[Vwdiesel] Saga of the principle of unintended consequences OR?.

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Well, right after I got mine done, they stopped doing the whole glow plugs, injector thing and just replaced the glow plugs and reflashed the computer.  Whole point of the recall was to get the ceramic tipped glow plugs out of the engine before they broke and ended up trashing the head.  You can call a vw dealer and give them you VIN and they can tell you what has and hasn't been done to the car..  Hayden
On Nov 23, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> My gosh, that is a LONG laundry list of things done to the car.  Can you imagine paying someone to do all of that, almost as scary as the 2nd re-flash of the ECU making you cruise work again.
> I loved that recall of cold weather start issue, swapping all of the PD injectors and glow plugs, that is almost a grand right there.
> 
> I need to find out if it was ever done to the Golf I got a few months ago.
> 
> Me buying the car cash from the 3rd owner, do you think I am still eligible to get the recall, it is on the VIN, not the owner of the car, that is all that matters, right?
> 
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> Does anyone know a public web sight to go to and look to see what re-calls were done to a VIN?  I am dreaming, will have to go back to the dealer for that info.
>  
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> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 04 Golf TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Travis . <tgott at hotmail.com>
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Saga of the principle of unintended consequences OR?.
> 
> 
> My vote is your clutch if you haven't replaced it yet will go next since you are asking. My cruise on the first glow plug recall had issues as well. Second one cured all issues. I have a scangaugeII so I can see the actual temps. I don't trust the dash gauge after seeing the actual temps. 
> 
> Question from me-I can't remember-what is the amps on an alternator from the 81 year? Mine is the style with the "W" terminal on it that I run the tach's off of. I am asking so I know how many things I can or can't put on my JD Cozy cab that I was able to mount my spare alt on. Might as well use it since I have it. I still am looking for the plug for it though if someone has one. Otherwise I will have to cut the only off my rabbit and use plugs inline to connect back in the spring since the rabbits are summer only in WI where the salt flies. 
> 
> Travis 
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