Forum: VW water cooled
July 13th 07, 04:45 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Amazing Passat W8 vs Corvette ZO6 Video
My 1981 Rabbit 1.6D truck can do 77mph downhill with a tailwind -- SO
THERE!!!!!!
On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:44:15 -0700, Sal >
wrote:
>270 BHP 2002 Passat W8 Six Speed Top...
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Forum: VW water cooled
July 7th 07, 05:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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driveshaft and CV joint
I replaced the driveshaft and CV joint on my rabbit today and I
noticed some evidence of some poor quality work that was done in the
past. The previous owner did not replace the small flywheel cover...
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Forum: VW water cooled
June 23rd 07, 06:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
June 23rd 07, 03:32 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
June 23rd 07, 03:15 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Forum: VW water cooled
June 17th 07, 05:28 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 3
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RUSTY shock tower repair
Has anyone ever had sucess welding in a patch panel that included a
shock tower on an inner fender of a rabbit?
Would it be better to weld in a patch for just the rusted part of the
original OR...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 26th 07, 03:46 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 3
Views: 640
1986 Quantum GL
I have a 1986 Quantum GL Wolfsburg that has ~300,000 miles on it.
The automatic transmission failed recently. The engine starts up and
runs like a champ and the car is in overall great condition...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 26th 07, 03:22 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 9
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blown head gasket?
I think my 81 diesel may have a blown head gasket.
There is pressure in the coolant bottle even when the car is cold and
I recently had to replace all of the hoses because they were starting
to...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 26th 07, 03:00 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 9
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1981 rabbit heater core
Thanks Tom for the tips. I think that I will do it the easy way.
I'll never understand some German engineering!!!!!!!
Craig O
On Thu, 24 May 2007 02:22:59 GMT, "Whole Lotta Tom"...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 24th 07, 02:37 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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1981 rabbit heater core
OK let me first of all establish that I do indeed own and read repair
manuals.
I quote from MY REPAIR MANUAL #1 ---
Figure 5.1 and 5.2 are exploded views (the pictures suck!! and don't
show any...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 23rd 07, 04:16 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 9
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1981 rabbit heater core
I cannot figure out how to exchange the heater core on my 81 diesel
pickup w/ac.
I took off the two clips from the front of the box, and I was able to
pull off the side vent in order to disconnect...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 13th 07, 11:50 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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Replies: 4
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'84 Rabbit
When my 86 Quantum ran close to the red mark, it turned out to be a
severely rusted radiator that was causing the problem. A radiator
flush will not fix the radiator when it is severely clogged, so...
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Forum: VW water cooled
May 13th 07, 11:18 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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