Which way does the float go on the swing arm? With the arm pointing to the rear of the car, is the float ball on the driver or passenger side of the car, (LHD)? It will go in the empty tank either way. But, I think I remember, from years ago, that it only swings freely if it's on the correct...

I'm carefully preparing to start the car after it's been sitting for 14 years. Are the fuel lines/hoses likely to be ok, or at least good enough to start the car. They have had only pre '93 gas in them. What has been your experience with cars in continuous use? Have the hoses and braided...

Hello! I picked up an '84 Rabbit L for a fun/project/daily driver and had a few questions: Where do I find a VW badge for the front grill? Why do the dashboard electronics (dash lights, odometer, clock, etc.) work intermittently and how big a project is it to get in there and fix those? Also,...

Hello I have too many vehicles and must part with one of them. I thought I would go out to this list instead of eBAY. Mine is a pristine '84 Rabbit convertible Wolsburg edition. I am the 2nd owner. The car is the nicest Rabbit I have ever seen and have owned 40 VWs including 8 Rabbits (most...

Hi Michigan insurance rates make it necessary for me to unload one of my VW's. I have a near mint condition 1984 Wolfsburg Rabbit covertible with about 114,000 original miles. It is from Virginia and has no rust. The color is white w/white interior. Looks and runs great. 5-speed manual 4 cylinder...

Just took my '85 Jetta for the required Oregon emissions inspections - and it failed the NOx test with a measurement of 4.78 g/mi which is over the state limit of 3.70 g/mi. My first thought was - a bad EGR valve. But it doesn't have an EGR valve. My second thought was maybe I had the wrong spark...

I'm looking at buying a '85 Jetta that's for sale down the street. 150,000 miles, engine runs good, body in excellent shape, for $1,000. Only thing that concerns me is the clutch/tranny - it doesn't 'slip' but it's difficult to get into gear, you have to be at almost a dead stop to get it into...

So what does this mean and what should I do? The vehicle is an '85 and has around 152,000 miles on it. thanx

Is it possible to replace just the brushes in this alternator? Thanks. Ken

wouldnt you know itŠ my heater fan has gone, well it starts for awhile then it makes a tinkling sound and then stopsŠ oh some heat comes out the front vents but NOT ENOUGH in Toronto in January!! I am guessing I can get a replacement either from a scrap place or new from a dealer but I am...

I'm looking up a fuel pump for my GLI 16V CIS-E. Catalog asks if it's a C-code engine. How do I determine that? I do not have the VIN handy. -- - - Rex Burkheimer WM Automotive Fort Worth TX

OK guys, here's where I'm at now with this (formerly) dead VW: After going through everything from air cleaner to intake, repairing what little I could find wrong, replacing all suspect vac hoses, and fixing one vacuum leak, I got it where I could drive it - barely. It's obviously running way...

What's the capacity of the '87 16V Scirocco gas tank? It was originally sold in Massachusetts, if that makes a difference. I remember looking it up somewhere and finding 12 gallons. I just did it again, and found a replacement tank, which claims a capacity of over 14 gallons. I'm asking because...

My son hit an object and smashed in the oil pan on my 1987 Scirocco 16V. I'm assuming the oil pan from other years (86, 88, like that) of this car will fit. But as I recall the block here is pretty common. Are there other years and models I could get an oil pan off off in a bone yard and be...

I'm getting oil warnings on one of my '87 16V Scirocco's. The oil is full. I've checked it on level ground and dead cold. The warnings usually come around 2000 RPM, generally when in gear but occasionally when the car is just rolling along with the clutch disengaged. This Scirocco has 117K miles...

Can anyone suggest a place to purchase the struts, not just the cartridges, for a 1987 16V Scirocco? The strut itself is actually broken. My garage is coming up empty. Every place he looks either has only the cartridges or, despite claiming to have struts in stock, it turns out they really...

When the weather is mild, say 45 or above, moving the top lever to it's various positions does what they're supposed to. Full right, defrost (and the AC kicks in to de-humidify), second from right, floor, third from right, dash air, and so on all the way to the left three AC settings. When it's...

I wrote here a few weeks back that my son had run my '87 Scirocco 16V over a truck brake drum on the highway. Mashed the hell out of the oil pan. They've taken that down and, amazingly, there is no visible damage to the crank shaft. And my son reported that it was running fine afterwards. He...

Hi all; I'm in the process of putting in a 2.0L 16V in place of the original 1.8L 16V. On the 2.0L intake, there is a large (3/8"-1/2") vacuum port on the back of the throttle body. On the 1.8L intake there is a small vac. port on the front of the t.b. going into the fuel distributor (or...

I was just speaking with a dude at the parts counter at VW who gave up the brake line lengths: 535, 1290, 2350 and 2440 mm for front ds, ps, rear ds, ps respectively. He also told me 4.75 x 0.7 but didn't know what it meant. 4.75 mm ID and 0.7 mm wall? Anyone know size of the brake line...