[Vwdiesel] 89 Jetta NA diesel experience?

[Tad]

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On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:12 PM, raymond greeley <rgreeley2 at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> Hello James and all, just a question or two.
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> How does one know that he is looking at a german built vw.
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>
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> second. the headlight conversion, I am interested in such a
>
> swap. How would i know the type of relay and is there a wire
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> harness available with the lights you mention.
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>
> ray
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> > Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:04:03 -0600
> > From: jhsg at sasktel.net
> > To: doyt at buckeye-express.com; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 89 Jetta NA diesel experience?
> >
> > Doyt.
> > I had a td 89 german production Jetta.
> >
> > Just buy it.
> >
> > That has to have been the best chassis they ever made from the longevity
> and
> > robustness standpoint. It handles well, corners well, never gave me a
> > minute's grief. I sold it with original motor, at 560000km, and for all I
> > know, it's still going. The only motor work ever done was 2 cam followers
> > at 570000 (still by me for the second owner), and the usual maintenance.
> > Hands down, the best car I've ever owned.
> >
> > There are a couple weak spots. The usual leaking windshield killing the
> > fuse panel/ glow plug relays thing. I built a silicone dam so if moisture
> > ever got that far, it was diverted... BECAUSE, the plugs on the relay
> back
> > are kind of flaky, and are subject to corrosion. In fact, that would be
> the
> > first thing I would do, is de-battery it, and pull the fuse panel,
> remove,
> > clean, and dielectric grease each plug on the fuse panel back. Second
> > would be to install relays on the headlamps, particularly the high beams,
> > but the lows aren't hurt by that either. This pretty much turns the
> > headlamp circuit into a signal wire only, which will head off any
> resistance
> > heat- fuse block melting to wiring harness plug issues.
> >
> > On that note, the DOT headlights do indeed suck, and are worthy of a Yugo
> > award. There's no help for them, maybe glass ones from China, but they
> have
> > to go, they're dangerous, horrid light polluting POS. I acquired a gti
> > style conversion grill that housed the 2 big 2 small round headlamps.
> 100w
> > in the small driving lights, 80/100 in the big high/lows make for good,
> safe
> > night driving. There's lots of deer here, and without light, you hit
> them.
> > You can use them to remove paint from your garage door too if necessary,
> > just park close, and hit the high beams...
> >
> > Hope you get it. The A2's are a wonderful car.
> > -james
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> > > On Behalf Of Doyt W. Echelberger
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:37 PM
> > > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > > Subject: [Vwdiesel] 89 Jetta NA diesel experience?
> > >
> > > I have an opportunity to acquire a German-production 1989 Jetta na
> > > diesel
> > > at 97,000 miles, and would appreciate input from owners of similar
> > > vehicles
> > > regarding characteristics and eccentricities of the model.
> > >
> > > My own experience is with TD Jettas and na Rabbits from the middle
> > > 80's.
> > > They were relatively responsive cars.
> > > This one doesn't feel that way.
> > >
> > > I wonder if I could (safely) improve performance a little bit by
> > > swapping
> > > in the turbo from my 85 Jetta TD, and run it with the na injector pump
> > > (because the special TD pump from the 85 is leaking and would require
> > > an
> > > overhaul.)
> > >
> > > I drove it for about 20 minutes and found it to be alarmingly
> > > underpowered
> > > for pulling out into traffic and accelerating to highway speed. It
> > > sounded
> > > like it was reving really high while cruising in 5th gear at 60mph. And
> > > the
> > > sound level was high at all speeds. The ride was very good and the
> > > steering
> > > and handling precise, with good braking and a working emergency brake.
> > >
> > > A part was missing from the module that adjusts for altitude....some
> > > kind
> > > on aneroid device that included what looked like a vacuum advance that
> > > you
> > > would normally find on a distributor. I saw the picture, but the device
> > > was
> > > missing from the vehicle.
> > >
> > > The heater and blower worked, but the AC was only slightly noticeable
> > > at
> > > Max setting.
> > >
> > > Wipers, horn and lights all worked....no bad glass, interior 9/10. Ext
> > > 8/10. Several rust spots...one at lower edge of windshield driver
> > > side,
> > > one the size of a fist below the door sill on the driver side.
> > >
> > > Tires look 9/10 but might be old. The car was towed behind a motor home
> > > for
> > > much of its history. It has a set of tow bar eyes welded into the front
> > > bumper, and a rear trailer hitch for a trailer that weighs about 150
> > > lbs.
> > >
> > > Real cash value estimate would also be appreciated.
> > >
> > >
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