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[sixb]

I recently bought a 91 Eco-diesel in great shape with 150k. I have owned a few Dodge and Chevy diesels from the 80s and early 90s but this will be the first vehicle I've ever owned that has the potential of getting over 20 mpg. Currently I drive a 90 Dodge 2wd diesel that gets 18-19 in town with no od, it's a great truck and has 122k on it. The new Jetta will be my new dd from now on, but will keep the old Dodge around. I'm looking forward to learning about these old vw engines/cars and defiantly need to get a little more get up and go out of this little car. here's a picture of my vehicles.

[burn_your_money]

Nice truck! The Jettas alright too 

[Syncroincity]

Welcome aboard!

Nice, solid-looking MKII Jetta. Original color? Similar to my van, in Wolfram Grey.  Interesting hubcaps... they look like Checker cab wheelcovers.
 Ditch the whitewalls, (or turn them inwards) and you're looking much better.

[ORCoaster]

Hub caps are pie pans JB welded in place.  Tires are not whitewalls he just bought if from a guy that parked to close to the curb. 

Welcome yeah,

That Dodge is going to get lonely now.  Ecodiesel, turbo, 150K   Very good find.  And about that 20 mpg?  Double it and add some more.  That baby ought to get close to 50 and with the right Injection Pump (IP) settings you might even get some more on top of that.  Depends on your daily drive and how lean you want to make it.

And clean, wow, I am envious. 

[CrazyAndy]

Like both the the car and truck; first body style to receive a Cummins all the way back in, what, '82 was it?  
Either way, you'll like that Jetta.  Get your factory service manual, stick with these forums, and you'll find that fixing these diesel VW's isn't as hard or expensive as you think.

Welcome aboard, and don't forget to ask questions!  

P.S. Love the pie plates and white stripes.

[Rising]

Wow that's an amazingly clean turbo diesel you have on your hands there! Take good care of her!

Welcome to the forums!

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[sixb]

Thanks for the welcome!
The old guy(80s) I bought it from was real proud of those hub caps! The tires are 12 years old with probably 5k on them. I will be buying new tires and wheels.
I'm the 3rd owner and the car is out of Nevada so it's rust free. That won't last long here in SALT Lake City winters, so I may look into some kind of undercoating for it.
The car is completely stock and everything works except for the factory radio. The ac even works and blows real cold but I suspect it may be going out, when you engage the compressor the car shakes real bad with the extra load. I'll deal with that next spring before the heat comes.

It's taken some reading on here to figure out what I have for sure.
MK2
K14 turbo
Non turbo pump
Coming soon,
2.5 turbo back exhaust
Up grade to the turbo style IP
Have the injectors tested and possibly upgraded
Boost, egt & rpm gauges
Tune for fun/economy and enjoy!

[R.O.R-2.0]

does this car have some sort of weird plastic cover over the head lights?

the wheels are hideous. ad so are the white walls..

besides that, its an AWESOME mk2 Jetta.. wish mine were that nice..

welcome to the forum..

[sixb]

Welcome aboard!

Nice, solid-looking MKII Jetta. Original color? Similar to my van, in Wolfram Grey.  Interesting hubcaps... they look like Checker cab wheelcovers.
 Ditch the whitewalls, (or turn them inwards) and you're looking much better.

It does appear to be the original paint.

[sixb]

Like both the the car and truck; first body style to receive a Cummins all the way back in, what, '82 was it?  
Either way, you'll like that Jetta.  Get your factory service manual, stick with these forums, and you'll find that fixing these diesel VW's isn't as hard or expensive as you think.

Welcome aboard, and don't forget to ask questions!  

P.S. Love the pie plates and white stripes.

I'm pretty sure 89 was the first year for the CTD in a Dodge.
Thanks.

[sixb]

does this car have some sort of weird plastic cover over the head lights?

the wheels are hideous. ad so are the white walls..

besides that, its an AWESOME mk2 Jetta.. wish mine were that nice..

welcome to the forum..

Yeah I wasn't sure it that was original or not on the head light covers.
Thanks.

[sixb]

Picked up some new wheels and tires for the jetta today.

[Syncroincity]

SOOO much better! Good choice.

[Gizmoman]

Nice and clean

[sixb]

Well my first tank came to 37 mpg, 489.8 miles and 13.1 gallons all city stop and go driving. I filled it like the last time until you could see fuel in the filler neck(13.1 gallons) but then was able to put another gallon in it by pushing the vent button that I learned about on this forum I also bought some stuff to build a 2.5 exhaust for it, I'm thinking that will get me over 40 mpg in town. That cat with 2 mufflers has got to be restrictive. Also I'm gonna have to come up with some kind of drink holder for my morning coffee, what have ya'll done for drink holders?