[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 23, Issue 35

[Cody Webb]

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Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 23, Issue 35


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>   1. Re: 5 speed to 4 speed conversion (LBaird119 at aol.com)
>   2. Re: Rebuild kit for all VE style rotary diesel pump (Shawn Wright)
>   3. Re: 5 speed to 4 speed conversion (Roger Brown)
>   4. Well, now we know why the TDI went into runaway... (mark)
>   5. Re: Wheel Bearings ----( Up front ) (LBaird119 at aol.com)
>   6. Re: Rebuild kit for all VE style rotary diesel pump
>      (LBaird119 at aol.com)
>   7. Rabbit droppings # 219 -- ( Respect for Elder day ? --great
>      idea ) (H .  Hagar.)
>   8. Rebuild kit for all VE style rotary diesel pump (H .  Hagar.)
>   9. Re: Basic questions from diesel owner wannabe (Ron Schroeder)
>  10. Re: Basic questions from diesel owner wannabe
>      (Libbybapa at wmconnect.com)
>  11.  Basic questions from diesel owner wannabe (Mark Shepherd)
>  12. Runaway VW diesel Lore.-- ( from runaway gang member Hagar )
>      (H .  Hagar.)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:49:33 EDT
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 5 speed to 4 speed conversion
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Message-ID: <bf.5ff443ef.306029fd at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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>  Check the letter code on the bottom of the bellhousing.  Also the 5 speed
> tranny mount bolts go horizontal, 4 speed has 4 instead of two and they
> are vertical.
>  To swap you need to change one or two of the "snap end" relay rods too.
>     Loren
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:58:48 -0700
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rebuild kit for all VE style rotary diesel
> pump
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Message-ID: <432E6FB8.18498.C8E5A85E at swright.zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
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> Looks like a deal! The hard part is getting all those pieces back 
> together!
> ;-)
>
> On 19 Sep 2005 at 7:42, Tim Hicks <emailastro at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Look at this. Is this all that is required to rebuild an injection pump?
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/cunab     its on Ebay.
>>
>> Tim Hicks
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> Shawn Wright
> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> '85 Jetta D
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
> '82 Diesel Westy
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:05:24 -0700
> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 5 speed to 4 speed conversion
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Message-ID: <432ED3B4.5090807 at ieee.org>
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> Dave wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>    My third gear went out a while back one of my
>> Rabbits.  It was a  5 speed.  A friend is going to
>> give me a transaxle to replace this one.  I don't
>> think it's a 5 speed though.  How can you tell if it's
>> a 5 speed or not?
>> If it isn't how hard is it to change the linkage's so
>> that the 4 speed would work in my 5 speed.
>
> 4-speeds all see to have "Gx" codes:
> http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/VW_020_transmission.shtml
>
> You can probably make the 5-speed linkage work with the 4-speed transaxle 
> as-is.  Might have to re-adjust the shifter throw:
> http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#Introduction
>
> -- 
>    Roger
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:13:09 -0400
> From: mark <fairlane at springcom.com>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Well, now we know why the TDI went into runaway...
> To: EuroDieselCars at yahoogroups.com, VW-TDI at yahoogroups.com,
> vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Message-ID: <200509191112.32129.fairlane at springcom.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="us-ascii"
>
> I have FINALLY gotten the 96 TDI Passat into the shop, and am about
> halfway into tearing the motor out.  As you may recall, the wife was 
> driving
> down a rural road about 2 miles from here, and the engine started racing 
> away.
> She didn't know what to do about it, and just got out of the car and ran 
> away
> as far as she could.  Kids in tow, screaming in fear.  Car ran for some 
> time,
> and finally quit.  She called me on the cell, I got in the truck and came 
> to
> get her.  Just as I began to crest the hill before the car was parked, I 
> saw
> the blue haze in the air, and knew it would be bad.  Everyone but the car 
> was
> in good shape.  I managed to start it and drove it home enveloped in a 
> cloud
> of burnt oil smoke.  It sat in the yard for some time, other projects 
> pushing
> it out of the way, and in the meantime we bought  a 05 Golf TDI to drive
> while hers was out of commision.
> Back to our story.  The car was smoking and coughing as we got it into the
> shop, and shut it off.  I noticed that there was a trail of oil under the
> car, which I traced to the exhaust.  Yes, oil running out of the exhaust.
> Today, I began tearing it apart.  Got it down to the intercooler tubes.  I
> pulled off the top one, then unfastened the bottom ones' retaining bolt, 
> then
> pulled the hose off.  I got a bath.  As in black oil bath.  At least two
> quarts poured out of the intercooler.  That explains the runaway.  What I
> haven't figured out yet, is what caused the intercooler to fill with oil.
> That's next, as I should be able to get the motor out today...
> Anyone want to take bets on what it is?  Turbo seal?  Piston ring?  Hole 
> in
> piston?
>
> Stay tuned....
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:22:53 EDT
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Wheel Bearings ----( Up front )
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Message-ID: <42.7142ef81.306031cd at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> In a message dated 9/19/2005 6:50:31 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> h_hagar at prcn.org writes:
>
>> I have the new bearing in my hand --   FAG   made in KANADA ?
>
>
>  One of my wife's relatives owns a couple of parts stores in KS.  One time
> the F.A.G. rep came in and had hats with their new ad slogan on them.
> NOBODY wanted one!  Their new slogan was something like "F.A.G.  We'll
> bend over backward to please our customers!"  ;-D
>  He just couldn't understand why nobody wanted one!
>     Loren
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:29:59 EDT
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rebuild kit for all VE style rotary diesel
> pump
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Message-ID: <99.66fb42a7.30603377 at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> In a message dated 9/19/2005 7:42:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> emailastro at yahoo.com writes:
>
>> Look at this. Is this all that is required to rebuild an injection pump?
>>
>
>  $12 postage???
>  Should be all the seals but there are no hard parts there.  Sure not
> going to fix a worn input shaft bushing or throttle bushing, etc.
>     Loren
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:19:28 -0700
> From: "H .  Hagar." <h_hagar at prcn.org>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 219 -- ( Respect for Elder day
> ? --great idea )
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Message-ID: <000201c5bd36$733cdf60$5fed7240 at bunneyblue>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2"
>
> Elder day in this forum ? is Hagar crazy ?  ---always was jepper.
>
> Funny thing I always had respect for my elders ---Now that I is one 
>   ---it seems to
> have gone out of style ?.
> Ah well life must go on. -------BUT ?   --maybe just maybe  --showing my 
> respect when I
> was a whippersnapper -- had something to do with ALL the incredible things 
> I learned
> ? -----I talk to Danish  palltalk room about every day ---and some of the 
> guys call me a
> "Fedtehas"   --eh   a person who flatter to get some favor .----the girls 
> like me too
> much.-----in their minds (the guys)..
>
> I thought I was being respectful. ?  --go figure.  ---      My body is 73 
> and my mind ?
> about 18  ---
>
> Hagar .
>
> PS :   But I love Rabbits.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:42:29 -0700
> From: "H .  Hagar." <h_hagar at prcn.org>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rebuild kit for all VE style rotary diesel pump
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Message-ID: <000701c5bd39$20ee97a0$5fed7240 at bunneyblue>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2"
>
> Pumpgang Hagar sez----at 16 US  ?    --look fair price to me. --I say buy 
> now.
>
> Hagar.
>
> PS :   like Loren said it is only a gasket kit   not a pump rebuild kit.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:03:39 -0400
> From: "Ron Schroeder" <rjs at bnl.gov>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Basic questions from diesel owner wannabe
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Message-ID: <0e3901c5bd3c$16d3bdb0$016fc782 at rjs>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Could you put a 4 cyl engine on a 5 cyl transaxle or is the bolt pattern
> different?
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > Message: 7
>> Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:28:45 +0100
>> From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
>> Subject: [Vwdiesel]  Basic questions from diesel owner wannabe
>> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>> Message-ID: <002a01c5bc8f$91bdafc0$1a154254 at pbncomputer>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Andrew why not look for a 5 cylinder diesel engine and then you can drop
> it
>> into your Quattro!
>> Miser
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:25:20 EDT
> From: Libbybapa at wmconnect.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Basic questions from diesel owner wannabe
> To: rjs at bnl.gov, vwdiesel at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <1e2.443b16d9.30604e80 at wmconnect.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> In a message dated 9/19/05 10:01:04 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
> rjs at bnl.gov
> writes:
>
>
>> is the bolt pattern
>> different?
>>
>
> it is different.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:34:33 +0100
> From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel]  Basic questions from diesel owner wannabe
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Message-ID: <000701c5bd40$66c573a0$1a334f51 at pbncomputer>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Could you put a 4 cyl engine on a 5 cyl transaxle or is the bolt pattern
> different?
>
> Bell housing different; but  what I don't know is would the gearbox part 
> be
> common? So that the 5 cylinder gear cluster could be dropped onto the end
> of a four cylinder engine/bell housing and transaxle? I suspect there 
> would
> be a swap needed with the drive to the differential as well.  0.53:1 fifth
> 8^D or about 80mpg ish
> Miser
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:29:41 -0700
> From: "H .  Hagar." <h_hagar at prcn.org>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Runaway VW diesel Lore.-- ( from runaway gang
> member Hagar )
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Message-ID: <000201c5bd40$2307d680$39ed7240 at bunneyblue>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2"
>
> She didn't know what to do about it, and just got out of the car and ran 
> away
> as far as she could.  Kids in tow, screaming in fear.  Car ran for some 
> time,
> and finally quit.
> mark fairlane.
>
> Hagar sez    Mark     -- your wife did the right thing ,-----WOW.
>
> Nothing  about a VW  diesel is more exciting and interesting IMHO  --than 
> a
> runaway.-----My Rabbit runaway tale was a winner at the local watering 
> hole -----there was
> a lot of BIG Diesel operators there---- NO one could top that one.---They 
> all talk about
> loosing brakes on Jackass Mountain BC. etc.
>
> This forum is a good place to bring up that subject ----we are a very 
> select group--- as
> far as runaways are concerned.
>
> More to come ---stay TUNED.
>
> Hagar.
>
>
>
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