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Reply #60December 16, 2010, 04:30:55 pm

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Re: Injector Question
« Reply #60 on: December 16, 2010, 04:30:55 pm »
Great news i got it started,it sounds like a diesel that needs fine tuned lol, it  figures it was 4 bad gp's, note to self never buy anything autolite ever again....  I really appreciate all the help that everyone put in on this and it will be awsome when my brother gets back from Kuwait in 30 days and we can take the rabbit out for a spin... Till then i am proceeding with phase 2 lol....

Reply #61December 17, 2010, 02:19:16 am

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« Reply #61 on: December 17, 2010, 02:19:16 am »
Great news i got it started,it sounds like a diesel that needs fine tuned lol, it  figures it was 4 bad gp's, note to self never buy anything autolite ever again....  I really appreciate all the help that everyone put in on this and it will be awsome when my brother gets back from Kuwait in 30 days and we can take the rabbit out for a spin... Till then i am proceeding with phase 2 lol....

Well done.
Always remember, that you may damage a good plug when putting it in if you overtorque.
There is, or at least used to be, a small gap around the base of the glow tube that closes up and crimps onto the tube if overtorqued, and according to VAG can lead to premature death. Maybe Bosch has better resilience :-\
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Reply #62December 17, 2010, 05:34:24 am

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« Reply #62 on: December 17, 2010, 05:34:24 am »
I noticed on the autolite plugs that there was a slight crushable part and it would turn the lead wire that attaches to it, its a shame really cause that such a waste of money, i was reading some things the other day about the cylinder head and when i got the car started i saw little bubbles as if the head wasnt torqued properly and i turned the car off retorqed the head and it sealed up tighter than a dolphins butt, now i just need to get it tuned in good it sounds like it has a damn miss. only thing im gonna do is relocate the fuel filter, extend the return lines for the fuel and replace a front soft brake hose and ill be doing donuts in the snow soon enough lol.. oh yea and that whole pesky putting in the interior stuff, and the mk4 rear seat conversion, i really wish this car was a 2 door id just say F it and be done lol.... I do like to do interior work though its my favorite thing of the build, the plaid headliner to the all leather interior, and i even got my heated leather seats working .......

Reply #63December 17, 2010, 01:53:28 pm

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« Reply #63 on: December 17, 2010, 01:53:28 pm »
Trouble with a 2 door in the UK, is that parking spaces are so small that you'd have to exit via the sunroof, or rear hatch....
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