Headlights.......problem ?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:59:42 GMT

>Anyway this click sound comes every 3-4 minutes and every time the headlights
>dim. Does the A/C go on and off ? and each time it goes on does it draw power
>from the battery(

My old 87 Integra had the same problem. Worse, when you first turned
on the A/C and were in 1st gear it made the most hideous whine! Every
time the A/C clicked on and off, not only did the car's power
diminish, the headlighs/dash lights dimmed. I put it down to the
"old" technology until I test drove a new '92 Integra, with the same
problem. (Minus loud whine noise) Then I drove a new Mazda 626, no
problem. Acura has some work to do...


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From: johnsh@aix.rpi.edu (Hugh Johnson)
Subject: Consumers Union needs a new driver
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:18:31 GMT

In the most recent issue of Consumer Reports, they tested some heavy-duty
sports cars.  However, I think they need a new test driver.  Witness:

                           0-60
                           ----     
Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo     6.1
Chevrolet Corvette LT1      5.5

What, was he starting in third gear? These times are about a second off of 
what these cars are capable of.  Now, granted, CR isn't an enthusiast's
magazine, but if they're going to report on sports cars, they should drive
them like the people who buy these cars would drive them.  I guess they've
been driving Subaru Justys and Chevy Corsicas too long.  Also, they rated
the Mazda RX-7 third (Nissan 1st, 'Vette 2nd, and the Subaru SVX 4th) for
one reason, it seemed: it was uncomfortable because the ride was so rough.
I'd love to see anyone who bought one of Mazda's gorgeous new RX-7's sell
it immediately because it didn't ride nice and soft like a Buick Roadmaster.
There are SPORTS CARS, guys! They aren't practical, or comfortable.  They
are fast, furious and fun.  Cars that cater to the ego as much as to the road.
If CR can't see that, maybe they should stick to testing econoboxes. 
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From: mcwilljg@euler.sfasu.edu (Joseph McWilliams)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Hottest-looking car of all time
Date: 12 Aug 92 15:36:39 GMT

Jaguar XK-E   This automobile defines the ideal in sports cars.  Nothing  
else has ever come close.
--
Joseph McWilliams
Department of Mathematics
Stephen F Austin St. Univ.
mcwilljg@euler.sfasu.edu
From: jtchew@csa3.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: TOYOTA's timing belt
Keywords: Timing belt, 60000, crankshaft...
Date: 19 Aug 92 01:28:30 GMT
Reply-To: jtchew@csa3.lbl.gov
Followup-To: rec.autos
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Berkeley, CA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.254.198
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4

I don't know Toyotas, but I can answer the question in general.  The
job of the timing belt is to work the camshaft, which in turn opens
and closes the valves.  In many engines, the valves, when open,
protrude into the swept area of the cylinder.  If the timing belt
breaks (or, conceivably, even stretches or slips too much), the
camshaft will fail to get the valves out of the way when the piston
comes back up.  If the valves kiss Mr. Piston, the very least that
will happen is some bent valves.  You could also damage the camshaft
or pistons if you were really unlucky.  Damage to the "bottom end"
is unlikely but conceivable.

Some engines, including most traditional American V8s and a lot of
performance cars, have chains rather than belts to drive the camshaft.
In most designs (RTFM -- Read The Free Manual) a timing chain is good
for the lifetime of the engine and is replaced upon overhaul.  But a
belt -- timing or any other variety -- is always a maintenance item.

Even if your engine has enough valve-piston clearance to avoid contact,
a broken timing belt will leave your car dangling from a tow hook.
Murphy's Law suggests that this probably won't happen shortly after
payday, in your own driveway, on a day when you don't especially have
to go anywhere.  Try an August afternoon in Cyanide Heap, Nevada.  Or 
the South Bronx at midnight.  Or the morning rush hour on the day of 
your big sales meeting.  You can see what preventive maintenance _really_
buys you: not longevity or economy so much as the freedom to choose the
time and place of repairs.  Fortune is not always so kind.

Check your owner's manual (and, as someone suggested, the advice of 
local mechanics) for the timing-belt replacement interval on your
make, model, and year.  Then follow it.  The job is within the purview
of the fair-to-middlin' shade-tree mechanic, or can be done by a pro
for a few hundred dollars on most cars.

--Joe
"Just another personal opinion from the People's Republic of Berkeley"
From: steinmar@blaze.rutgers.edu (Dan Steinmark)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: P175/65-14 winter tires - HELP
Date: 18 Aug 92 14:30:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

I got Nokia Hakkapollita 10's (sp??) in size (I believe) 175/65-14's
for my Civic Si, mail ordered from K T Motorsports in NY state.
SUPERB snow tire.  (Ask richard :-) 

K T is an importer of the tires and will have some of the best prices on
them.  (I think I paid about $75/tire last year).  Phone # is (518) 765-2206.

The tire is absolutely phenomenal in snow/slush etc., but has somewhat
wierd handling in the dry.  (Has zero turn-in capability).  Resistance
to hydroplaning must be unparalleled.  This is all due to its tall, narrow,
widely spaced tread blocks.

	      -Dan
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"55.  It's not justly a good idea.  It's the lawyers."

PS.  If you CAN'T find the 175/65-14's, then 165/70-14's are a fairly
suitable alternative.
From: dlou@ECE.UCSD.EDU (Dennis Lou)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Does anyone like the new Prelude?
Date: 16 Aug 92 22:35:48 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1992Aug14.193447.5152@devildog.att.com> root@acpy01.att.com (System Administrator(CXNIXCN1)) writes:
>>I am not against HONDA, I own HONDA myself but if '94 ACCORD is not 
>>better then Camry and '95 Legend is not better than ES300 and at least 
>>equal to GS300, HONDA may find itself in BIG trouble in U.S.
>
>This is what I think HONDA Motor Co. should do to retain its market share :
> [some good suggestions...]

I wonder if Honda's decline has anything to do with the passing of
Soichiro Honda himself.

I'm sure he probably didn't have a very big hand in the company just
before he died, but one can't help but wonder.


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