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May 17, 2004, 11:14:25 pm

moosiah

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1.6td rescued from certain death
« on: May 17, 2004, 11:14:25 pm »
After yrs of looking I finaly found a 1.6td in our local pic'npulll yard..... I spotted it last wk but it being mothers day I thought it best not to show up covered in diesel grime or not at all..... so I had to wait a wk to go back ,, hoping that the metal termites wouldn't wreak it in the mean time..... I would have gone monday morning 7 am ,,,,, but since I was just put on full time at the bigest scenic / lighting / show mngmnt shop in SF my wallet said "lets wait for saturday,,,, ":x:  these engines in the peoples republic of Kalifornia are Very hard to find , in 2 yrs of looking it's the only one I've seen...( at a u pic).  any how it was still there , BUT the termites had been at it , the inj lines were gone ,2 snapt off, the pan off ,the pump in pieces shaft missing, vacpump gone, injectors thrown under the Merc next door . 2 inj pump unions unscrewed and in the dirt by the back whlls  and the turbo tossed under the saab across the way......:cry:........ they stole the stock down pipe, it's the only big part I couldn't find...  I found most all the missing parts except the oil pump shaft, the inj pump throttle arm (any body got a spare?) and a inj pump pipe union check valve seat.    I also got a "ACN " code tranny too ...   the best part of the day was at the check out when I was told that it was  half price day....... $180 bucks total and $35 back  for all my junk parts for a engine core...
By the way,,,,, the Audi 4000 rear drums I swapped on the frankenbunny work great !! didn't even have to change the ebrake cables........ :D


'81 Frankenbunny: part rabbit, sirroco, golf ,caddy cabrio ,jedda and ! ford teimpo! w a little more Audi and soon some Peogeot too!!!!

Reply #1May 19, 2004, 11:59:15 am

DieselsRcool

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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2004, 11:59:15 am »
Way to go! 8)

Reply #2May 19, 2004, 12:20:54 pm

cheng

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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2004, 12:20:54 pm »
hey good job, but you got real lucky!

td's are real rare here too and I would say that mom had a higher chance of being there in a week. :wink:

keep up the good fight of rescueing these gems.

ken
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82 Caddy 1.6L
84 Jetta Turbo 1.6L
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ALL DIESEL ALL THE TIME, BABY!

Reply #3May 19, 2004, 12:21:00 pm

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« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2004, 12:21:00 pm »
Nice find.  HAHAAH metal termites, nice one  :wink: