1984 Jetta , TDI WE MUST! (1.9 AHU M-TDI)

[8v-of-fury]

Seals have less than an oil change amount of km's on them. New ones are super resilient to leaking.

I once messed around with a fresh reseal and a stuck pressure regulator. Maxed out my 200psi gauge no problem and physically slowed my drill.. no leaks

[snakemaster]

my out bolt full of black crap to , the only way i found out was poor starting from cold, the only fuel that was returning was from the injectors to the tank , it never advanced the pump with extra PSI that you could hear , cleened and refitted two weeks back to starting poor so will pull bolt tomorow .

[8v-of-fury]

Didya find more crud up in the OUT bolt?

[8v-of-fury]

On a side note, I serviced most of the electrical switches in my car. Door jamb light switches, cabin light, defrost, headlight, and 4-way. Cleaned up and slathered with die-electric. All electrical components in working order.

On top of this I used some Molybdenum Dry Lubricant and I serviced all four door handles and lock mechanisms. The door handles and latches work superb, and feel better than a brand new car!  I also used some graphite spray to lube the insides of my locks (doors and trunk), I used to be a Lock Smith and we swore by graphite.

I highly recommend this as a every-winter maintenance item.

[RabbitJockey]

I used to be a rodeo clown and we also swear by the stuff

[ORCoaster]

Clowns with Spray Graphite?  So that's how they get so many it those little cars at the circus. 

[8v-of-fury]

[8v-of-fury]

BTW, that picture is a 14km Hydro Electric Dam road twisting through some of the roughest terrain in Eastern-Canada.

[8v-of-fury]

Car is shutting off as it is supposed to.. Such an odd problem. No one knew of the issue that I talked to, and I couldn't find any literature on it either. Car also received a 1000CCA with a 160min reserve capacity, and nearly a whole tube of die-electric . Mind the electrical nightmare, function>fashion with me lol.

Ghetto front air blocker! low beam to low beam.. Doesn't do much... and a new 195 stat as well.





OEM hood blanket as well! Cut down hugely on the engine noise.

[8v-of-fury]

See my air filter in this picture???



Look at it in this picture when it was new........!




We went and resurrected the 90 Gasser today (<< LINK), it has been sitting since mid August when we got the 88 Diesel to replace it. I noticed the accordion intake pipe I have physically contracting when I revved it up for the cranking while boosting the 90..  I have had the hood open literally every day since I put this TDI and that filter in, so I have really not noticed it getting darker and darker.. haha woooooa.

However, on a side not that cardboard I put in up front from low-beam to low-beam really did its job today! The car was parked 40 minutes from me, and it was a two lane highway drive at about 95km/h. It was blocking enough air to allow the engine to obtain and hold 205* F and blow some nice heat, even with the ambient being near -10C.

[8v-of-fury]

now that it runs, start looking for replacement 020 trannies.. that TDI will kill one in short order.. guarantee it.

maybe not.. idk.. we will see whos right by next year this time!

Its this time this year KEV I routinely tow 13-1500lbs with this combination.. Still holding up just the same.

[RabbitJockey]

your radiator is tiny.  whats the deal with that?  be a man and get a real turbo, and be a man eat american bacon.

heres a real radiator



and heres a real cold air intake

[8v-of-fury]

LMFAO TRAV! I SAW THAT LOWER PICTURE LIKE 6 years ago!!!!!!! (maybe not actually.. but you catch my drift eh?)

I was like.. look at this POS LMAO!. Awesome. So awesome.

How about be a real man and have more than 1.6L of displacement..... haha

I do believe our rads are the same size, mine is more towards the driver side to clear my 120A alternator.

YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND ON TURBO'S. SMALLER THE BETTER haha.

[tyb525]

So the cardboard is really necessary then??

[8v-of-fury]

Yes. These things make NO heat... Its brutal. lol. They do, but hauling around town with no air flow, cruising? forget about it. 160f is all it can muster without the blocker. Now I can cruise 200f no problem