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From: vstem@cobra.calgary.chevron.com (D. Stewart McLeod)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Jetta experiences (Was:Re: info on jetta)
Date: 20 Nov 92 20:41:46 GMT
Organization: chevron

In article <1992Nov19.182529.10403@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com>, javad@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (Agha Javad) writes:
..blah blah ...deleted
|> 
|> Javad

I have had my '87 Jetta GL since it was 18months old. It has been 
the *BEST* car that I have ever owned.

The only two problems that I have had are: (1) replacement of the
rear fuel transfer pump; (2) replacement of the right CV joint.

Outside of these things nothing major. I take the car in for twice
a year checks to a dealer (they found the CV thing..) and I change the
oil every 3 months - replace plugs and air filter according to the
manual.

I had what I thought was a problem last night as I was driving
my 2 year old to Gymboree class. Whenever I turned left, the horn 
went off. 

Well my son thought it was a gas (he laughed every time it went off)
but the people in the quiet church parking lot I pulled into wondered
what the hell the guy in the Jetta was doing (one guy gave me the
one finger salute 8-))...it turned out that one of my keys was lodged
in the gap between the sterring wheel and the column..

Well, I can not say enought about my Jetta...103K Kilometers and 
still ticking...

-- 
D. Stew McLeod                                Internet: vstem@calgary.chevron.com
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500, Fifth Ave. S.W.                              Fax: (403) 234-5215
Calgary, Alberta, Canada   T2P 0L7
From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: diesel Jetta
Date: 19 Nov 1992 01:50:31 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, lkinsell@unix2.tcd.ie (Liam Kinsella) says:

>I have a slight problem on my `88 1.6 diesel Jetta. There is a line of
>grey on the underside of the bonnet that shouldn`t be there.
>The streak is on the right hand side of the bonnet about 6 inches in
>from the side and runs the length of the bonnet. It seems to come from
>just behind the radiator so I think that the hose to the resovoir is
>blocked and that when the engine heats up the coolant justs sprays all
>over the bonnet. The thing is that the streak is only on the bonnet and
>there is nothing on the engine itself.

just an offering..i am not sure exactly how you are describing the bonnet
(hood to me..)..but, you say the length..from the right hand side?(driver's
side, to you?..passenger to me?).at any rate..there is a streak on myne that
runs front to back length of the hood(is this what you mean?)..it is caused 
by water splashing up into the belts, which promptly spray it all over
the hood!..nothing to worry about, it is normal in wetter climes...just clean
it off..(at least, i think it is normal...)
hope this is what you are talking abt!
DREW
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Do insurance companies hate VWs?
From: emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 07:08:07 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Robert Smits

amiller@almaden.ibm.com (Alex Miller) writes:

> Why is it that VWs are so expensive to insure, relative
> to similar price, similar performance cars?  Do VW
> owners have a higher incidence of expensive claims?
> 
> I'll be interested in seeing if the Golf/Jetta A3
> cars inherit the insurance record of the A2 cars,
> especially if they have air bags.
> 
> Alex                        DISCLAIMER: yup, these are my opinions
> amiller@almaden.ibm.com


Nah, they just saw all you yuppies driving over-rated overpriced water 
coolers coming......

:-)


Robert Smits            | Water? I don't need no steenking water!
emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca   |
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: eu507dac@pts.mot.com (DOUG CHRISTENSEN X3915 P6818)
Subject: Re: OXS light
Reply-To: eu507dac@pts.mot.com
Organization: Paging and Wireless Data Group
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:20:19 GMT

In article 34728@watson.ibm.com, tomevans@ralvmm.vnet.ibm.com (tomevans@ralvmm.vnet.ibm.com) writes:
>My OXS light has come on to remind me to have my 87 Golf serviced, does anyone	
>know how to reset it?
>Thanks...
>-- 
>Tom Evans  TCP/IP Development 

On an '87 Scirocco,  there is a black box, just forward of the firewall that
the speedo cable runs through.  There is a little red or white button on the
back side of the box (hard to see).  Press that button way in until you hear
click.  That's the reset button.  You will need to redo it again at 60k and 
so on in 30k intervals.

Happy 'nuganing.

Doug Christensen    SCCA SSB Scirocco 16V
doug_christensen@pts.mot.com

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    is just waiting."  Steve McQueen, Le Mans.

Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: mark@wdcwdc.sps.mot.com (Mark Shaw)
Subject: Re: Smoky Gasoline Heater... Repairable?
Keywords: Van, Heat, Gasoline, Fumes, Boom!
Organization: Motorola Western MCU Design Center, Chandler Arizona
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:23:42 GMT

|> IsabelleIn article <1992Nov13.030208.29219@infonode.ingr.com>, macklowj@infonode.ingr.com (Jim J. Macklow) writes:
|> 
|> Are the gasoline heaters in vans servicable?  My '79 puts out
|> hot smoky air, and I'd like it to put out hot, smoke-free air.
|> This van has leaked a lot of oil in the past (and even a bit
|> now) into the heater boxes, so I'm not sure if the smoke is 
|> the heater not completely combusting and leaking, or if the
|> oily air the heater boxes are feeding the furnace has coated 
|> its innards with sludge, which burns off.
|> 
|> The amount of smoke put out isn't much;  when in motion on the
|> highway, I can smell it.  If I turn on just the heater with the
|> engine off (and van parked),  it takes about 10-15 minutes to get
|> the van filled with smoke that's visible.
|> 
|> Anyone have any ideas?  I have visions of turning this van into a
|> four-season tripmobile, and the heater is central to comfort in one
|> season and parts of two others, so I'd like to fix this problem, not
|> disconnect it.
|> 
|> Does Bentley have any info in the Van manual?

The problem is not the smoke you smell, but whether there is carbon
monoxide in the heated air!!  I am assuming that you have one of the
Stewart-Warner Southwind gas heaters that were popular in the '60s 
and '70s.  I had several cars with the accessory when I lived in 
Indiana.

You should not be getting smoke in with your heated air unless the
burner can has a leak or the unit is sucking the burner exhaust back
from the outside.  I once had a similar result due to the exhaust
pipe from the gas heater rusting thru near the body.  The exhaust
then did not get pushed out under the car and it got sucked back thru
the insulating grommet around the pipe and then into the air inlet 
for the fresh air drawn into the burner and then into the car.  When I
replaced the exhaust pipe, the problem went away.

Check your burner housing for rust and/or cracks and make sure that the
burner exhaust is complete out to the outside edge of the vehicle.

Somewhere I may still have the Stweart-Warner installation manual, as I
installed at least one unit myself, using scavenged parts from the junk
yard (on a 62 bug).  I take a peek tonight.

Until you find the problem, I would suggest that you drive with plenty
of fresh air coming into the vehicle.  You may be getting unhealthy 
levels of CO with that smoke.

Mark
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: esc@ulysses.att.com (E. Steve Crandall)
Subject: An unusual GTi - serious midlife crisis medicine
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:33:22 GMT
Distribution: nj
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill


I'm posting this to rec.autos.vw in nj as it is an unusual GTi that
would be of much greater interest to folks here than other places.

We're getting a new car and I can't keep my heavily modified (but stock
appearing) GTI.

'83 VW GTi with major modifications by Andy King of R+A Applied Arts

89.8k miles  - most  major modifications at 40k miles

Koni adjustable shocks
Neuspeed large diameter anti-roll bars - front and rear
Neuspeed engine compartment brace
Large diameter high capacity clutch installed at 80k miles
Reworked shifter
Drake (Offy) high compression hemihead/camshaft/valves
Low restriction exhaust system
Oil Cooler
High quality injectors
Stainless steel injector lines
Upgraded brakes
Deist 5 pt harness assembly on both front seats

New spark plug wires and platinum plugs at 80k miles

Comments

No radio, but antenna, wiring harnesses, and speakers installed
paint (red) is faded
VW GTi black bumper disease (black paint flakes)
battery is 2 years old
tires (Yoko 4 season high performance) have about 1 year left
Vent windows inoperative (caulked due to wind noise)
Mobil 1 used since break-in with oil and filter changed every 3k miles
Regular maintenance by Andy King of R+A
Sunroof
never crashed
LOTS of power, handles well -- serious mid-life crisis medicine!

        asking $2500

Steve Crandall
(908) 582-2361 (work)
(908) 580-0506 (home)
evan.crandall@att.com

PS	Never raced

Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: mchaffee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (REAL LIFE?!?!  HA!!)
Subject: Re: Restricted top speed (Re: 93 Jetta GLX 6 cylinder-)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:48:55 GMT

teek@flight.uwaterloo.ca (Prateek Dwivedi) writes:

>>>Speed governors:
>>>
>>>BMW only does it on the 3 series... not on the faster (more expensive)
>>>cars.  Hmmm.... r they trying to protect the poor people from
>>>themselves?!
>>
>>nope..sorry. The also do it on the 750il's, and the 850i. Not sure
>>about the others, but i KNOW they do it on these two, and can probably
>>find the article on the 850.
>>DREW

>Ok... I don't know about the 12 cylinders.. I guess I was referring to
>the 5 series and 735's (that's all that were out there when I picked
>mine up).

The funny thing is that the governors on the 3-series serve no function other
than ordering the line.  If the 3-series didn't have a governor, its top speed
would be higher than the 525i's, and wouldn't that be embarassing to the 5-
series owner who paid way more for his car and got beaten by a 325i?

Struck me as a little silly.....
===
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: eliot@stalfos.engr.washington.edu (eliot)
Subject: Re: Castrol Syntax
Organization: clearer than blir
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:12:15 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.214712.19960@oracle.us.oracle.com> jpau@oracle.com (Jeffrey Pau) writes:
>How often should I change oil if Syntax is used?
>Suggestions are appriciated!

that will depend on whether the compiler complains..


eliot
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: pgheit01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: 68 VW Bus Clutch noise?
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:29:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <141925@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV>, papp@morbid.llnl.gov (Albert L. Papp III) writes:
> Recently, my Bus has started making a new noise.  When the engine is cold and just
> started, there is an annoying rumbling sound (sounds like a bearing type noise
> to me) as the car idles in neutral with the clutch pedal up.  If I push the 
> clutch all the way in (car still in neutral) the noise goes completely away.  
> Also, I noticed that pushing the clutch in allows the car to idle slightly faster.
> Is this normal, or is there some clutch resistance that shouldn't be there?  
> When the engine is all warmed up, the noise is not present regardless of clutch 
> position.  Apart from the noise, the clutch (and car) operates just fine.

I had the EXACT same problem on my '73 bug.  My brother owned it before me, and
he noticed the problem and passed it on to me.  It is the transmission main
bearing(or so I'm told).  I left it alone, since that would require a trans
rebuild.  It made driving a little noisy, but I never noticed any problems. 
It is too late to save the bearing if it is making noise, but you may be able
keep it alive longer with a litle help.  

The first is probably why the bearing is making noise.  Park the bus on a level
place.  Check and add gear oil to the tranny.  Second, maybe even change the
oil and add Slick 50 gear treatment or equivalent.  While the jury is still out
on whether Slick 50 products are any good, it certainly can't hurt in your
case. 

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Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: cs911390@ariel.yorku.ca (MARCO S MARINI)
Subject: rims for sale
Originator: cs911390@g08.ariel.yorku.ca
Keywords: rims for sale
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Distribution: york
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:58:02 GMT




For Sale: - 4 Motomaster XGS P145/80/R13 snows on VW steel Rabbit rims (4-bolt)
            fit VW and Honda. Asking $290.
          - 4 BBS RM 61/2Jx15 H2 rims from VW Corrado. Cost $4700 (Cdn) new ...
            will sell to best offer.
          If interested reply by e-mail or call (416)660-3850 evenings.


Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: nils@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Nils Gokemeijer)
Subject: Re: How to buy a 85-87 VW Golf (or something else...)
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:48:51 GMT

In article <milo-151192152041@mielo.dorm.rutgers.edu> milo@dorm.rutgers.edu (james mielo) writes:
>In article <1992Nov13.110852.1@stsci.edu>, szapudi@stsci.edu wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>  Hi VW experts out there,
>
>>    -what is the acceptable milage (there are a
>> lot of cars out there with around 100,000 or more)
>      It's hard to say. Figure tires last 30-40k
>                                clutch 45-60+
>                                shocks  50k
>                                brakes (front pads) 30-40k (rotors) ???
>                                tranny who knows(mines gone at 30k)
>         take these things into consideration. If you buy a car with 40k on
>it expect to replace the clutch,brakes and shocks before your two years are
>up. I would never buy a car with more than 50k on it. Too much could go
>wrong but 100k seems to be the limit of VW life. Depending on the condition
>and maintenance of the previous owner, you could expect other things to
>fail but  regular wear items are relatively constant factors.
>        Stick with the GTi's. The
I bought a 85 Gti (90K) over the summer $2200 A/C disconnected,
but no rust and no problems so far. (that cost me money)
offcourse I have a higher risk of something breaking down.
My dad never buys a used car because of this risk.
Anyway, buy a used car price guide ($4.95) and it should tell you
what you can get for what price.
Personally I worry about automatics that die eventually and are very 
expensive, and turbos, and powersteering etc. The more basic the car,
the cheaper maintenance will be.

Hope this helps.

-Nils 
 












































Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Subject: Re: Shoulder belts for rear seats in Golf,GTI?
Reply-To: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Organization: UMASS DARTMOUTH, NO. DARTMOUTH, MA.
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:21:15 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.151010.23193@ee.rochester.edu>, msirota@ee.rochester.edu (Mark Sirota) writes:
>In article <mbernar-181192202706@macnet2_03.erenj.com> mbernar@erenj.com (Marcelino Bernardo) writes:
>> As the subject says, can the GTI (1985) be retrofitted with
>> shoulder belts for the rear seats.  Is this available from
>> the dealer or other source?
>
>Maybe.  US-made A2 cars (including yours, I think) from '85 to '87 have
>almost all of the necessary mounting points.  They've got the upper shoulder
>anchor, and the slots are there to be cut out from the side decks.  However,
>there is no place to actually mount the retractor.  You could fabricate a
>piece, which I have considered.  Most likely, though, you won't be able to
>find a shop to do it because of possible liability problems.
>
>You'll also need the inner C-pillar trim from an '88 or later, and the '88+
>side decks are also slightly different (but I think the early ones will
>work).  The "side decks" I'm referring to are the pieces that the rear
>speakers mount in, through which the belt must pass.
>
>The early German-made cars that do not have rear shoulder belts are already
>equipped with everything you need, I believe, but I'm not 100% sure of that.
>-- 
>Mark Sirota - Systems Staff, College of Engineering and Applied Science
>University of Rochester, Rochester NY


You can put shoulder belts on the rear in an early A2 without all that
much trouble. On the C Pilar is a mounting point, you will have to take
off the plastic trim to locate it, and then mark off its location
on the plastic trim so you can drill the appropriate hole.

Next get the front belt set from a wrecked Golf/Jetta/Etc. Mount the
reel for the shoulder belt set where the reel for the rear seats
are. Then mount the piece (I don't know what it is called) that normally
goes on the "B Pillar" onto the "C Pillar". This is the same location
which this piece is located on in the later Golfs. You then use the
same belt clasps that originally came with your car. Voila...three
point shoulder belts.

Ric Golen
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Subject: Re: How to replace broken CV joint boot?
Reply-To: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
Organization: UMASS DARTMOUTH, NO. DARTMOUTH, MA.
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:23:36 GMT

In article <1992Nov23.160226.5578@keps.kodak.com>, pz@keps.kodak.com (Paul Czarnecki) writes:
>In article <1ep9llINN6aq@fido.asd.sgi.com> thk@tyres.asd.sgi.com (Tom Kong) writes:
>>Just noticed yesterday morning that the inner boot on the right
>>side of my 86 gti was broken, and there wasn't any grease
>>oozing out, so I haven't any idea how long I've been driving
>>it that way, but I noticed no peculiar noises.  The outer boot
>>doesn't seem to be in great condition so I figure I should
>>replace that too.
>>[...]
>>Thanks for any advice.
>
>Try replacing the whole half-shaft assembly.  I'm putting new ones on
>my Mazda and at the dealer the half-shaft with 2 CV's was $100 cheaper
>than buying the 2 CV's separatly.  A rebuilt assembly was even less.
>On the mazda it was fairly simple to pop the inner one out of the
>trans axle and not too tough to get the outer one off the hub.  Mazda
>reccomends a special puller tool, I just used a hammer to bang it out.
>
>					pZ
>
Unfortunately or fortunately a GTI is NOT a Mazda. The GTIs and GLIs
have different driveshafts from their Golf/Jetta bretheren. The
shafts are larger in diameter, and are of equal weight, therefore
are harder to comeby than the run of the mill Golf/Jetta drive
shafts. A friend of mine bent one of his driveshafts on his 
GTI during the Maine Forrest Rally and it took TWO months for
him to find a used replacement.

The moral of the story is that with a GTI/GLI you are better off
getting the joints replaced on your original axles. Better yet
if you have the patience, etc, have VW remove the joints, take them
home clean them, if there are no major marks, grooves, etc., repack
them yourself, put new boots on (infact the VW boot kits come with
all you need to do each side), then put the axles back yourself. Or
just replace the boots and joints, etc.


Ric Golen

Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: finnegan@invader.navo.navy.mil (Kenneth Finnegan)
Subject: VW Heater Cores (Was: info on jetta)
Nntp-Posting-Host-[nntpd-28546]: invader.navo.navy.mil
Reply-To: finnegan@navo.navy.mil
Organization: Grumman Data Systems	
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 13:59:35 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.214509.626@linus.mitre.org>, jdouglas@MITRE.org (Jason Douglas) writes:
|> In article <SUMANA.92Nov13152416@hpcll32.0> sumana@0 (Sumana Srinavasan) 
|> writes:
|> > hi, I'm the new owner of a 86 Jetta (1.8 Litre gasoline, automatic 
|> > ) and I'd like to hear about
|> > experiences of other owners (particularly the bad ones). 
|> > -sumana
|> 
|> Perhaps we can start a thread on Jetta / Golf heater cores ?!  The cars of 
|> colleages at work have suffered this malady, and with winter upon us, you 
|> should be aware of the problem.  VW has graciously offered to pay the 
|> heater core replacement costs in 2 (out of 2) such incidents. 

To any occasional readers out there, please be aware that VW has
instituted an OFFICIAL recall program to replace the heater cores
in "affected" cars.  Call VWUS if you have not received a letter
about this recall, or if all else fails, call your local dealer.
Do NOT pay a penny towards the work, even if your dealer tries to
tell you that he has to charge you for an A/C service to do the
work. (This happened to me TWICE! Do NOT pay it.)

Anyone who paid to have the core replaced themselves can get reimbursed
by VW provided you have accurate billing records.  Also, you will
probably want to go ahead and have it replaced again, since the new
cores are supposedly of a new design to prevent the problem from
reoccuring.

I'm very familiar with the problem and the program, because I am now
on my FOURTH heater core.  VW has paid every time to have it fixed.
We'll see how long this one lasts. (1.5 weeks old and counting!)

Kenneth     . :: .::::
finnegan@navo.navy.mil

 
Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
From: andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Andrew J. Huang)
Subject: Re: Hildegarde - or - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fahvergnugen
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:33:07 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.164155.4024@keps.kodak.com> pz@keps.com (Paul Czarnecki) writes:
>(This is a reprint of an article I wrote for PitTalk, the monthly
>newsletter of the New England Region of the Sports Car Club of
>America.  It mentions a lot of local people but don't let that stop
>your enjoyment.  All of these events are true and happened in 1991.
>Warning: this story is long! -- pZ)
>
>
>
>			      Hildegarde
>
>				  or
>
>		    How I Learned to Stop Worrying
>			and Love Fahvergnugen
>
>
>______________________________________________________________________
>The Birth - in which our heroes plunge head first into the unknown,
>guided by ideals, a message from the past, and a long distance
>carpenter.
>______________________________________________________________________
>
>Last winter a new addition was made to the Czarnecki garage.  On
...
>Much racing occurred....
...
>Much racing occurred...
>Much racing occurred and it was very very hot....

>We picked up Hildegarde from Dick Shine's shop on Wednesday and headed
>to Lime Rock on Thursday evening for the IMSA races. We arrived on
>time and much racing occurred....

Hey, keep this stuff in rec.autos.sport!   :-)

-andy