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From: eric@mis.Tandem.com (Eric Prior)
Subject: For Sale - 1989 VW Jetta GLI
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 23:38:54 GMT

For Sale ====== For Sale ====== For Sale ====== For Sale ====== For Sale ======

1989 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16V    $11,500

I am the original owner and have all service paperwork. This car has only
35K original miles and is in excellent condition. The color is black with
alloy wheels and gray velour Recaro sport seats. I bought a new VW Corrado
so I'm looking to sell the Jetta. Below is a partial list of features.

Sunroof
Air Conditioning
Pioneer AM/FM Cassette Pull-out Stereo
Floormats, Front and Rear
Car Cover

If interested, call Eric Prior at (408) 285-1936.


Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Subject: [A] Early bug speed parts wanted...
Reply-To: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Organization: UMASS DARTMOUTH, NO. DARTMOUTH, MA.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 13:25:22 GMT

Last night, while digging through some of my old bug literature, I
came across a book from the UK called "Tuning Volkswagens" by
Peter Noad. After reading some of the sections, I thought I
would see if there are a few "period tweeks" I could do
to the 56.

I don't intend to turn this into a 2000cc baja bug by any stretch
of the imagination, but would like to get some tuning parts which
were available during the late 50s. If anyone has for sale or 
knows where I could get the following, please e-mail me. Thanks.

Twin carb set up for 36 hp.

Okrasa heads, and/or crani
oops crank

5 1/2 wide painted or chrome rims.


Ric
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: marcg@electra.alb.gvc.com (Marc Gauthier)
Subject: Dellorto in Ghia
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 02:01:07 GMT
Organization: GeoVision Systems Inc., Services Division, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Does anyone know if there's room to fit
a Dellorto 40 carb in a 1971 Ghia without
removing the rain tray. I'm pretty sure
I'll have to get a shorter air filter, but
I don't want to start replacing the original
carb with my Dell only to find out it won't
fit. I also wouldn't want to remove the rain
tray. Of course the store where I bought it
said 'no problem' but I am really doubtful.
I've had this carb in my bug for 2 years and
want to put it to better use.

thanx
Marc Gauthier
From: 01ksdavis@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Rebel without a pause.)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: [A]:Floods and VWs...some Questions....
Date: 12 Jan 93 20:44:39 GMT
Organization: BSU Journalism Dept.


	I know, I know, I am tempting fate here by posting this, but I have had
the experience of owning two air-cooled VWs in a climate and an area where 
flooding is a natural occurence.  Enough of a natural occurence for me to notice
that both cars that I have had floated successfully through the worst spots one
could imagine.

	Instances like that make me proud to be a VW owner.

	My question is, I notice after these forced-nautical maneuvers, certain
things happen to the car.

	1.)Windows fog up, and I mean really quick like.  Outside of keeping a
	   towel handy, what's the best way of combatting this?

	2.)The brakes disappear.  Totally.  I handle this by driving slow and
	   letting them dry out (not easy in a wet climate.)  Pumping the brakes
	   seems to help some.  Is there any way to prevent this?

	3.)Also, besides rust-proofing, what else should I do to a VW that has
	   to put up with this?

	Any answers you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

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	Kyle S. Davis		01ksdavis@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu?	R R 2 BOX 103
Disclaimer:  If anybody else has my opinions,                   Alexandria, IN
then I have been cloned while sleeping!                            46001
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: omtveit@kjemi.unit.no (Tore Omtveit . Kjemiteknikk)
Subject: Re: Help: 85 Golf water leaks when rain and flickering coolant light.
Organization: Dept. of Chem.Eng, Norwegian Inst. of Tech.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 12:59:23 GMT

In article <1i96o3INNqtt@sumax.seattleu.edu>, chan@sumax.seattleu.edu (Anthony K.B. Chan) writes:
|> My brother has an 85 Golf which seems to have develop a water leak the
|> somewhere around the front windshield area. Everytime when he drive in the 
|> rain it seems like the carpet around the footwell on both passenger and driver
|> side get pretty damp. He had used some silicon sealant to seal the windshield
|> but it didn't seems to help. Does anyone out there has any clue that where the
|> leak may be coming from? He is pretty sure that it is rain water not coolant.
|> There is no leak in the coolant system, the heater core is new, just replaced
|> a month ago by the dealer. The leaking problem has existed for a while but 
|> lately it getting worse since it been raining alot  and very heavily in 
|> Honolulu(he lives in Honolulu).
|> 
 
This problem looks familiar, I was faced with the same problem in my 85 Golf
 GTI a couple of years ago. What I then discovered was that a drain tube 
was blocked by leaves. This tube is draining rain water from the compartment
where the ventilation air inlet is located (on the rhs in front of the windscreen).

      - Tore
From: bill@tss.com (Bill Castellano)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: [W] Hesitating GTI
Keywords: GTI fuel-injection
Date: 12 Jan 93 18:48:54 GMT
Organization: Teknekron Software Systems, Inc.

In article <1993Jan10.233134.10379@inmet.camb.inmet.com> mep@reatta.camb.inmet.com (Mark Polhamus) writes:
>I'm having a problem with my '87 GTI (8-valve), and the symptoms are so
>distinctive I bet someone will know what the problem is... (even if the
>mechanics can't seem to nail it down)
>
>When the engine is cold (40F or lower), it hesitates in acceleration at
>about 2800 - 3200 rpm.  Badly hesitates - loses all power & throws me
>forward against my seat belt!  I can hold the throttle open, but it will
>not pick up power until I depress the clutch, or the rpms fall below
>about 1800.  If I keep the rpms low I can drive fairly normally, or I can
>keep the rpms high and race around chirping the tires!
>
 oh yes, the vw-start thing. mine did this most of the time, not all,
which really messed up my mind.  one time, i had the timing corrected,
and it was great for about 6 months. the next time, that didn't do it,
 
so they changed a few small things and it worked well for another little
while....  now it works pretty well most of the time.

some people have had cracks in the air-filter/fi harness that caused this.
whatever the vw problem is this week, it causes hesitation!
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: doug@justdoit.ingr.com (Doug Harbord)
Subject: For Sale: Solex 40P11-4 Carbs and Mainfolds for dual port VW
Reply-To: doug@justdoit.b11.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:07:08 GMT

I have a set of Solex 40P11-4 Carbs(originally from a Porsche - I believe a 356?)
that are completely rebuilt and jetted for a 1776cc dual port VW engine. These have
been reworked to work with a Gene Berg linkage. They were jetted for a pretty wild cam. 

They come with the original Porsche Metal Air Cleaners and brand new aluminum dual
port manifolds. I believe the manifolds were originally intended for 40mm or 44mm 
Webers.

First $150.00 takes them.

You pay shipping

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M.S. CR1102	Systems Product Marketing - Graphics Technology
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From: lromero@nyx.cs.du.edu (lorance romero)
Subject: Jack on 92 Fox
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 07:04:04 GMT

 This  afternoon as I was trying to rotate my tires the standard Fox jack slipped out from under the car.  Left me with a bad feeling about the jack.  Has anyone else experienced any problems with the jack.  It sure seems like a crummy design.
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From: brennan@tango.cchs.su.oz.au (Luke Brennan)
Subject: Gore-Tex RT automotive gaskets.
Organization: Cumberland College of Health Sciences
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 14:46:42 GMT

	G'day..

	In the November DB & Hot VW's (pp 60) 'On a Roll'
	they discuss Gore-Tex RT automotive gaskets..

	While it all sounds *terrific*, they fail to mention pricing.. 
	Anybody purchased this stuff? What pricing?

	Can I get it here in OZ? :-) hmmm.. We want some! :-) :-)
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: kirchner@unix.cie.rpi.edu (Eric Kirchner)
Subject: Re: Learn to properly use your brakes (LOOOONG)
Organization: CIE, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:58:10 GMT


We have this thing in New England called bad weather; snow ,ice, etc
I have heard that it does exist elsewhere. ;-)  Anyway, it has this
extreme effect on threshold braking, or any kind of braking for 
that matter.  It can be a game; you brake, you lose.  I consider it
one more good reason to learn how to properly use your brakes, and
how not to.  It is also a good reason to know how to downshift smooth,
and efficiently in sometimes rather intense situations.

Eric.
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: bew@brahms.udel.edu (Ben Williams)
Subject: Re: [A] More on the 56 bug....
Summary: Can one run a VW bug engine outside of it's natural habitat?
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 10:32:10 GMT

This brings up a question I have.  When I was about to replace my '69 engine
in my VW beetle with a spare '66 engine I had, I thought, it sure would be
nice if I could test out this engine outside of the car (I am no where near
proficient enough to pull-out or put-in engines in 15 minutes).  So I hooked
up the wires from the bug body to the engine still sitting there on the
macadam, hooked up some plastic tubing to siphon gas from a tank of gas above
the engine to the fuel pump, and tried to start it by quickly pushing down
one side of the flywheel using a 2x4, making sure the ignition was ON.  It
would not start.  The guy at my favorite VW junk yard said, oh, you need to
have a transmission hanging off it for some reason I don't recall, and he
gave me this old VW transmission to use.  I said ok, fine, I'll try that.
Well, I attached the transmission (and transferred my starter from my bug
onto this spare transmission) and electrically hooked up the starter.  It was
a lot easier trying to start it with the use of the electrical starter, and
the starter performed its duty of turning it over, but it still wouldn't
start.  I really tried but I could not get the engine to run outside of the
car. I mean I don't recall hearing even one cylinder fire, and I believe I
even played with the 'throttle valve lever', pumping gas into the venturi. 
I would really like to be able to do this in case I ever want to do
something like this again.  Just to know that the thing is gonna work and not
fly all to pieces, before going to the trouble of putting it in the car.  Is
this possible to do?  Why wasn't it working for me?

PS - I was able to run the engine when I got it installed in the car.  But I
don't understand how the engine KNEW it was in the car, as opposed to sitting
outside of the car.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Williams
bew@brahms.udel.edu

               What we got here is a failure to communicate... 
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: bew@brahms.udel.edu (Ben Williams)
Subject: Re: Using Brakes....a Clarification
Summary: More thoughts on downshifting
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:06:28 GMT

As the one who originally asked about downshifting, I would just like to
thank all those who have contributed to this discussion.  I wanted to know
if it was a good technique for slowing down.  I am now completely confused :-)

Seriously though, in my mind it boils down to this:  Using brakes will wear
out the brakes.  Using downshifting will contribute to wearing out the
clutch depending on how well you can match up the gear with your speed when
you release the clutch pedal (I admit that I am far from perfect at doing
this).  The question for me is, how fast does the clutch wear out compared
to the brakes?  If the clutch (and I still don't know exactly what two
substances are being pressed together in a clutch to transmit the rotation
from the engine to the transmission) is a more robust deal than the brakes,
and I would kind of think it was since the clutch is a more integral part
of the internal workings of the car which should not wear out from normal
(ah, there's the rub...) use and is, I assume, a bit more difficult to
replace, I would think it was a better candidate to shoulder the task of
slowing.  Hmmm, now that I think about it, the clutch and the brakes are
performing the exact same function, bringing two surface which are moving
relative to one another into a stationary (to one another) condition.  The
thing about the clutch is, if you are really good at it, you can avoid its
braking function almost completely.  I think this is the appeal it has to
me:  being able to brake but without using any normal braking (friction)
function in either the brakes or the clutch.  That is, no frictional wear
going on at all.  Its true that you are increasing engine/transmission
wear, but this seems like on another (less severe) level, unless there is
something really inherently going-against-what-it-was-designed-to-handle
kind of thing going on in that case.  But I don't remember my VW owner's
manual saying I MUST NOT downshift.

Anyway, thanks for the interesting discussion.  I don't know whether I will
stop downshifting.  But I know one thing.  If I do, it's gonna be hard to
break that habit I formed through years of doing it.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Williams
bew@brahms.udel.edu

               What we got here is a failure to communicate...
From: BARANSKI@veamf1.nusc.navy.mil (Jim Baranski)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: VW Bug Front Tires should be 18 lb?
Date: 7 Jan 93 20:17:36 GMT
Organization: Lanman Hill, Norwich CT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

It says in the glovebox of my 72 bug, that the front tires should be 18 lb?

Is that right?  That sounds terribly low.  Will 18 lb make a difference from
the usual 32 lb?

Jim Baranski
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: vijay@controls.ccd.harris.com (Vijay Ruhela)
Subject: Heater core burst
Organization: Harris Controls and Composition
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 13:36:24 GMT

Hi Netters:

I had my Jetta '87's heater core burst last week.
Luckily no one was hurt badly though my girl friend's
legs got a little burnt. Not something that needed medical attention
or something.

Th guy at VW USA in NJ has been real nice  and asked the local dealer to
fix all the problems. But local dealer is acting strange. He just replaced
the heater core not even cleaned the inside of the car.

What can I do against the dealer or VW USA. There was minor accident due to
this(car hit a wall as it was in the drive  through of Wendys) The VW USA
guy asked to get all fixed but local guy refuses to.

Any suggestions.

Thanks

Vijay
(vijay@ccd.harris.com)

Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: jerome@bnr.ca (Jerome Lanig)
Subject: (w)  speedometer is jumpy
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:21:54 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, Tx.


I didn't see the original post so I don't know what type
of vw you have.

This happened to my beetle.  The speedo cable connects to 
the speedometer and to the front left wheel (drivers side).
Pop off the hubcap and look for a square buttony looking
thing sticking out of the grease cap.  If the hole in the
cap is starting to round out then this is the problem.  The
cable itself my be rounding but usually not.  

If rounding is not the issue, then check to make sure that
the cable isn't pulling a little out of the cap.

Jerome@bnr.ca			jlanig@ponder.csci.unt.edu
		IMHO, they are.

Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Andrew J. Huang)
Subject: Re: Changing the brake fluid....?
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:46:32 GMT

In article <93007.151915IA80024@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> Nicholas C. Hester <IA80024@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
>Well, I had my 30k mile checkup the other day.  I talked with the
>service manager about changing the brake fluid as the book said, but
>he said that it was a waste of time and could cause problems ie air
>
>Ok, does it really make that much of a difference if I don't have it
>changed?  What does the group think?

I'll skip the discussion of why (moisture in the fluid, corrosion etc)
and get on with the experience.

I hate bleeding brakes so I haven't touched the brakes on my '84 GTI.
Nor on my wife's 87 Alfa.  Now last month, at 45K on the Alfa, the
master cylinder went so I had to do it.  The fluid was dirty, but the
cylinder looked ok, at least cursorily (!).  Alfa parts places all
said that I should have changed the fluid more often.  But the VW
hasn't given me any problem in twice as long and more than twice the
mileage.  Plus the Alfa is garaged and the VW isn't.

What does it mean?  I guess I'll start doing the brake fluid once a
year on the both cars.  At least I've now got a good one-person
bleeding jig (home made, $2).

-andy
From: BARANSKI@veamf1.nusc.navy.mil (Jim Baranski)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: [A] Engine Q's & more
Date: 6 Jan 93 15:36:20 GMT
Organization: Lanman Hill, Norwich CT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

In <1993Jan5.235623.22876@engr.LaTech.edu> jeffm@engr.LaTech.edu writes:

  For Christmas, Santa (my brother) brought me a 1967 VW Fastback with 90K+ on
  the odometer.  I have several problems with it at this point and have many
  questions.

You sound like you're in worse shape then my 1972 Bug :-).  It has one of your
major problems, a rusted out floor...  I have a bad frame that Im trying to
replace...  About the only place it seems that I'm likely to find a replacement
seems to be at a junkyard...

Anyone want to take a guess on how long it would take to take the body, engine
& transmission, etc off a frame and put it on a new one?

Get the Idiot Book...  I just got a copy of it, and I'm reading through it.
 
Jim Baranski
From: 8635660@nessie.cc.wwu.edu (Jay Lonner)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: thermostat
Date: 12 Jan 93 18:09:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: nessie.12JAN199310095893
Reply-To: 8635660@nessie.cc.wwu.edu
Organization: Western Washington University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.40

Hello,

Is it advisable to remove the thermostat from a Type I engine and just leave
the flaps open all the time?  I've heard that it increases airflow, but at the
cost of rough startups (esp. in colder weather).  Are there any other side
effects that I should look out for if I choose to do this?

Thanks,

Jay.
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: michael9@nadine.cs.mun.ca (Michael Sullivan)
Subject: Panel Status lights
Keywords: lights
Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:22:13 GMT

  
  How can I get access to the status lights in the instrument panel?  (Of
my '85 Jetta ) Without taking the entire thing apart, that is!
I just installed a set of driving lights, and I'd like to have a
light on the panel indicate when they are on, using one of the bulbs, 
say, next to the high-beam indicator.

  I notice that under the dash are some sockets that seem to lead into
the instrument panel, but none of them are marked, and I'd rather not
just experiment and end up frying something.

  Has anyone ever successfully done what I am attempting to do?
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: mwsn_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (matthew weasner)
Subject: Re: Car names
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 04:39:52 GMT

In article <1993Jan13.031855.4444@pony.Ingres.COM> garrett@Ingres.COM (Smokers are productive, but death cuts efficiency) writes:
>	I've owned my super beetle for 2 years now and have tried
>repeatedly tried to find a nick-name for my car, but have failed to find
>one that really sticks. (The ones I've tried depend on how the car is
>running at the time ;^))
>	That got me curious what everyone else has named their car. 
>What about it? Anyone have any good ones?
>
>Garrett
My bug, made in Germany of course, is named Gretchen. With all the sweet 
talking I've had to do to get her to run sometimes ( Ya know, Gretchen, that
new paint job is gonna look so good on you this spring. If you start now...) 
it had to be female. :) The thing is, it has worked on a number of occasions...
Gotta love it!
Bye all...
matt.
:) :) :) :) :) :)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: squiec@rs6403.ecs.rpi.edu (Craig L. Squier)
Subject: Re: cabriolet voltage stabalizer
Keywords: cabriolet, vw
Reply-To: squiec@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:15:04 GMT

In article <C0MLyD.JJ4@sdf.lonestar.org>, davidb@sdf.lonestar.org (David Brandon) writes:
|>  i have a 85 cabriolet and the instrument panel works sometimes...
|>  since this has started, i have replace the voltage stabilizer and
|>  this fixed the problem for the next 1000 miles, but once again
|>  the panel doesnt work. i have the vw service manual and the
|>  schematics only show the stabilizer as the weak link.
|>  Doth anyone have any idea on why this thing either doesnt work
|>  or why it keeps on commiting suicide?!
|> 
|>  db
     I had mine ( 83 Cabrio ) go intermittent too. 
  CAUSE:    The flexible printed circuit in the back had a pinch near
  a bulb socket. Kept the the circuit from being closed loop all the time.
  My speedo/tach lights, tach, clock and water temp gauages would crash.
   Not cool at night, eh??
  Check the Bently circuit diagrams for the EXACT functions you are losing.
  If all else fails then chack the grounds. The is one ground pin
  in the 14( or whatever #)pin connector. if its not broken then check where
  it connects ( one of those funky 7 or x spade ground connectors. If that
  looks good then check the screw that holds the ground connector.

 I still haven't fixed mine yet (slacker), I'm waiting for a GLi dashbox
  to put in with my 16v motor. ( Need the higher speedo...)

 Hope this helps.       -----------------------------------  Craig
From: garrett@Ingres.COM (WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Carbs vs Fuel Injection
Summary: Things working
Date: 6 Jan 93 20:36:46 GMT
Organization: ASK Computer Systems, Ingres Product Division
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1

In article <1993Jan6.154258.7982@nntp.nta.no>, BARANSKI@veamf1.nusc.navy.mil (Jim Baranski)                writes...
>How do people feel about Carburators vs. Fuel Injection?  I'm trying to make an
>informed decision on the merits and flaws of each...

I've never owned a FI car. But from what I understand, as long as everything
is working then FI is the way to go. But when something breaks (and everything
breaks eventually), then you would want a carb.

>Can a Carb - Engine be tuned up to match a FI engine?
> 
I doubt it.

>Which is better, High Tech, or Low Tech?
> 
Since I'm poor, low tech. 

>Jim Baranski