[Vwdiesel] 88 Jetta Forsale NB, Canada $569 USD (aprox)

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

I advertised this (sortof) before. 88 Jetta $569USD---->
This is the same as the "sticking caliper" thread, but I'll add specs of car
again to this one in case anyone missed it.

1988 4 door Jetta GL, 1.6L turbo diesel, 5 speed. Licensed, and inspected
til Jan 31rst 2004.

384,000 kms.  Engine "partially" rebuilt last year.  Pistons rings, clutch,
timing belt and a few other odds/sods (just before I bought it, so not sure
exactly all what was done)
Champagne/light gold in color. Yucky grey interior.  Not ratty, but shows
its age to be quite honest.
NEw block heater 2 weeks ago
New glow plug last month
10LBS boost-measured myself
CD player am/fm radio. (low end) + 4 speakers.
Rebuilt PS pump this summer.
New axle+ 2 CV's last week
New brake caliper yesterday...sigh
Good group 7? large-ish battery
New a/s tires on rear this summer, fronts are winter in good (but not great)
shape.  If you don't dicker with me on the price , I'll throw in 2 brand new
13" tires. (otherwise I'll sell them separately)
Intermittent problem with drivers side front brake or wheel bearing.
Before this "wheel sticking problem" I was getting 49-50MPG every tank. (75%
hwy / 25% city driving)
Pix on request.  I just have a couple outside pix now.  No more til tomorrow
as it's dark outside now.

I just don't have the funds to repair it anymore.  We're poor.  Come with
$750CDN (aprox$569.11USD) of cold hard cash in your hands and take it away.
My loss = your gain.

Mike "ve9aa" near Fredericton, NB, Canada



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Coreen Smith" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
To: <LBaird119 at aol.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] sticking caliper?


> RATS !
>
> Replaced caliper yesterday. On the way to work today (25 miles) car seemed
> to work fine. AHA! I have it beat............N O T !
> On the way home, car gets slower and slower, smell of burning something,
> wheel is hot. $H!T, another $64 down the drain.  HAve $100 into a
> "new-to-me" axle and CV joints last week from some kind of knock.  Maybe
it
> wasn't that at all.
>
> I am left with these choices I guess.:
> Wheel bearing? (no noise and doesn't always "stick")
> Collapsed brake hose?
> Master Cylinder?
> Some kind of proportioning valve?
> Something else I'm not thinking of?
>
> When I took the old caliper off yesterday it seemed like the brake was on
> "most" of the way. IE: pads pretty much up against the rotor, leading me
to
> firmly believe at that point it was indeed a caliper problem.  Car had
been
> parked 2 days.
>
> I am ready to give up.  This is a $1000 car with only 3 months left on the
> inspection sticker.  Will need some light work to pass again. (couple pin
> holes in trunk and needs rear shoes)  I hate sinking $$ I don't even have
> into an old vehicle, (we are very strapped financially),.,.....sigh.
>
> Someone !  Buy it from me ! Put me out of my mysery.
> $750OBO A warranty written in invisible ink comes with it.
>
> Mike in southern NB, Canada
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <LBaird119 at aol.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] sticking caliper?
>
>
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >   Sure does sound like a sticking caliper, master cylinder not releasing
> > or a bad brake hose on that cailper.  Had a similar problem with Dad's
> > pickup.  We rebuilt or replaced everything but the hoses.  Come to
> > think of it I don't remember finally doing the hoses so maybe it finally
> > quit on it's own.  It was far and few between after all the new brake
> > parts.  It pulled me to a stop after it was first running.  That's what
> > prompted a whole system rebuild.  It'd sat for about 10 years.
> >      Loren
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