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From: wayne@ultra.com (Wayne Hathaway)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: WANTED: Tire advice for VW camper
Date: 13 Nov 92 16:28:24 GMT
Reply-To: wayne@ultra.com (Wayne Hathaway)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Ultra Network Technologies

We have an '85 VW camper that is in dire need of new tires.  We like
Michelins, but the tire stores say the 185R14 size that we need is
backordered nationally.  So we are in the market for various forms of
advice:

1) One store recommended going up to the 195 size.  Will this work?
   Are there any disadvantages?

2) Are Sears tires still made by Michelin, and would they be okay?

3) Does anybody have any other brands they'd like to recommend?

Thanks much!

    Wayne Hathaway               domain: wayne@Ultra.COM
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: mark@wdcwdc.sps.mot.com (Mark Shaw)
Subject: Re: big alternators - tiny belt
Organization: Motorola Western MCU Design Center, Chandler Arizona
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 23:12:12 GMT

In article <ak7yTB5w164w@cellar.org>, blu@cellar.org (Dan Reed) writes:
|> amiller@almaden.ibm.com (Alex Miller) writes:
|> 
|> > I already have a 90A Motorola alternator on my '83 GTI and I'm
|> > thinking of getting a higher power unit so I can run ALL my
|> > lights when I'm on private roads.  I think Motorola has a 110-120A
|> > unit that will fit.  I wonder, will the standard V-belt will
|> > still work?  I've seen several rallye cars that use two belts
|> > in parallel or use a wider cog-belt - like a timing belt or dry-sump.
|> > 
|> 
|> Well, I have never done this, but I can say "why"?  I run, two 55 Watt 
|> Halogen off-road lights, and two 65 Watt Fog lights, My Highbeams, wipers, 
|> heater (fan), radio (two amps.), with no problem on my 89 Golf with a 90Amp 
|> alternator.   
|> 
|> I mean, how many lights DO you have?  Ive been running this combo for some 
|> time, and have never had a problem..

I guess I'm a little curious about the need for more than a 90 amp alternator too.
That 90 amp alternator should be capable of supplying 1215 watts at its design
speed.  Bosch recommends having at least 1.3 the power capability at the alternator
idle speed to account for losses in startup, etc to keep the battery fully
charged.   Their typical 55 Amp alternator provides 36 amp at the recommended idle
speed of 2000 RPM.  Remember that the alternator turns faster than the engine
due to the smaller pulley size on the alternator.  

Bosch also gives an example of typical car running with low beams and electric
fuel pump as 350 watts (or about 26 amps).  This would leave only about 2 amps
(27 Watts) for auxiliary lighting.

I don't have any good data on the 90 amp Motorola alternator (that's a different
division than I work for), but if you assume a scaling up of 90/55, then you
should have about 59 amps available at idle.  This would leave a reserve of
19 amps (260 watts).   Unless you're running more than four auxiliary lights
like Dan says, you should be OK.

What is the reason you think you need a larger alternator:  insufficient charge
to the battery or dim lights?  If it's a battery charging problem, a slightly small
pulley on the alternator (or slightly larger one on the crankshaft) would increase
the idle case.  Only drawback may be damage at higher RPM (this has been a sore
point with some Mustang SVO owners in autocross -- they rev up the engine and
trash the alternator!).

If it is dim lights, you may be suffering from excessive wiring voltage drop.
This is common on the older cars.  As the connections corrode with time you
are essentialy wasting power heating up the wire and connectors instead of heating
up your filaments.  How did you connect in the auxiliary lights and to what points?

Mark
From: keys@starchild.ncsl.nist.gov (Lawrence B. Keys)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: FOG LIGHTS on new Golf/Jettas
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:16:33 GMT
Organization: National Institute of Standards & Technology

In article <1992Nov4.213316.10003@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com> javad@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (Agha Javad) writes:
>
>Does anyone know of any good aftermarket fog lights for 91 and later
>Golfs/Jettas?  Youknow, the ones that have an integrated bumper.  Some
>of the earlier models didn't come with fog lights, and I wonder if anyone
>has any good suggestions as to what's out there which fits, and how to fit
>it in the designated spot.  The dealer asks >$300 just for the parts! 
>I was hoping to do better.  Thanks a bunch in advance.
>
>Javad

Hi Javad,

My '90 Jetta GLI has the integrated bumper/airdam, however, it didn't
come with the fog lights (Hella DE), now stock on '91's and '92's.  So
i bought a kit from Autotech (800-553-1055).  It is the same as the stock
fog lights.  The kit cost $295.00.  This was a far cry from the dealers
offer of $500+.  It is an easy install, the instructions are clear, and
these fog lights work well.

BTW, I don't think that you could use any other light in that same location
since the shape of the light is a little odd.


                      
                     
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Organization: University of Central Florida--Computer Services
Date: Monday, 9 Nov 1992 08:09:46 EST
From: <HAHN@UCF1VM.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: 13 inch snows on Corrado
 <1992Nov8.194357.20973@bohemia.metronet.org>

I just returned from the auto show in Miami....and I found a
company who sells alum wheels.  <$60 each....and they
do mail orders/call orders.  They have some BBS look alikes,
and some with simpler designs.  I can post the name, number
and such if anyone is interested.  I might even scan the
brochure if I get motivated....

Cheers.
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: Re: hp/L values (was:84 Scirrocco)
Organization: Waterloo Engineering Software
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 20:23:02 GMT

> tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen) writes:
>> Incidentally, I found it amusing that the latest Road & Track thought that
>> the latest Chrysler 3.5L 24V V6's 61 hp/L was an impressive figure -- when
>> the VR6, with only 12 valves, produces 63 hp/L.

eric@quantum.on.ca (Eric Johnson) writes:
> eh? As cylinder size increases it becomes much harder to get high hp/L.
> A 3.5 is quite a lot larger than a 2.8 and their 61 hp/L is more impressive
> than the 63 of the VR6 when cylinder size is taken into account.
> If you want enourmous hp/L, use lots and lots of teeny tiny itsy-bitsy
> eenie-weinie cylinders.

There's some truth in that, but as I recall, the optimal cylinder volume
for the maximum volumetric efficiency is around 0.375L; using that, you
can quickly arrive at the optimum of a V8 for the old 3.0L Formula 1
engines, an L4 for the 1.5L turbos, and a V10 for the new ones.  :)

The advantages of having more smaller cylinders stems from two different
aspects: less reciprocating mass (the pistons and valves are lighter,
allowing the engine to rotate faster and thus produce more horsepower,
horsepower being directly related to rpm), and potentially more valves
per unit volume (for example, a 3.5L V8 has 32 valves, or 9.1 valves per
litre :), whereas a V12 has 13.7 v/L.  It's very difficult to design cy-
linder heads with more than four valves per cylinder...)  These two factors
are generally much more significant than the volumetric efficiency (sorry,
I don't have any absolute numbers handy).

Neither of these factors applies in the case of the VR6 vs Chrysler V6.
The VR6 is not a particularly high-revving engine (maybe even less so
than the Chrysler, but not sure offhand), and the VR6 has 12 valves to
the Chrysler's 24.

Thus, I stand by my argument that a 24-valve engine with 25% greater
displacement should certainly produce more than a 21% increase in power.
For example, if you compare VW's early 16V engines (1.8L), they produced
123 hp, or 21% more power than the standard GTI's 102 hp.  If you used
that as a benchmark, then Chrysler's 24V 3.5L produces no more of a power
increase than you'd expect going from a 12V 2.8L to a 24V 2.8L.

Seriously now, hats off to VW for having produced a 12-valve engine with
24-valve power output!

> Eric Johnson (eric@quantum.qnx.com or try eric@quantum.on.ca)
> Technical Development, Quantum Software Systems Ltd (QNX OS)

Hey, do you guys still develop for the Icon?  :)

[ \tom haapanen    "i don't even know what street canada is on" -- al capone ]
[ tomh@wes.on.ca                   "trust the programmer" -- ansi c standard ]
[ waterloo engineering software      "to thine own self be true" -- polonius ]
From: mferdows@aludra.usc.edu (Mehrzad Ferdows)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: gti headlight
Date: 8 Nov 1992 00:34:17 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

quick question.... I recently bought a 92 GTi16v and have been looking to
make some modifications to it.. I've been looking like crazy to find
yellow high beam lights (the inside two lights on the front grill), coz I
thought that theyd look kinda neat... anyone know where I could find any
or have any nice ideas on doing a similar thing? cheers.
From: crichmon@sedona.intel.com (Chris Richmond)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Smogging a Bug
Date: 12 Nov 92 15:02:50 GMT
Reply-To: crichmon@sedona.intel.com
Organization: Intel Corporation
NNTP-Posting-Host: alfalfa.intel.com
Originator: crichmon@sedona


In article <11NOV199222471818@cc.utah.edu>, mgb5528@cc.utah.edu (MICHAEL G. BECK) writes:
* In article <92316.152740CMS@psuvm.psu.edu>, <CMS@psuvm.psu.edu> writes...
* {Title says it all.   Anybody have any information of
* {smogging a Bug?    Say a 1966.
* 
* I don't think it could be done.  But I don't even think that it needs to be 
* done.  Where are you, California?  I think that pre-'68's don't have to bother 
* about smog tests....  I may be wrong, but I don't think so....

I have a '67 in Arizona and it has to be smogged (oldest year required).
I moved from CA two years ago, but I don't remember if I had to or not.


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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:21:05 EST
From: Karl Nordstrom <KXN2@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Smogging a Bug

garrett@Ingres.COM () says:
>
>shade@chdasic.sps.mot.com writes...
>>
>>>Anybody have any information of mogging a Bug?  Say a 1966.

What years did the bug have fuel injection systems?  Which was the best for
passing emmisions tests?
From: tom.neumann@canrem.com (tom neumann)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: anyone have specs on
Date: 11 Nov 92 01:38:40 GMT
Reply-To: "tom neumann" <tom.neumann@canrem.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Canada Remote Systems


mark@wdcwdc.sps.mot.com (Mark Shaw) writes:

MS>I'm curious about the source of the DIN and SAE hp ratings given.  My
MS>source (Bosch Handbook) indicates that the SAE test methods tend to
MS>yield hp ratings that are 10-25% higher than DIN ratings.   Could you
MS>elaborate on the source or method you used?

It's from my recollection (and could be off a bit) of the spec sheets
that VW had for European delivery vehicles (which showed DIN and SAE
ratings for various cat and non-cat vehicles) and of a lot of
assorted reading.

A little example is the 1.6l diesel in 85 to 92 North American spec
Golfs (non-turbo) is identical to the same engine available in
Europe, and is rated as 52 bhp here and 54 bhp in Europe. (Round off
errors make that example off a bit, but one only has to look at
ratings in Kilowatts to see the difference.)

(I'll try and dig out some spec sheets and post the numbers.)

Tom Neumann
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: dchill@sequent.com (Duncan Hill)
Subject: 13 inch snows on Corrado
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems (Canada) Ltd.
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:31:07 GMT

Hi,  does anyone know is 13x5 inch rims will fit on a 90 Corrado.
I had them on my 87 GTI before it was misappropriated.  I know the
bolt pattern is the same, what I am concerned with is the size
of the front disks fitting inside the 13" rim.  Any help would
be appreciated.  My snows are Hakkipelita (sp?) and in great shape
still, I would hate to spend $1000 dollars on new snows and rims.
Duncan Hill
From: dwh@mgweed.ATT.Com (Hardekopf)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Demo Vw
Keywords: No Problems
Date: 10 Nov 92 10:43:36 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T Montgomery Works, Montgomery, IL


I bought a 1990 Jetta Diesel with 5000 miles on as a
demo and have had no problems with it knock on wood
and it has 71000 on the odometer now.
From: morioka@nic.cerf.net (Craig Morioka)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: starter problem
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:21:02 GMT
Organization: CERFnet

I have an 83 Rabbit with an intermittent starting problem.
When the car is out in the sun (> 70 F) the car will not start.
The warning light on the instrument panel for the battery lights
up but the engine will not start.  No engine cranking over
sounds, it's as if the battery is low.  I've replaced the
battery, starter and alternator, but to no avail :*(.  I've been told
that the ignition switch could be faulty. Anybody out there have a
similar experience? or problem solving idea? 

thanks,

Craig
From: cf947@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Chun-Hung Wan)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Corrado VR6 or Golf VR6
Date: 13 Nov 1992 08:10:15 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: cf947@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Chun-Hung Wan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I have decided on either a Corrado VR6 or the new Golf VR6.  I am undecided
on which is better.  Although the Corrado is more upmarket, the Golf MKIII has a
newer chassis and is this therefore better than the current Corrado?  As I am in the U.S. the Golf
VR6 is not sold here and therefore have not read many reports on it other
than one English car magazine concluding that it edged out the BMW 325i. 
Can someone also give me the performance data on the Golf VR6?  Thanks.
I have read in Road & Track that the new body for the Corrado is due in
1995, is there any more info on this?
-- 
A motion picture major at the Brooks Institute of Photography, CA
Santa Barbara and a foreign student from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"The mind is the forerunner of all states."
From: amiller@almaden.ibm.com (Alex Miller)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: big alternators - tiny belt
Date: 5 Nov 1992 14:50:15 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

I already have a 90A Motorola alternator on my '83 GTI and I'm
thinking of getting a higher power unit so I can run ALL my
lights when I'm on private roads.  I think Motorola has a 110-120A
unit that will fit.  I wonder, will the standard V-belt will
still work?  I've seen several rallye cars that use two belts
in parallel or use a wider cog-belt - like a timing belt or dry-sump.

Has anyone any experience with this?

Thanks,
Alex Miller
amiller@almaden.ibm.com
From: bugman@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Matthew Ethan Soiney)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: test....
Date: 12 Nov 1992 04:40:49 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4

this is a test......
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Subject: GTI Replacement Headlights
Reply-To: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Organization: UMASS DARTMOUTH, NO. DARTMOUTH, MA.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:38:24 GMT

If you are trying to replace the 7" round headlights on the US
model GTIs (1990-92) you are out of luck as far as replacing
them with the typical H4 lights.

On the GTIs the headlight unit as well as the adjustment/mounting
plate are one unit and it is impossible to replace the headlight
without replacing everything. I have the "European" grille on
my 86 GTI which uses the H4 bulbs. The lenses are badly pitted,
but to replace them with the "Euro" headlights will cost about
$200. I believe the US spec 7" headlights use the 9004 bulb
like the 86-89 GTIs, so you can't put in the H4 there either.

Perhaps the only way of putting in the H4 type unit is to get
a couple of headlight adjustment/mounting buckets from a 67
or later Beetle and then try to adapt them to fit the mounting
plate on the GTI. Then you can mount the H4 7" units. However,
I'm not sure whether or not the grille will fit back in place
as the headlamps may protrude a bit.

Ric Golen
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: jmm2948@zeus.tamu.edu (Jeffrey M. Mayzurk)
Subject: Re: compatible clusters?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:58:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.221339.14231@cs.rochester.edu>, mucit@cs.rochester.edu (Bulent Murtezaoglu) writes...
> 
>Has anyone installed a GTi instrument cluster into a non-GTi '81 Rabbit?
>Is it a straight forward swap?  (I want a tach.)  If it's easy, does 
>anyone have one for sale?

I did exactly this to a friends car, and it is indeed very easy.  No 
wiring changes are required -- it plugs right in.  There is a guy selling
various parts from an '84 GTi in this newsgroup, you might see if he has
one for sale.

--
Jeffrey M. Mayzurk

jmm2948@zeus.tamu.edu

Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: christos@wucs1.wustl.edu (Christos Papadopoulos)
Subject: Re: VW's 020 (five speeds..) requested
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 22:46:59 GMT

In article <1da8dtINN7e6@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer) writes:
>
>it was requested that i tell which European Car had the article on the
>malfunctions of the VW five speeds..here it is.. i beg forgiveness in 
>advance, as it was VW&Porsche...hope that is ok??..
>ok..April 1990, page 53, titled _VW 020 Gearbox Failures: Causes and Cures_
>...got it?
>ok..basic synopsis..
>close ratios tend to be perpetrators, serial numbers up to 14102,(those
>built up to October 14,1982) have the snap rings on the differential shafts.
>and wide-ratio boxes seem also to be immune.  GTI, and GLI form
>83-86, and 84-86 Cabriolets are affected(infected??)..both A1, and A2 models
>starting at serial number 15102 (built after october 14th 1982).  usual
>falure period, between 50k and 120k.  VW part#171-498-088 offers the clips
>as part of the rebuild kit.  gear oil leaking under the tranny, or strange
>noises are first signs...smell...slipping clutch soon follows...(these
>tend to lose oil quickly...so it is imperitave that you fix it)  Techtonics
>Tuning is recommended by VW&P to fix self-machined cases, or you could buy
>another to replace it, or fix it before it goes...but remember, if you 
>buy another in the same number range, it has a good chance to also be
>w/o the clip!..well..should be enuff to go on/??..any other questions
>involving what VW&P wrote?..i'll try and answer.
>DREW
>good luck!
>-- 
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>??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
>?????????????????????????????????-----whatever!


	Ok, You got me worried! :-) I have an '84 GLI with 100K and I "think"
it's dripping gear oil (very little though). I would like to get an idea of
how serious this problem is. So I volunteer to do a short survey. If you
have (or know of) a car that is affected (see above posting) send me email
specifying model, year, miles and whether you experienced the problem or not.
If you have, then tell me if you fixed it, where and how much it cost. Feel
free to add anything else you feel useful to the net. I will collect messages
for about a week, so I will post a summary next Friday or Monday.

	Please keep those messages comming!

Christos.
From: cf947@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Chun-Hung Wan)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: European spec Corrado VR6
Date: 8 Nov 1992 01:13:29 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: cf947@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Chun-Hung Wan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I have read that the European spec Corrado carries a larger 2.9l engine
instead of a 2.8l engine as in the States.  What major differences are
there between these tow engines?  Are they significant?  Is the European
spec VR6 rated at 190 horsepwoer instead of 178hp?  Also, is this car reliable?
-- 
A motion picture major at the Brooks Institute of Photography, CA
Santa Barbara and a foreign student from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"The mind is the forerunner of all states."
From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Euro Lights
Date: 9 Nov 1992 04:58:52 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, calypso@stein.u.washington.edu (Kent Shih) says:

>     Where can I get a pair of euro style lights for my 86 Scirocco?
look through just about any mag (VW related..ie..VW trends, HOT VW's, EC)
and you can find a bountious multitude of adverts for them, i'm sure.
(never looked for that particular model, so i cannot be sure, but
i'm faily positive) good luck!
DREW
ps..i recommend a good, sound investment of about $5 into a VW trends, and
a EC..HOT VW tends not to advert for h2o jammers, even though the peeple
carry parts for both.  good luck!
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??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?????????????????????????????????-----whatever!
From: hall@satie.psu.edu (Peggy Hall)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: 84 GTI - Parts!!!
Date: 7 Nov 92 16:17:55 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

Hello there...
I am posting this for a friend, but am willing to talk about
  any information needed...
He has a 1984 GTI with parts available.
The engine and transmission are in great condition.
The body is damaged. Im not sure how bad though.
If interested at all, please either leave email on this account, 
  or feel free to call ...
His name is Chris: (215) 933-5584 .
Thanks...
Happy day..:)
From: wpc@po.CWRU.Edu (William P. Claspy)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: ECU problems?
Date: 5 Nov 1992 20:46:12 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


Larry says-

>Any comments or should I just buy a BMW and be done with Volksjunk?

Whooooooeee!  Talk about flame-bait!  Might as well jump onto rec.music.gdead
and start extolling Neil Diamond!  (wink wink)

Bill
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