I guess I have twins now. Yesterday morning another '90 Jetta TD virtually identical to mine fell into my lap. The guy's garage told him the fuel pump had quit and it would cost him another $1200 to fix. The guy had given up and was going to dump it at the wrecker. I happened to be there when he arrived, and got it for $300! Towed it home and replaced the fuel shutoff and she fired right up! Gotta love it. Cracked windshield, noisy valves, and it looks like the head gasket is blown, but thats easy stuff. It's really clean and tight and was clearly well maintained. I'm gonna rob it for some goodies for now, then fix it up over the winter and give it to the wife. His and her identical white Jetta's!
Man am I hooked...
And by the way, I found an FN transaxle on the ground at the wrecker. 95 bucks. Guess it was my lucky day.
Thanks for the advice!