[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 30, Issue 1

Sat Apr 1 21:26:07 EST 2006

Where are you located? I live in Seattle, and I always rent the valve
adjustment stuff from a place called Bow-Wow Auto Parts (or AutoVice)
in Lynnwood, WA. They rent you a shim kit and all the necessary
factory tools for something like $5 or $10 a day, then you pay for
whatever shims you use from the kit. Does the trick for me.

George

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>   1. Strange... (LBaird119 at aol.com)
>   2. Re: Strange... (Sandy Cameron)
>   3. Re: Strange... (Doyt W. Echelberger)
>   4. Re: Strange... (David Cook)
>   5. Re: Strange... (Shawn Wright)
>   6. Re: Strange... (James Hansen)
>   7. Re: Strange... (David Cook)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:34:13 EST
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Strange...
>  NO traffic except suddenly the spam has gone way up.
>     Loren
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sandy Cameron <scameron at compmore.net>
> To: LBaird119 at aol.com, vwdiesel at audifans.com
> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:09:14 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Strange...
> At 03:34 PM 31/03/2006 EST, you wrote:
> >  NO traffic except suddenly the spam has gone way up.
> >     Loren
> >________________
>
> Maybe the system is constipated?
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Doyt W. Echelberger" <doyt at buckeye-express.com>
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:58:08 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Strange...
> At 03:34 PM 3/31/2006, you wrote:
> >   NO traffic except suddenly the spam has gone way up.
> >      Loren
> >_______________________________________________
> Is my post spam:~)  Sometimes my posts get held for review.
>
> Since traffic is so low, I'll risk getting thrown off and see if this one
> connects.
>
> Required diesel content: I'm still driving a 1965 Jetta TD and looking for
> tools to use in setting the solid valves. Somebody must sell them. A pry
> bar and a disc lifter.
>
> Doyt
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
> To: diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:51:56 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Strange...
> Well, since there is nothing else to talk about...
>
> Tomorrow I plan on working on one of the two '81
> Rabbits I bought not too long ago.  Here are a couple
> bad (night time) pics of the cars overhanging the ends
> of Grandpa's trailer.
>
> <http://community.webshots.com/album/549078844idrvYj>
>
> Anyway, I plan on fixing up the green one and just
> selling it.  I'll take all the good parts from the two
> to do that.  If there are enough good parts leftover
> to fix up the other one to sell, I will, but I'm
> betting it will end up being parted out, and donating
> it's engine to a Karmann Ghia that I have yet to buy.
> The green one is the nicer one overall.
>
> So tomorrow since it will finally be nice and warm, I
> am going to spend most of the day outside, getting it
> ready.
>
> Since it has sat for at least a year, I am going to
> first replace the timing belt and tensioner, then
> install a radiator, new coolant and oil, and fuel.
> Then, we'll see if she'll run.
>
> After that, I'll clean out all the spare parts/junk in
> the car and see if I can take it for a drive to see
> why it was making all those crazy noises when we
> pulled it from the church we unloaded the trailer at
> to my house.
>
> I did notice that the wheel bolts were loose
> yesterday, so hopefully that was the major source of
> all the noise.
>
> David
>
> --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
>
> >   NO traffic except suddenly the spam has gone way
> > up.
> >      Loren
>
>
> David Cook
> Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
> Red '90 g60 Corrado
> Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
> and others in various states of disrepair
> Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:39:47 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Strange...
> On 31 Mar 2006 at 21:58, Doyt W. Echelberger <doyt at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
>
> > At 03:34 PM 3/31/2006, you wrote:
> > >   NO traffic except suddenly the spam has gone way up.
> > >      Loren
> > >_______________________________________________
> > Is my post spam:~)  Sometimes my posts get held for review.
> >
> > Since traffic is so low, I'll risk getting thrown off and see if this one
> > connects.
> >
> > Required diesel content: I'm still driving a 1965 Jetta TD and looking for tools
> > to use in setting the solid valves. Somebody must sell them. A pry bar and a
> > disc lifter.
>
> a '65 TD? Wow, those are *rare*! ;-)
>
> I got my tools on ebay, complete with a box of discs for about $20... just keep looking, they'll
> turn up.
>
>
>
>
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> To: diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:21:39 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Strange...
> I had to resend this...
> servers bounced it.
>
> Maybe Loren the evil administrator doesn't like aircooleds...
> :-)
>
> James Hansen wrote:
> > An inline watercooled into a Karmann Ghia?
> > ACK! Sacrilege!!! spit! spit!
> > why not just put in a toronado drivetrain in it then...
> > -James
> > (whose herd contains a mustard yellow 69 ghia vert.)
> >
> > On a more serious note, you may find the added weight of the watercooled
> > hanging out the back of the ghia makes for a car that can barely steer
> > on mild acceleration.  They push bad at the best of times... (understeer
> > that is)especially on braking or acceleration... or wet pavement, or
> > grass, or a slalom course in a dusty parking lot for that matter.
> >
> > Desktop dyno sez i have 130hp in the factory motor. That's plenty
> > really, any more and it would not be very safe, and thats with a light
> > motor in the back.  Add weight to the engine, you lose front weight even
> > more, making the front pretty slippy even on dry pavement.
> > -J
> >
> > David Cook wrote:
> >> Well, since there is nothing else to talk about...
> >>
> >> Tomorrow I plan on working on one of the two '81
> >> Rabbits I bought not too long ago.  Here are a couple
> >> bad (night time) pics of the cars overhanging the ends
> >> of Grandpa's trailer.
> >>
> >> <http://community.webshots.com/album/549078844idrvYj>
> >>
> >> Anyway, I plan on fixing up the green one and just
> >> selling it.  I'll take all the good parts from the two
> >> to do that.  If there are enough good parts leftover
> >> to fix up the other one to sell, I will, but I'm
> >> betting it will end up being parted out, and donating
> >> it's engine to a Karmann Ghia that I have yet to buy. The green one is
> >> the nicer one overall.
> >>
> >> So tomorrow since it will finally be nice and warm, I
> >> am going to spend most of the day outside, getting it
> >> ready.
> >> Since it has sat for at least a year, I am going to
> >> first replace the timing belt and tensioner, then
> >> install a radiator, new coolant and oil, and fuel. Then, we'll see if
> >> she'll run.
> >>
> >> After that, I'll clean out all the spare parts/junk in
> >> the car and see if I can take it for a drive to see
> >> why it was making all those crazy noises when we
> >> pulled it from the church we unloaded the trailer at
> >> to my house.
> >>
> >> I did notice that the wheel bolts were loose
> >> yesterday, so hopefully that was the major source of
> >> all the noise.
> >>
> >> David
> >>
> >> --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>   NO traffic except suddenly the spam has gone way
> >>> up.
> >>>      Loren
> >>
> >>
> >> David Cook
> >> Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
> >> Red '90 g60 Corrado Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
> >> and others in various states of disrepair
> >> Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599
> >>
> >> __________________________________________________
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> >> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> >> http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________
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> >
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
> To: "Doyt W. Echelberger" <doyt at buckeye-express.com>, diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 07:20:59 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Strange...
> Doyt-
>
> Look back on the 27th.  I responded to one of your
> responses to a post about setting valves.  The link I
> posted with the kit of shims also sells all those
> tools.  If I remember correctly, it was actually a kit
> with the tools and the shims.
>
> HTH,
>
> David
>
> --- "Doyt W. Echelberger" <doyt at buckeye-express.com>
> wrote:
>
> > At 03:34 PM 3/31/2006, you wrote:
> > >   NO traffic except suddenly the spam has gone way
> > up.
> > >      Loren
> > >_______________________________________________
> > Is my post spam:~)  Sometimes my posts get held for
> > review.
> >
> > Since traffic is so low, I'll risk getting thrown
> > off and see if this one
> > connects.
> >
> > Required diesel content: I'm still driving a 1965
> > Jetta TD and looking for
> > tools to use in setting the solid valves. Somebody
> > must sell them. A pry
> > bar and a disc lifter.
> >
> > Doyt
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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>
>
> David Cook
> Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
> Red '90 g60 Corrado
> Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
> and others in various states of disrepair
> Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599
>
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