[Vwdiesel] Northern Ohio dieseling

[Stephen Kraus]

You are making me miss my 1989 Wolfsburg Jetta NA

On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 3:54 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Yeah, I'll say super good as well Doyt.
> I had an A2 for years- it was the best car I have ever owned.
> Others have had some FEATURES that by themselves were very nice, I really
> like the 1Z motor, the B5.5 handling, but pound for pound, the 1989 A2 was
> easily the most reliable, user friendly, economical car I have ever owned
> and maintained. Sold it to a friend at around 360000 miles 'cause he needed
> a reliable car.
> The A/C is a breeze to work on, mail me when you're ready to dive in, I can
> walk you through it.  Start watching for a good buy on a receiver dryer
> too,
> you'll be changing that out if the system has no pressure.  If it lived on
> a
> towbar, probably a rock perforated the condenser or tubing to it.
> I'd buy another good low mile A2 in a second if one came up.
> -james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Doyt W. Echelberger
> Sent: January-06-13 12:14 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Northern Ohio dieseling
>
> OK, maybe it is an interesting story.....First saw it at independent shop
> servicing my Benz and my 85 Jetta TD. Mechanic told me about the owner, who
> towed it behind his diesel motor home.....so, it lived in Florida for a
> decade, and then was towed front wheels up for ten years mostly out west
> and seldom actually driven....ending up rust-free when I got it.   But it
> did have towing brackets welded into the front bumper.  I had to replace a
> rear wheel bearing.
>
> So, how did I get it?  About 3 years ago the owner came down with leukemia,
> had a few years to live, and sold it in favor of towing a new Ford Focus
> with working air. Then he went off to Arizona to spend the rest of his life
> in the sun.  I spent about two years finding and fixing all the little
> features that had been neglected, and had plans to graft on the turbo bits
> from my expiring 85 Jetta TD. But in the end the 89 na ran so sweet and was
> so balanced that I just sat back and enjoyed it. Next big project is
> reviving the AC, but I haven't got around to it.
>
> My Benz is the main ride because everything works and it is so comfortable
> on long trips that the wife won't ride in the Jetta....even to get 40+mpg.
> So the Jetta is my personal hobby car. Still looking for ways to make the
> ride less harsh, but the mechanicals are SO DIFFERENT from the Benz that it
> may never happen. ....Considered using it to tow the Benz and the wife.....
>
> Doyt
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> At 11:05 PM 1/5/2013, Bryan Belman wrote:
> >Where did you find such an old diesel with such LOW miles. ??? super
> >good find.
> >  Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
>
>
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