[Vwdiesel] crankshaft bolt

Thu Jun 8 18:39:09 EDT 2006

I have an 85 1.6na that I am having some work done on by a VW
mechanic.  He says the bolt won't need to be replaced.  Any thots?
Also, how about always replacing the head bolts?

On 6/8/06, vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com <vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com> wrote:
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>   1. Re: Injector removal.. (David Cook)
>   2. Re: Fwd:  cabin fan (David Cook)
>   3. cabin fan (paul lew)
>   4. Re: Fwd:  cabin fan (Sandy Cameron)
>   5. VVO conversion processes (Scott Kair)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
> To: LBaird119 at aol.com, diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 21:57:43 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Injector removal..
> I got my 27mm deep socket from O'Reilys, it was a GM
> Goodwrench brand.  It fits the injectors just
> perfectly.
>
> David
>
> --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 6/7/2006 7:18:38 PM Pacific
> > Standard Time,
> > merkurfan at yahoo.com writes:
> >
> > > I'm just wondering what you guys are using to
> > remove
> > > the injectors on the 1.5/1.6 I know it takes a
> > special
> > > socket but I about fell over when the mac guy said
> > 200
> > > dollars and 4 weeks out.
> > >
> > > I found one on ebay (and only one) for 65 shipped
> > but
> > > I figured someone on the list would know of a way
> > to
> > > get them out for less.
> > >
> >
> >   Simple.  1 1/16" or 27mm deep socket.  It MUST be
> > punched
> > out all the way though or it won't work.  If it has
> > "heft" to the upper
> > area then get a different one or a lathe to
> > clearance it.
> >   When removing injectors it's best to use an impact
> > wrench and
> > rattle it out.  Second best is a conventional
> > breaker bar/rachet
> > but be SURE you don't lean on your vectors.  ;-)
> > Always remove
> > them by pushing toward the engine and NEVER by
> > pulling toward
> > the injector pump!!!!!!!  You can crack the thin
> > area around the
> > injector if you end up with a leaning force instead
> > of a simple twisting
> > one.
> >      Loren
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> David Cook
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
> To: diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 22:00:17 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Fwd: cabin fan
> I don't know why just one part of the resistor pack
> couldn't die before the rest did.
>
> David
>
> --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
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> >   (Forwarded for Bryant since it didn't come through
> > the list)
> >      Loren
> >
> > I concur with Loren, and just fixed my resistor pack
> > on another car that
> > only worked on high and now have all speeds
> again.
> > Now, I have the opposite
> > problem on my diesel vanagon. Speeds 1-2 work,
> but
> > not speed 3. I thought
> > maybe there was a separate fuse for the high speed
> > but not according to the
> > bentley, so is the problem in the switch on the dash
> > or the fan motor
> > itself?
> >
> > Bryant
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> David Cook
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: paul lew <biovolks at yahoo.com>
> To: Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 08:07:39 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] cabin fan
> Is the sun roof or windows open when the low is on? if so the suction can make it seem like the low speed is working.
>
>
>
>  -----------------
>  Isn't 3 on the fan a full twelve volts going to the fan motor?  The
> other
> speeds are just a reduced voltage to make it run slower. So if your not
> getting full fan on 3 then that means it isn't getting any voltage at
> all.
> At least that is how I see it.
>
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On
> Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:27 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Fwd: cabin fan
>
>  (Forwarded for Bryant since it didn't come through the list)
>     Loren
>
> I concur with Loren, and just fixed my resistor pack on another car
> that
> only worked on high and now have all speeds again.  Now, I have the
> opposite
> problem on my diesel vanagon.  Speeds 1-2 work, but not speed 3.  I
> thought
> maybe there was a separate fuse for the high speed but not according to
> the
> bentley, so is the problem in the switch on the dash or the fan motor
> itself?
>
> Bryant
>
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sandy Cameron <scameron at compmore.net>
> To: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>, vwdiesel at audifans.com
> Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:06:27 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Fwd: cabin fan
> At 10:00 PM 07/06/2006 -0700, you wrote:
> >I don't know why just one part of the resistor pack
> >couldn't die before the rest did.
>
> In the resistor pack (found near the blower motor in the outlet duct on A/C
> cars, and mounted right on the motor in non-A/C equipped)  there is a
> fusible link that protects the motor, wiring, and resistors from any fault
> that slowsor stops the motor.
>
> Example: sticky bearings that may slow or stop the fan at the lower tourque
> in slow mode.
>
> The fan stops, the resistors heat up and burn out because of no air flow
> over them, perhaps setting fire to the car in the process.
> The thermal fuse is heat actuated, not current actuated.
> It is the small silvery cylinder located close to the green resistor unit in
> the resistor pack.
> It is only in the circuit for the lower speeds, not max.
> It is not considered replaceable, but guess what??
> I use a short length of  wire solder carefully tacked across the thermal,
> which will melt if it gets hot enough opening the circuit.
>
> The fan bypasses this device in full on mode, as there is no resistor in the
> circuit on high speed. Also, may be a conscious emergency provision to
> ensure availability of windshield defrosting in event of fuse failure.
>
> Eventually the sticky bearings will prevent operation on high speed too,
> resulting in a stinky burned-out motor, a blown fuse, and no further A/C or
> heat, and especially, no defrost/demist.
>
> On Goldie, (a2) once air conditioned, I have cut a portion of the cross
> strut out under the glove compartment which makes removal of the blower a
> simple task, and I have inventoried a second blower, and alternate them
> after maintenance and lube. Replacement blowers are abt $200CD.
>
> Speaking of on-board fires (the pilots worst nightmare), I had an in-flight
> incident with goldie a year ago, where some lashed-up ham radio wiring on
> the floor, passenger side, ignited the floor mat. (Note to self: always fuse
> added wiring)
>
> I was on a lighty travelled secondary road (the one less travelled?) and was
> able to pull over and beat it out. On a highway, I would have been lucky to
> get out without burns, and would have lost the car.
>
> I was amazed at how flamable those fuzzy black floor mats are (87 jetta)
> with thick black smoke. I would hope newer cars have addressed this. I would
> immagine a dropped cigarette or match would have done the same thing. Whole
> incident lasted 30 seconds, the fuzz was burned off 2/3ds of the matt, and
> even though the windows were open, I had to stick my head outside while
> braking, to avoid suffocation.
>
> That which does not kill us makes us stronger (wiser?)
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
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> From: "Scott Kair" <scott3491 at insightbb.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 05:27:59 -0500
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] VVO conversion processes
>    Our local grain milling facility, owned by Bunge SA, has proposed
> building a biodiesel manufacturing facility here in the town where I live.
> Presumably they will be refining virgin soy & corn oil, as the proposed site
> is adjacent to their oil tank farm.
>    Unfortunately, the company has been a bit heavy-handed in dealing with
> the public relations aspects of the project. They've done quite a bit of
> spot acquisition of real estate parcels, which will sink the value of
> remaining homes in the neighborhood, allowing the company to buy them cheap
> should the facility expand. The neighbors caught on to this one and packed
> the zoning commission meeting that considered the company's petition to
> re-zone the proposed site for industrial use. The hearing turned into a
> circus and the petition was denied. The city council can over-ride the
> denial, but apparently the mayor didn't have the votes to pull that off, and
> the petition was tabled for consideration.
>    At any rate, some of the neighborhood activists are honked off and
> getting misinformation about the chemicals and processes involved. Not being
> among the smarter- and better looking- set, some of them are expressing
> concerns about the safety of chemicals involved (the grain elevator used to
> explode with alarming regularity), and don't seem well versed on the
> differences between processing Waste Vegetable Oil and Virgin Vegetable Oil.
> Some don't even seem to understand that it's not an ethanol still, and
> running around bitching about how terribly mash stinks, remembering when
> folks made whiskey in their hog lots to conceal the stench.
>    While I understand that the technology hasn't quite matured, some decent
> sources on the chemicals involved in the vvo conversion processes, as well
> as localized environmental impacts would be of great help in allowing us to
> land the project. Has anyone run across such information? (My next stop will
> be the biodiesel board's site.)
>    TIA,
>    Scott Kair
>
>
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