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March 13, 2015, 06:30:52 pm

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What did you do to your car today?
« on: March 13, 2015, 06:30:52 pm »
Doesn't seem like we have an active thread like this around here, so here goes! Post whatever little thing you got up to that doesn't warrant it's own thread.


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Reply #1March 13, 2015, 06:34:37 pm

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2015, 06:34:37 pm »
My speedometer started randomly dropping while I was driving the other day and then completely went dead for several minutes this morning. I had to extend my wiring when I swapped to an 02A, so figured that was probably the cause. Removed everything I did previously and started from scratch, works fine now!

I had to yank my AWIC to get at that so I also dealt with a seeping fitting on the bottom of it that I've been avoiding dealing with. Hopefully no more leaks...

Finally since I think I have my oil leaks all figured out now I gave the engine bay a degreaser soak and a bath. Puuuurdy...

Now I'm off for a road trip down to Seattle. Fun fun!
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Reply #2March 13, 2015, 09:09:53 pm

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2015, 09:09:53 pm »
Last weekend it was new ball joints and leak chasing.  One on the coolant the other oil.  Today I noticed another small wet dot under the car up under the area it was dripping from before.  But on chasing down the possible leak area I wrote it off to the little bit of moisture from the hood.  Well, I am hoping so. 

Reply #3March 17, 2015, 03:09:13 pm

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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 03:09:13 pm »
Well, I fed my car large amounts of full throttle (to keep those rings against those walls) while I drove around with Brian Williams and listened intently to his stories about his time in the war zone..........
The mask and the shot(s) are actually an IQ test. If you are wearing or circulating, you just failed the test. I can't feel sorry for you.

Reply #4March 18, 2015, 12:41:48 am

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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 12:41:48 am »
Well, it was yesterday, but I checked into a scraping noise on my AAZ  in my Vanagon.. I went ahead and tried to fire it up, and it took forever.. ( think I backed my residual fuel screw out too far) then once it fired I pin pointed the noise.. I over tightened my timing belt and bent the stud it mounts to..  Weekend project #765. I may have adjusted my timing a little too far to the advanced side, .038" or ~.95mm.. I'll go back to .87-.89 when I redo it.
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Reply #5March 18, 2015, 11:26:40 am

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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2015, 11:26:40 am »
i have 4 im switching work on right now, 2 mk2's the one i adjusted my brakes(booster), installed booster, bled brakes, parked her for a bit, the other mk2 im registering today and will put her on the road for the 1st time in a few years, minor svc, swapped out really old v-rated tires for road worthy my 14" spares. i now need 2 14"rims/spares. oh i had to buy a vac pump oring and put in and a little work and she fired up,
the other is a mk3tdi, having a little prob with a timing issue, have to get 2 parts and i can re-try.some one after i timed it went into the timing; now i cannt spot my tdc notch i had marked, headache.

Reply #6March 18, 2015, 08:27:15 pm

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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2015, 08:27:15 pm »
Sold my old 14" wheels... Turned down my fuel screw a tad as I've been leaving some fairly heavy clouds even when I don't want to.  Adjusted my idle upwards a tad to try and smooth out vibrations a bit... Stared at my pump and tried to convince myself to open it up to gov mod it, but decided to leave that for another day.

Oh and I took my "other" Bosch system in for service... my Bosch Benvenuto B30 espresso machine!  Yes, Bosch is just as bad as they are with their injection pumps - no service information is available anywhere, you can't get parts, only authorized service centers can do anything with it...
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2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #7March 19, 2015, 09:53:36 am

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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2015, 09:53:36 am »
cannt go without coffee whether or not im working on my cars, gl fixing it, bosch brewed coffee, i just buy mr.coffee or a $17 black&decker, and coffee no headaches

Reply #8March 19, 2015, 10:21:18 am

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2015, 10:21:18 am »
I never would have bought the thing new but I acquired it for free.... Though I have had to pay for service a couple of times now.
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Reply #9March 26, 2015, 10:51:32 am

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2015, 10:51:32 am »
i have ins&reg for my other mk2 backup, some work, get all lights working, align, and other little stuff and she ll roll. only prob to motor is basically toast, i ll see if it ll hold together and keep on running, have to break her in.

Reply #10March 26, 2015, 03:09:23 pm

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« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2015, 03:09:23 pm »
i had forgot all this other work, im going to tear down the front of motor, replace wp, keep coolant, retime.

Reply #11March 26, 2015, 07:22:34 pm

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« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2015, 07:22:34 pm »
Got my gov mod done on my mTDI finally.  Wow, with the big cam in there it has NO trouble burying the tach needle.  I gotta look at my VNT boost map; I have it pulling off above 5K right now and this engine is still ready and willing to play in the upper ranges. :)
Bryn

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2004 Jetta Wagon - 1.8T - Blitzen

Reply #12March 27, 2015, 09:23:47 am

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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2015, 09:23:47 am »
Got my 96 GTI TDI out of the garage and drove it.....  ;)
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Reply #13March 27, 2015, 07:11:29 pm

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2015, 07:11:29 pm »
Yep, drove to and from work, need to check for rear bearing slop this weekend I get a shake at 35 now.  Already did the front end.  Might be tires too.

Reply #14April 05, 2015, 07:30:53 pm

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« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2015, 07:30:53 pm »
had tore down front of 1 engine, new water pump and a good thermo, helps a lot.
, very little smoke now, i ll hit that hill again when i come back north and go up and down a few more times ;)
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