[Vwdiesel] broken timing belt

Fri May 5 13:52:02 EDT 2006

The belt broke but no internal damage and runs great again.

On 5/5/06, vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com <vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com> wrote:
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>   1. Re: Liters per US gallon (The President)
>   2. Biodiesel etc (William J Toensing)
>   3. Re: Liters per US gallon--Fuel prices (David Cook)
>   4. Re: success! Removing fuel sender/pickup to       clean/polishfuel
>      tank?] (Derek)
>   5. Re: biodiesel and fuel filters (Will Taygan)
>   6. Re: Canola in diesel (Will Taygan)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "The President" <quantum-man at hotmail.co.uk>
> To: toensing at theunion.net, vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 21:18:42 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Liters per US gallon
> William
> The last time I bought diesel it was 97 pence/ litre ... or £0=97 or  £4=40
> per imp gal ...
> for those with no calculator   x by 10 / by 12 to get US Gal equiv and $1.84
> to a UK£ Soooo...
>
> 4=40 *10/12 =£3-67/USGal or 3-67*1.84
> which is $6-75 /US Gal.... :o(
>
> So stop moaning ;op
>
> Mark
>
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>
> >From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at theunion.net>
> >To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> >Subject: [Vwdiesel] Liters per US gallon
> >Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 01:21:56 -0700
> >
> >There are about 3.785 liters per US gallon. Since the Canadian dollar is
> >now worth .90 cents US, this would equate to a price of about $3.41 USD if
> >the Cdn price is $1 per liter Cdn. Here in Calif. the price of gas is well
> >over $3 a gallon. I had to pay $3.15 a gallon last night & I presume the
> >next time, prices will be higher, on their way to $4 a gallon. In some
> >remote parts of Calif., they already are. Still waiting to hear from
> >Europe.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at theunion.net>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 22:08:43 -0700
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Biodiesel etc
> I suggest everyone read this link on biodiesel, vegi oil, etc & comment. Guess I asked a good question.
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
> To: diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 11:58:37 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Liters per US gallon--Fuel prices
> Here in the US, the Government makes 10 times what the
> oil companies do on the sale of gasoline.  (Taxes, of
> course.)
>
> The profits of the oil companies, percentage wise, are
> right on line with the national average of all
> companies.  (7% for the oil companies vs. 6.8%
> average.)  Coke, for example, makes about 20% profit.
>
>
> So, if we drank as much Coke as we used gasoline, not
> only would we all be very very fat, but Coke would
> make something like 1200 Billion dollars.  Nobody
> gripes about that.
>
> The oil companie's profits are high simply because we
> use a whole lot of their product.
>
> So, I don't think that we are being robbed by the oil
> companies, but instead being robbed by the freakin'
> government.
>
> Finally, that is the major problem with fuel prices in
> Europe.  A very very large chunk of that is because of
> taxes imposed by their nearly socialistic
> governements.
>
> David
>
>
> --- William J Toensing <toensing at theunion.net> wrote:
>
> > There are about 3.785 liters per US gallon. Since
> > the Canadian dollar is now worth .90 cents US, this
> > would equate to a price of about $3.41 USD if the
> > Cdn price is $1 per liter Cdn. Here in Calif. the
> > price of gas is well over $3 a gallon. I had to pay
> > $3.15 a gallon last night & I presume the next time,
> > prices will be higher, on their way to $4 a gallon.
> > In some remote parts of Calif., they already are.
> > Still waiting to hear from Europe.
>
> David Cook
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 15:40:03 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] success! Removing fuel sender/pickup to clean/polishfuel tank?]
> My 95 was screwed ...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Taygan" <william at taygan.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:53 PM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] success! Removing fuel sender/pickup to clean/polishfuel
> tank?]
>
>
> > The fuel sender/pickup retaining ring is SCREWED on to the tank..
> >
> > No wonder I couldn't find the spot to lift..  This is a 1994, and it's a
> > genuine VW ring, could the tank be from an a2?  I wouldn't think it
> > would fit.
> >
> > And yes, it is a diesel sender/pickup/slosh tank.  (hooray!)
> >
> > Will.
> >
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Will Taygan <william at taygan.com>
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Removing fuel sender/pickup to clean/polish fuel
> > tank?
> > Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:13:26 -0800
> >
> > okay, the strap wrench and some kroil worked to loosen it, thenks guys.
> > Bentley says to turn it 15 degrees and pull.. yeah, right.
> >
> > I've realized this is a GAS tank, not a diesel tank, so maybe there is a
> > fuel pump in there all mucked up (the wire to power the fuel pump has
> > been cut.)
> >
> > I can't seem to figure out *where* the 15 degree turn should be.  Mine
> > spins over 90 degrees, and I haven't been able to wiggle it off.  I've
> > lined it up with the various ridges on the ring like Bentley says, to no
> > avail, but there are part numbers and other markings on the ring.
> >
> > Anyone have an a3 that they can look and tell me where the part # should
> > be in relation to the fully locked (or even better, the fully open)
> > position?
> >
> > aargh!
> >
> > Will.
> >
> >
> >
> > (On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 09:32 -0400, Sandy Cameron wrote:
> >> At 09:47 PM 27/04/2006 -0800, you wrote: the cover
> >> >plate off in the trunk and can get at the pickup/sender unit but @#$ if
> >> >I can turn the plastic nut that holds it on.  I've used a block of wood
> >> >and a hammer and it's just shearing the little grip flanges off.  I was
> >> >thinking of hacking the whole thing off and buying a new one, but only
> >> >the nut is available, so I'm up a crick if I damage the pickup/sender.
> >> >
> >>
> >> A large strap wrench??
> >>
> >> If you have to cut it, send me an address and I will mail you one (no
> >> charge) I have a couple of extra tanks from parters.
> >>
> >> The unit is straight down, How to decribe this without waving arms?) The
> >> flange of the insert is the same dia. as the outside of the tank opening.
> >> There is a big rubber gasket ring between the insert and the tank, dont
> >> let
> >> it fall into thentank (a friend did, what a maess when we fillled it with
> >> veggie in my driveway...Exon Valdeez
> >>
> >> Make a horizontal cut usinh a hacksaw blade across the top, then worry it
> >> verticaly, or just split it with a big screwdriver.
> >>
> >> I think if you could warm it up with a hairdryer, and then apply a strap
> >> wrench, it would come loose.
> >>
> >> Vacuum the dirt and sand from the area before taking the unit out, after
> >> removing the ring.
> >> You will find the mesh of the white plastic screen at the bottom of the
> >> intake has "healed over" somewhat..poke some bigger holes in it to let
> >> the
> >> cold flow thru in -40 weather.
> >>
> >> The flter will take care of the junk that gets through
> >>
> >> Sandy
> >>
> >>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Will Taygan <william at taygan.com>
> To: sshourds at flash.net
> Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 10:27:04 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] biodiesel and fuel filters
> I stick a napa gold 3006 (wix 33006) 81 Mercedes diesel prefilter on
> before my reuglar VW filter.  B20 will SLOWLY clean out the tank, if at
> all..  B100 is what really cleans it.
>
> Will.
>
> On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 23:20 -0500, S. Shourds wrote:
> > They put a B20 pump on I-35 in Denton, TX.  The city collects oil from
> > restaurants in town and processes it at their landfill using gas
> > recovered from said landfill.  Pretty all-around neat-o.  I haven't got
> > up there to see it yet, but someday....  My boss has a '98 TDI and is
> > very interested in running it in his car, but isn't sure about the
> > filter effect.  The disclaimer we've both heard is that if you already
> > have high milage on your Diesel, the bioDiesel's detergent properties
> > will trash a filter or two while it cleans out the system.  Is that an
> > observable phenomenon?  My plan would be to stick a cheap in-line filter
> > in before the stock filter and have several spares.
> >
> > What's the experience of the more experienced?
> >
> > -Shalyn
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Will Taygan <william at taygan.com>
> To: William J Toensing <toensing at theunion.net>
> Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 10:30:54 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Canola in diesel
> You should read this article on blending vegoil:
>
> <http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/159605551/m/761101075/r/181101075#181101075>
>
> over 20% unheated veggie oil is a no-no.
>
> (the original is on the U of ID website, I just don't have it
> bookmarked)
>
> Actually, newer research show that as low as 2.5% unheated vegoil blends
> can increase coking, but 20% seems to be a functional number where bad
> things start to happen.
>
> Will.
>
> On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 01:28 -0700, William J Toensing wrote:
> > Sandy, did you have to make any modifications to run 50% canola & 50%diesel? If so, what?  Does this mixture give any improvement in fuel economy? Does it help or hinder longevity?
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