Reboot 1.6

[jaysen71581]

So here i sit, the motors back in after replacing the rear main metal seal holder and seal after the the metal one had a significant failure, my axles are in, my wires connected and dare i say it im about the take it off the jack stands where its been for the last month or so but i have a doubt, my fluids will be in later today and ill be ready for the start up, hoping and praying this one works out well, i cant help but think if this time it doesnt go well i dont think i will be pulling the motor i think ill be junking the project    hope not, but i am off to finish what i started, one way or the other...

[R.O.R-2.0]

you should never accept defeat..

[jaysen71581]

trying not to its just the doubts going on in my mind, shes got oil,and coolant in her, shes off the jackstands now all i have to do is reprime my IP so my battery is on the charger for later tonight, ill have an assistant to help me then so i guess i will find out if its sink or swim time...

[DieselBalz]

That feeling when it starts, after doing a major project, its one of the reasons I love cars. Good luck. You should film it!

[nathan_b]

you should never accept defeat..

I assume you have never attempted to work on an obd1 gm product I assume?

haha

tip:
On hard to pinpoint/resolve oil leaks, pull the TB off and spin the int shaft (oil pump) with an air wrench (NOT IMPACT) to build oil pressure.

A lot better than pulling a gearbox twice.. haha.

[8v-of-fury]

Mr. Jaysen,

These cars are more simple than a bag of nails, not even cool nails, just nails..

tip:
When re priming the fuel system, it is going to take a lot of cranking to get the fuel up to the pump. Wait, did you take the fuel system apart at all? It may just fire right up However! have another car and jumper cables at the ready, because there is nothing like killing a battery for no reason, plus its hard on them.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Mr. Jaysen,

These cars are more simple than a bag of nails, not even cool nails, just nails..

tip:
When re priming the fuel system, it is going to take a lot of cranking to get the fuel up to the pump. Wait, did you take the fuel system apart at all? It may just fire right up However! have another car and jumper cables at the ready, because there is nothing like killing a battery for no reason, plus its hard on them.

if you pull fuel thru the lines, filter, and pump with a vacuum, then you dont have to burn your starter down cranking it to prime the system. then you only have to crank to get the diesel out the inj lines..

[jaysen71581]

I got her primed up and she fired up perfect, i left it run for about 20 mins looked under the car and had maybe a drop of oil which looks like i need a new gasket to go on the oil drain plug thats where its leaking from other than that nothing yet, im still going to give it a neighborhood test trial.....

[jaysen71581]

you should never accept defeat..

I assume you have never attempted to work on an obd1 gm product I assume?

haha

 Actually i had a 1992 Dodge Daytona IROC turbo, talk about a mess of vacuum lines and just chasing ghosts on that car lol.... I fixed that one, i guess i want this VW to work so bad because i absolutly love the car and really just want to enjoy it...

[jaysen71581]

Well we have good news, i drove it around a good bit yesterday with a few gremlins, nothing to major so im happy, only question i have is what size is the screw that holds down the speedo cable on the tranny.

[R.O.R-2.0]

its a goofy 11mm headed bolt most of the time.. idk the thread size off the top of my head tho..

m6 maybe?

its the same as a normal 10mm headed bolt..