[Vwdiesel] Epiphany!!!

[dieseltdi at verizon.net]

Amazing how two little hoses in the wrong place can cause a  
persistent nagging problem.  Hayden

On Dec 19, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Tony and Lillie wrote:

> Interesting, I fixed a slight stumble on a (friends) G60 Corrodo  
> with a similar problem. After having the engine swapped, he had  
> this constant problem. Swap two vac hoses on the TB, and it was  
> fixed. This is after three trips to the dealership, to no avail.
>
> I never thought to suggest this to you, but now that my memory is  
> jogged, I'll keep it in mind.
>
> Tony Hoffman
>
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:44 PM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Epiphany!!!
>
>
>> Some of you may remember that back in April of this year, I had a
>> catastrophic turbo failure on my 98 Jetta TDI.  When I replace the
>> turbo, I also replaced all of the vacuum lines and in the process
>> broke off two of the hose barbs from the N75 valve (for you
>> nonTDIer's, this controls boost and the waste gate).  I ordered a new
>> one and three days later I reinstalled the valve with what I thought
>> was the correct hose connections.  Within a few days, while cruising
>> down the highway, I went to accelerate and the car felt like it hit a
>> wall and boost wouldn't exceed 10 psi.  I pulled to the road side and
>> made sure all the connections were in place and then restarted the
>> car and went on my way with everything working in fine order.  This
>> has happened occassionally ever since, usually when cruising down the
>> highway on cruise control, but at other times also.  Each time it
>> would reset after a restart (the dreaded "limp mode")  I went through
>> every possible scenario that I could think of.  Finally, I dove into
>> the TDI club archives with the dreaded words "limp mode"!  After
>> about 2 hours with no luck (everything suggested, I had already
>> done), I came upon a short little post:  "Make sure the hoses on the
>> N75 Valve are correctly connected.  They should be connected as
>> follows.........."  DOH!!!!!  All my problems solved by switching two
>> hoses on the N75!  Car runs great now and all is right with the
>> world.  Well not really but in my driveway things are looking up.  I
>> will post later about my latest acquisition.  Hayden
>>
>> " Those who are willing to sacrifice Liberty for Security, deserve
>> neither Liberty nor Security."  Ben Franklin
>> "Dictatorships all have common factors:  a government controlled by
>> one party, a leader who claims to have special powers outside the law
>> to keep the country "safe", secret prisons where people are locked up
>> without charges or trial and government opponents are branded as
>> unpatriotic and charged with aiding the enemy."
>>
>> Visit my website at:  http://mysite.verizon.net/resosxp8/ 
>> mydieselpages/
>> Proud owner of:
>> 2004 Passat TDI GLS, 2.0l, 8 valve, 134 HP, 247 lb/ft of torque
>> (making 150 hp with Diesel Power Tuning Box), Blue Graphite,
>> Anthracite leather interior, ABS, ESP.
>> 1998 Jetta TDI (Wetterauer Chipset, 2 1/2" exhaust, K&N Filter,  140K
>> + miles, and running biodiesel)
>> 1981 Rabbit Pickup -Awaiting a TDI engine swap with a 96 Passat 1Z
>> engine.
>> And many, many, many VWs; from a 1946 Beetle (11 Beetles total), to
>> Vans (5 - 3 splitties, 2 bay window), Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1),
>> Jettas (5), Passat (1), Dasher (1), New Beetle (1), and Rabbit
>> Pickups (3) most now gone but not forgotten.
>>
>>
>>
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" Those who are willing to sacrifice Liberty for Security, deserve  
neither Liberty nor Security."  Ben Franklin
"Dictatorships all have common factors:  a government controlled by  
one party, a leader who claims to have special powers outside the law  
to keep the country "safe", secret prisons where people are locked up  
without charges or trial and government opponents are branded as  
unpatriotic and charged with aiding the enemy."

Visit my website at:  http://mysite.verizon.net/resosxp8/mydieselpages/
Proud owner of:
2004 Passat TDI GLS, 2.0l, 8 valve, 134 HP, 247 lb/ft of torque  
(making 150 hp with Diesel Power Tuning Box), Blue Graphite,  
Anthracite leather interior, ABS, ESP.
1998 Jetta TDI (Wetterauer Chipset, 2 1/2" exhaust, K&N Filter,  140K 
+ miles, and running biodiesel)
1981 Rabbit Pickup -Awaiting a TDI engine swap with a 96 Passat 1Z  
engine.
And many, many, many VWs; from a 1946 Beetle (11 Beetles total), to  
Vans (5 - 3 splitties, 2 bay window), Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1),  
Jettas (5), Passat (1), Dasher (1), New Beetle (1), and Rabbit  
Pickups (3) most now gone but not forgotten.