[Vwdiesel] My new 1986 Golf !

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> Stuck a battery in it, but I still have a few bugs.  The choke/injector
> advance doo-hickey is jammed.  Car starts fine though, so maybe it's pulled
> out slightly and then got stuck.  Handle is all broke to
> bits so I'm betting it's an ongoing problem.

  Cold start timing advance or cold start knob or...  It connects to the 
backside of the pump so take a look down there and see what you can 
see.  Maybe the cable is kinked, maybe a gorilla pulled it out.  Sound 
like you'll be visiting a wrecking yard near you for a knob and a window 
regulator.  When you set up the new knob, push it all the way in and 
then make sure the lever on the back of the pump is pushed as far 
foreword as it'll go, until it rests on it's stop then tighten the lock bolt.

> 
> The blower motor is seized.  (shorted or bearings seized.)  Previously found
> a blown fuse.  Put a new fuse in.  Can hear the engine lug right down when I
> turn it on, but fan (wherever its located) does not spin.


  The motor is behind the glove box, sortta, if you have A/C.  A few bolts, 
loosen that corner of the dash and it'll pry out. 

> 
> Heater core leaking.  Car slowly fills with "mist" as engine runs.

  As mentioned, check the VIN with the dealer and you may get that one 
done for free.  :)  Otherwise, with A/C it's a little more difficult but the 
dealer can do it in about a half hour so there ARE tricks to doing it more 
quickly than Bentley describes.

> 
> Rear wiper........how in heck do you turn it on?  Front wipers and wash
> work, and rear wash motor spins.....no fluid coming out yet.

  Front wipers are lift for first and second gear, down for intermittent.  
Pull 
for wash.  Push for a blip of rear wipe, push and hold for wash.  Washer 
tank is in the rear corner. On the Rabbit's it's not too protected so they 
get broken and brittle.  I think they're identical to front ones though so 
not hard to find a replacement if you have the brackets.  :)

> 
> Brake line broken near rear center.
> 
> etc. etc. etc.
> 
> I love the ol' girl.. Only 404,000kms on it
> 

  Check the water separator (if it has it). It's back by the RR tire, where 
the 
fuel pump is on a gasser.  Just be gentle and don't break the knob off.  It's 

a BIG knob on a small, hollow shaft.  Many get totally neglected and are full 

of water. 
    Gee, don't see any with that many miles on them here.  Nobody really 
drives enough miles regularly to pile them on like that.  Of course that's 
only ~250K miles but still not terribly common although most of mine are 
about to hit the 200K mark!