Hi, I have a 91 Golf GL with 130K miles with manual trans. The car has been having this problem since I bought it about a year ago. -I start the engine cold and begin to accelerate -The engine suddenly stops ending the acceleration -Then the engine continues accelerating immediately afterwards...

Hi all, I have a 91 golf gl. I recently replaced her exhaust with the dual downpipe system and she was a dream to drive for about a month. Recently, however, she has begun hesitating on accelerations from idle and she sounds like an old truck when accelerating (I can hear the individual cylinder...

Hi all, I have a 91 golf gl. I recently replaced her exhaust with the dual downpipe system and she was a dream to drive for about a month. Recently, however, she has begun hesitating on accelerations from idle and she sounds like an old truck when accelerating (I can hear the individual cylinder...

I have a 91 Golf GL 1.8, and it's been acting a bit funky. Usually, for me, it has little power. But every now and then, i'll start it up and BAM! it's good to go! It's like I have a little sports car again. But the next day it's gone again. Another intermittent thing it'll do is when i'm...

Hi all, I have a 91 Golf GL, just passed 170k. I recently replaced the entire exhaust system, manifold on with the dual downpipe system. It was joy to drive afterwards. About a month or two after the replacement, however, she's developed a hesitation when accelerating from idle and what sounds like...

My 91 Golf was pushed into a curb by an SUV with a loose nut at the wheel. Ever since alignment shops say they can't align the front properly. I've replaced all suspension components on the affected side. But still no go. One guy suggested that if both tie rods were adjustable, he might be able to...

I have a 91 Golf gl, digfant II. I was driving home from work today and the engine sputtered down then died mid-drive. I drive a manual and was able to coast into a parking lot. The oil pressure light was flickering the entire time the engine was sputtering down. In the parking lot I checked the...

Ok, tonight, i was a total idiot. I thought it'd be smart to pull through and save myself the trouble of backing up... little did i notice that there was a PARKING BLOCK right in front of my car. I popped it in first and pulled through ... "dwup THUNKSSK". "well, i'm an idiot" i told my passenger....

Hi All, Thanks a lot for helping me out when I installed my new dual downpipe exhaust. She sounds fantastic now. Far better than the previous rattle + leak combo. And thanks again for helping me out with her second exhaust leak. It turned out to be an install error on my part. I put the exhaust...

Hi, I've got a 91 Golf GL 1.8L 5spd. It's in good condition and has 120,000 miles, it has good acceleration, performance, etc... but sometimes I need to accelerate from a stop to 60 up a fair hill, call it 20-30 degrees. It's got a real problem there. it takes forever to get up that hill, and by...

Hello all, I have a 1991 Golf diesel that is having some trouble shifting. Mostly it works fine, but since yesterday afternoon it is sometimes a little rough shifting out of second and third (mostly second). It shifts IN to every gear with no resistance, however. I haven't been able to...

Hey guys. customer recently brought in a 91 GTI. We thought it was a fuel leak at first but realized quickly that the gas was leaking out of the exhaust flange from INSIDE the exhaust. We pulled the plugs and found A LOT of fuel inside the cylinders. The car has spark but is for some reason...

car: 91 Jetta (Mexico) 1.8L gas When I got the car, I found when I was driving with the headlights "on", sometimes the running-lights (side marker, etc) were "off" -- I jiggled the rocker-style headlights a little and the everything would be fine. I checked wiring connections, etc and concluded...

Ok, Here's the update. New clutch plate, pressure plate, flywheel, release bearing plate and circlip. Just replaced release rod ans another release bearing. Still grinds and will not go into gear. Auto adjust clutch cable SEEMS to work. I need help. -- Rex Merriweather www.stunttrumpet.com

Hi I have a 91 Jetta coupe 8v,it has a problem I can't seem to figure out,i just woke up one morning and it was like this, its gutless as hell until the high rpm's and even then doesnt seem right, car seems to be running ok otherwise but when i kick it down it seems to spiratically lurch forward in...

... on my 91 Jetta Diesel (440,000 km and running great) all of a sudden the cruise control does not work anymore. It has been extremely accurate until it stopped. The rubber diaphragm is in good shape but wonder if there are any electrical components that may be the culprit. Another project is...

I was driving to work this morning (temp was in the low 50's and humidity was going up in anticipation of rain) after not having driven the car yesterday. The car in question is a '91 German-made VW Jetta 1.8L GL with automatic transmission and ~140k on the odometer. The climate control was set...

I just did a clutch job on a 91 Jetta. Everything went well (have done many of these) after s few days the clutch started to go out of adjustment. It now is impossible to get into gear while the car is running, (grinds). Do these self adjusting clutch cables go bad? This one doesn't seem broken....

I just replaced the transmission in this car and also put in a new starter. I replaced the old starter that was also new, as it would not turn over or even make a clicking noise. I now have the same problem again. Here's what I have: Good grounding, good battery, lot's of voltage at the battery...

I just bought this old beauty. Brought it home and it started spuing antifreeze from what I think is the overflow. I'm not to sure if this is the overflow. Where do you put the antifreeze? I can't find pics or specs about this car anywhere. Please help! Thanks