New rabbit owner

[Dirtrag2]

Whoa  :lol:  for your rabbit to cost 9k in repairs you would have to blow the engine 3 times and 2 or 3 tranny's. not to mention maybe a paint job!  
then maybe you would hit 9k  :shock:

[79rabbit4dr]

***drooling***

I WISH I had 9k to put into my wabbit... image all the things that'd be done... if only.

[914turboford]

My understanding is that using starting fluid on a diesel is only bad if you are using glow plugs. If you disable your GP system it is not a problem. OTOH, catastrophic GP failure can occur if starting fluid contacts a hot GP. This can cause the GP to fracture, getting pieces into the prechamber and/or combustion chamber/cylinder. I don't know this to be the case from personal experience, it is just what I have read.

[celticthor]

Actually what happens when you use starting fluid on a diesel (I say this from experience) is that starting fluid is extremely cold and when it comes in contact with a hot GP it will actually cause the tips of the GPs to swell so when you go to take them out they break off causing MAJOR headaches.

I was using starting fluid on a daily basis when I had my 88 Ford IDI since it had several fuel leaks and the GPs were bad. Ended up getting all the GPs out except for 1 which broke

[79rabbit4dr]

so;

- ether = BAD
- starting fluid = BAD

I think I can stay clear of those  :shock:

[arb]

Ether is starting fluid.

Yeah, its bad for functioning glow plugs, but why would you use it if your glow plugs were good ?

The only time I used it on an IDI was when the glow plug relay stuck "on"and burned out all 4 plugs.

[drrtybyl]

clean-looking car.  i am also a new rabbit owner.  are there any issues to look for that typically fail/break?