[Vwdiesel] not starting...leaking fuel from somewhere

Sat Apr 5 15:42:48 EST 2003

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We tried to get the rabbit going today. We towed it behind my father's truc=
k for a few trips around the block. No joy!!!!  When we got back, I noticed=
 fuel leaking from somewhere. It was all over the front of the block.
If I have a bad injector seal, could that prevent engine startup?  Too much=
 compression loss?  What is involved with fixing that?
Thanks
Mikey
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1=2E Re: Preload on rear bearings (Lee Hillsgrove)
2=2E Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Today's yarding trip and warning... (was: Re: 'y=
arding) (Nate Wall)
3=2E Lee & others , subscription errors + OT content (Mike & Coreen Smith)
4=2E Re: Lee & others , subscription errors + OT content (Lee Hillsgrove)
5=2E Turbo-determining if it's working or not ? (Mike & Coreen Smith)
6=2E Muffler 88 Jetta , same as 90's Golf??? (Mike & Coreen Smith)
7=2E Re: Turbo-determining if it's working or not ? (Nate Wall)
8=2E Rabbit Medical attention for the JOY of it. (H .Hagar)
9=2E Re: Turbo-MORE, HP, Pressure, etc. (Mike & Coreen Smith)
10. Re: Lee & others , subscription errors + OT content (dieseltdi at earthlin=
k=2Enet)
11. Bearable sense of Humor James Hansen style. (H .Hagar)
12. Re: Turbo-determining if it's working or not ? (Sandy Cameron)

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Message: 1
From: "Lee Hillsgrove"
To:
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Preload on rear bearings
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 07:47:03 -0500

> We have used this at school, where we build a Formula-style racecar for
> competiton. ON an older car, the bore for the front wheel bearing was
very
> loose (similar config. to rabbit front bearings but 2 sealed ones). It
was
> loctite and it was green.

Yep, it's called "cylindrical retaining compound" and we use it at work as
well. I don't remember the part number, either.
Works better if you use primer with it, I can't remember if it's Primer N
or Primer T. I think either will work but one has a longer shelf life after
application.

Lee
Oo-v-oO
PP-ASEL
KB1GNI

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 04:50:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Nate Wall
To: Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com,
"Black, Waylon"
Cc: Diesel Benz ,
Audi-VW-Diesels ,
VWDiesel
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Today's yarding trip and warning.=
.=2E (was: Re: 'yarding)

Wow Gary:

Glad to hear you are o.k. now. Was it a seat spring?
That's a really freaky accident.

--Nate

--- gary wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Just got back from the Emergency Room.
>
> Today I was sitting in a wrecked 190D Sitting in the
> front seat, at a
> local pull-it-yerself yard. Getting trim off of the
> dash.
>
> Finish with the task at hand, spun around on the
> seat to get my feet out
> the door, and SPROING!!! Something projectiled
> itself out of the seat
> cushion and into... my behind.
>
> Thought to myself... "oh great, ripped my shorts"
> Went to stand up... no
> go. I was firmly stuck to the seat. Not stuck by the
> pants, not by
> skin... by the meat! What ever it was it was deep.
> It took me 20min to
> find the right angle to get myself unstuck. I was
> starting to get
> concerned. Trust me, that takes a lot!
>
> My tool bag was on the hood. All I had with me in
> the cockpit was a
> screwdriver. Couldn't yell. Nobody around. I was
> clear on the far side
> of the compound. Good thing I had my cell with me,
> even though I managed
> without it.
>
> A little blood, not much. Not a whole lotta pain.
> Finished collecting my
> parts and went home. Cleaned myself up and
> discovered I could stick my
> pinky finger into the hole. Hmmm, not good. I knew I
> would at least need
> a tetanus shot, perhaps a stitch or two. Called my
> Doc, can't see me
> until Monday. Wife demands under no circumstances to
> go to the ER. ER
> Doc says that I was "lucky" I got punctured where I
> did. Half inch in
> any direction would have been serious(Punctured
> artery, Colon, etc) Not
> good.
>
> Moral of the story, Be careful of junk vehicle,
> especially how you go
> about getting parts out; be cautious, even though
> they look to be in
> very good condition.
>
> -Gary in Orlando
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 18:38, Black, Waylon wrote:
> > I relent! You guys are wearing me out. Pant,pant.
> >
> > HI -Way Auto Parts II
> > 1910 State Highway 121
> > Lewisville, TX 75067
> >
> > 972-492-0919 - Skip
> >
> > I am trying to get a better deal on engines/trans.
> Help yourself to any
> > other things. Good luck, this weekend. After all
> the rain, it will be nice
> > and muddy.
> >
> >
> > Mostly hard parts interiors are usually destroyed
> by the help.
>
>

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Message: 3
Reply-To: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
From: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
To: "Lee Hillsgrove"
Cc:
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 08:49:12 -0400
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Lee & others , subscription errors + OT content

Lee,

Thanks,
The problem is;
You go to the webpage, put in your email addr and password---no problem so
far.
You get an email back right away saying to confirm your subscription---no
problem.
You THEN get an error email back from the mailer-daemon @ vwfans.com
The reason (AFAICT) is that when you reply to vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com
(like you're instructed to) it won't work.
Someone suggested to me (sorry, I forget who, to give you proper credit) to
reply to vwdiesel-request at audifans.com
and, voila! it worked perfectly. Nobody would think to do this, so I am
surprised you would have ANY new members at all, since whenever this has
been happening ! !

The only reason I was able to sign up, is I went searching through the
archives, emailed a dozen of you and some kind soul replied with this
method.
Emails to dans at whatever went unanswered !

How many other folks have wanted to sign up but got frustrated (rightly so)
because their subscription got denied, through some glitch which is so
easily fixed with 30seconds of changing "vwfans.com" to "audifans.com" (both
on the site and the return email the automatic mailer robot sends you)

Thanks,

Mike ve9aa, yes I am a HAM operator, hi hi! 73

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Hillsgrove"
To:
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Thanks subscription help + some OT content

>
> >When I got home tonight my mailbox was full of help from almost everyone
I
> sent a help request to >last night.
> >What a great bunch of guys. I would've never deluged the list like that
if
> I thought everyone would >return my Email, LOL!
> >Thanks everyone. I got it all settled and am now subscribed. (yaaay)
>
>
> OK, good deal, glad to see you made it.
> What was wrong that you couldn't sign on, if I may ask? We should try and
> see if we can get it "fixed" so that others won't go through the same
> hassles. Makes me wonder what the status of the list membership is if new
> people can't join. How many have simply given up and moved on?
>
>
> >VE9AA, Mike in NB, Canada
>
>
> I'd like to go OT for a moment, please, if this doesn't interest you move
> along...... :-))
>
> How many Amateur radio operators do we have on the list now? I know it
must
> be at least 5 or 6. I've been playing around with Echolink for a little
> while now and I think it would be an ideal way to have a dieselhead net
> every so often, what with the geographical spread between list members and
> the fact that not all of us have HF privileges or capabilities.
> If you're not familiar with Echolink, see here:
> http://www.echolink.org/el/
> The good thing about it is that if you're reading these messages, you
> probably have almost all of the required equipment to operate in this mode
> already.
>
> Just a thought, I think it would be interesting to ragchew and at least
hear
> the voices behind the e-mails! If anyone is interested, e-mail me off-list
> and we can try and set up a sked.
>
>
> Lee
> Oo-v-oO
> PP-ASEL
> KB1GNI
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> vwdiesel mailing list
> vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel

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Message: 4
From: "Lee Hillsgrove"
To: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
Cc:
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 08:06:38 -0500
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Re: Lee & others , subscription errors + OT content

> The problem is;
> You go to the webpage, put in your email addr and password---no problem so
> far.
> You get an email back right away saying to confirm your subscription---no
> problem.
> You THEN get an error email back from the mailer-daemon @ vwfans.com
> The reason (AFAICT) is that when you reply to vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com
> (like you're instructed to) it won't work.
> Someone suggested to me (sorry, I forget who, to give you proper credit)
to
> reply to vwdiesel-request at audifans.com
> and, voila! it worked perfectly. Nobody would think to do this, so I am
> surprised you would have ANY new members at all, since whenever this has
> been happening ! !

Haha, that was me.

ARGGHHH!!! We have had this problem for over a year! I complained about it
as far back as June 4, 2002. Time to light a fire under Dan.......
I'd HATE to see this list die a slow death of attrition, there are too many
colorful characters here! While the older diesels are slowly beginning to
wear out and rust out, there is a new crop of dieselheads coming up with the
TDIs. I know many of us on the list have "dual citizenship", myself
included.
Hagar, I think you are a recent addition. Did you have any problems signing
up?

Dan! Are you listening?

Lee
Oo-v-oO
PP-ASEL
KB1GNI

'85 Jetta 1.6 NA
'98 Jetta 1.9 TDI
'78 Ford 550 TLB DI

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Message: 5
Reply-To: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
From: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
To:
Cc:
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 10:04:52 -0400
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Turbo-determining if it's working or not ?

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Hi Guys,

I just bought an 88 Jetta Turbo diesel. 1.6L . No idea how many valves.
How can I tell if the "turbo" part is working? I know little to nothing abo=
ut diesels and less about testing the turbo.
Some of the guys at work seem to think I should hear it whining and claim i=
t turns VERRRY fast ! (30k RPM some said,hmmm)

The car seems gutless (maybe it should seem that way, LOL) Less power than =
my old 1989 Ford Escort 1.9L station wagon.

Any quick and easy way to tell?

Thanks

Mike ve9aa

Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
271 Smith Rd
Waterville, NB
E2V 3V6
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Message: 6
Reply-To: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
From: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
To:
Cc:
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 10:12:48 -0400
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Muffler 88 Jetta , same as 90's Golf???

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Long story, but a guy at work told me yesterday he has a brand-new, in-the-=
=3D
box muffler from a Golf diesel. Sorry, I don't remember the year---early 90=
=3D
's as I recall. Will this fit my 88 Jetta Diesel, or have I not given enou=
=3D
gh info?

Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
271 Smith Rd
Waterville, NB
E2V 3V6
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 06:39:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Nate Wall
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Turbo-determining if it's working or not ?
To: Mike & Coreen Smith , vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Cc: vwpickups at neubayern.net

Buy an inexpensive vacuum/pressure guage (I got one
for about $15). Tee it into the boost enrichment
duaphram line(Little hose from the intake manifold to
injection pump. Place the guage where you can close
the hood w/ out pinching the hose and where you can
see the guage. Go for a drive. Load the engine by
going up a hill at full throttle. Run the engine out
to about 3000 RPMS. At about 2,000 RPMs boost begins
to build. You should get a reading of 9 - 10 PSI at
about 2,500 - 2,800 RPMs under full load. Some turbos
are audible, some are whisper quite.

--Nate

--- Mike & Coreen Smith wrote:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> Hi Guys,
>
> I just bought an 88 Jetta Turbo diesel. 1.6L . No
> idea how many valves.
> How can I tell if the "turbo" part is working? I
> know little to nothing about diesels and less about
> testing the turbo.
> Some of the guys at work seem to think I should hear
> it whining and claim it turns VERRRY fast ! (30k RPM
> some said,hmmm)
>
> The car seems gutless (maybe it should seem that
> way, LOL) Less power than my old 1989 Ford Escort
> 1.9L station wagon.
>
> Any quick and easy way to tell?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike ve9aa
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
> 271 Smith Rd
> Waterville, NB
> E2V 3V6
> --
>
> _______________________________________________
> vwdiesel mailing list
> vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel

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Message: 8
From: "H .Hagar"
To:
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 07:24:28 -0800
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit Medical attention for the JOY of it.

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Does FIX and FUN mix ???? -- here it does. . So far Horrible Hagar only=3D
did 1980 --1982 and 1984 models.Look in intern Hagars bag of tricks , you =
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will find ---lots of Locktite products ---Molykote G-rapid spray.(dow corn=
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ing)-- Vaseline. (big jar) Most used product ?? "Fast Orange" handclean=3D
er 3.5 Litre.---For the ---WET SALT ---places (like here) Zinc rich N=3D
ever Zeese is called for. BUT around brakes ---Hagar uses a mixture of Zi=
=3D
nc dust and Rubber grease.In the bag can be found other useful items like -=
=3D
--graphite powder --white lead red lead silicon grease Yellow timesaver ---=
=3D
--and lots of Teflon Sheet and rod and tape (plumbers)
QUESTION : Is the BLACK shitty grease in CV joints easy on Caliper rubber=
=3D
?=2ESure as hell is NO ordinary ---around the Farm grease. Envy those Duran=
g=3D
o-Laredo -Phoenix Doctors.
This is "Raintree Country" Rainforest ---the Douglas Firs grow so fast --w=
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e have to check behind the Rabbit's every morning , before backing up.My na=
=3D
me for them ? TEXAS tall grass.Was Hagar from Copenhagen AWED ? by Empire=
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State -Radio city Hall -The C5A --golden state bridge ?The square Miles of=
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Texas (1953) ---hell NO ------That is reserved for the day I stood at the =
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"BIG TREE" in California ---them Texans bring bags of Termites when they=3D
visit ---The biggest tree in TEXAS would not qualify as a branch on that s=
=3D
ucker.(Hagar own a more or less derelict --dormant Sawmill 600 volt 3 phase=
=3D
job If you are American and drive by ---please drop in.--Good fishing a=3D
round here ---the DUKE use to fish here."John Wayne".----There you go LORE=
=3D
N -see you are not alone when it come to rambling on and on and on. H=3D
agar.
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Message: 9
Reply-To: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
From: "Mike & Coreen Smith"
To: "Nate Wall" ,
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Turbo-MORE, HP, Pressure, etc.
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 10:59:35 -0400

Thanks Nate,

So, it's a "pressure" I'm looking for in this line, right? (PSI) I can
probably borrow a guage from work, as I work in the BioMed/Clinical
Engineering Dept of a Hospital and we have various instruments for measuring
PSI and mmHg (mm of mercury) etc.

What kind of boost in HP does a turbo add to my lil' diesel lump? 10HP?
15HP?
What should the overall HP be for a 1.6L diesel? Seems really gutless.
I'm sure it won't leave me stranded going up hills or anything, but I'm not
used to it being so "flat" over its entire RPM range.
Acceleration is quite slow. Worse than my 89 Escort 1.9L gas.

So many questions.......ha h a LOL!!

Mike in NB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Wall"
To: "Mike & Coreen Smith" ;
Cc:
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Turbo-determining if it's working or not ?

> Buy an inexpensive vacuum/pressure guage (I got one
> for about $15). Tee it into the boost enrichment
> duaphram line(Little hose from the intake manifold to
> injection pump. Place the guage where you can close
> the hood w/ out pinching the hose and where you can
> see the guage. Go for a drive. Load the engine by
> going up a hill at full throttle. Run the engine out
> to about 3000 RPMS. At about 2,000 RPMs boost begins
> to build. You should get a reading of 9 - 10 PSI at
> about 2,500 - 2,800 RPMs under full load. Some turbos
> are audible, some are whisper quite.
>
> --Nate
>
> --- Mike & Coreen Smith wrote:
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I just bought an 88 Jetta Turbo diesel. 1.6L . No
> > idea how many valves.
> > How can I tell if the "turbo" part is working? I
> > know little to nothing about diesels and less about
> > testing the turbo.
> > Some of the guys at work seem to think I should hear
> > it whining and claim it turns VERRRY fast ! (30k RPM
> > some said,hmmm)
> >
> > The car seems gutless (maybe it should seem that
> > way, LOL) Less power than my old 1989 Ford Escort
> > 1.9L station wagon.
> >
> > Any quick and easy way to tell?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mike ve9aa
> >
> > Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
> > 271 Smith Rd
> > Waterville, NB
> > E2V 3V6
> > --
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > vwdiesel mailing list
> > vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>
>
> __________________________________________________
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 10:00:51 -0600
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Lee & others , subscription errors + OT content
From:
To: Diesel mail list

on 4/5/03 6:49 AM, Mike & Coreen Smith at ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca wrote:

> Lee,
>
> Thanks,
> The problem is;
> You go to the webpage, put in your email addr and password---no problem so
> far.
> You get an email back right away saying to confirm your subscription---no
> problem.
> You THEN get an error email back from the mailer-daemon @ vwfans.com
> The reason (AFAICT) is that when you reply to vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com
> (like you're instructed to) it won't work.
> Someone suggested to me (sorry, I forget who, to give you proper credit) =
to
> reply to vwdiesel-request at audifans.com
> and, voila! it worked perfectly. Nobody would think to do this, so I am
> surprised you would have ANY new members at all, since whenever this has
> been happening ! !
>
> The only reason I was able to sign up, is I went searching through the
> archives, emailed a dozen of you and some kind soul replied with this
> method.
> Emails to dans at whatever went unanswered !
>
> How many other folks have wanted to sign up but got frustrated (rightly s=
o)
> because their subscription got denied, through some glitch which is so
> easily fixed with 30seconds of changing "vwfans.com" to "audifans.com" (b=
oth
> on the site and the return email the automatic mailer robot sends you)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike ve9aa, yes I am a HAM operator, hi hi! 73
Mike it was I who solved your problem. Those of us that have been on the
list for some time discovered the problem when we migrated from vwfans to
audifans. Don't know why the list manager hasn't fixed the problem. Your
right though, how many people have tried to sign up but become frustrated

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