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| fuel pump Info | 8/2/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: Is there any way to find out what the fuel pump PSI is for a 1988 Jetta GL 1.8
A: Here is how you check it out: Remove the fuel pump relay, and install a jumper wire with an on/off ...
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| 1973 transporter | 8/1/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I am using the haynes service manual. I was wondering if you could help me with a problem. My bus ...
A: Hey Jared, This is really a common problem. Most likely you need new points, cap, rotor, and ...
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| Passat Air Conditioner | 8/1/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have an '04 Passat 4Motion with a 1.8 Turbo. For several months my A/C has been dumping water into ...
A: There should be a rubber tube that drains the water out of the evaporator for the A/C. It is ...
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| Carburator | 8/1/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 71 super beetle with a 1600. I am having a problem with it when the weather gets over 90 ...
A: Hey Russ, Save yourself a lot of headaches, and treat yourself to a new 34-PICT3 Carb. That is ...
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| Dual Battery System for 1976 Westfalia | 7/30/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: smog for our 1976 Westy. I have heard that a dual battery system is a good idea due to the fuel ...
A: Pretty easy set up. 1) Go to www.busdepot.com and buy the dual battery relay. $12.95. 2) Place the ...
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| 1996 Jetta check engine light | 7/29/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: The Check Engine Light is on in my 1996 Jetta. I read the codes, there are two of them: P1582- ...
A: Replace the O2 sensor, this usually kicks on these lights. Why? I don't know, but I have had ...
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| 79 vw fuel injected | 7/28/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 79 bug conv. It will start up with no problem..then it won't start up right after. It will ...
A: Most likely, it's the temperature sensor. Fortunately, they are very inexpensive and available at ...
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| 1969 VW Bus | 7/28/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: The bus has been sitting in the garage with the emergency brake applied for over a year. The rear ...
A: This is a pretty common problem. Make sure that the cable isn't stuck first. If you are sure that ...
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| A/C overfill ? | 7/27/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 1999 VW Beetle. Last year the air stopped working. Service checked for leaks, said none ...
A: You can place a ice-pick type tool and bleed some out by carefully pushing the ball in (at the ...
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| 67 Ghia Coupe - Cable replacement / Oil leak | 7/26/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 67 Ghia in need of some attention. The parking brake recently came apart (had been a bit ...
A: The e-brake cables simply slide through the sleeves and you can adjust them. The accelerator cable ...
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| Seat not moving | 7/25/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I recently installed new floor boards into my 1969 VW beetle... well about 2 yrs ago. I was trying ...
A: Sometimes these seats do end up sticking a little bit. Inspect the tracks, and make sure the lever ...
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| 1968 VW Beetle stalling in reverse. | 7/24/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: Oh its a 4-speed manual, it could be something with the coil, and the reverse lights hooked up to ...
A: The reverse lights should be hooked up to the 'positive' lead on the coil. (the same lead on the ...
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| cooling system | 7/23/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I am trying to locate the thermastat on a 2000 jetta 1.8t engine
A: I do not have the thermostat location for the 2000 Jetta 1.8t engine. I do have location ...
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| 1996 Jetta check engine light | 7/21/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: The "Check Engine" light just came on in my 1996 Jetta GL. I did some checking and found out it ...
A: If the gas cap is tight, and you are sure the seal is good, the best thing to do is replace the ...
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| 74 vw horn | 7/21/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I am working on a 74 super beetle for my teenage daughter,and my latest problem is that the horn is ...
A: The wire that connects to the horn button on the steering wheel goes through the center of the ...
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| Jetta AC Problem | 7/13/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I noticed that you know a lot about older VWs, but I have a newer one I was hoping you could help me ...
A: It sounds like you spent enough money at this place to ask them one1) If you manually override the ...
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| 1968 Bus | 7/12/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I just bought this bus test drove it and i went to drive it home and got nothing no power at all! ...
A: It just seems like the battery is poorly grounded. Check the ground strap. (the - ) wire on the ...
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| 1970 Karmann Ghia | 7/12/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I replaced the rotor and distributor cap yesterday and the problem is still occurring. So I guess ...
A: Jess, Try this: Get some starting fluid and have a fire extinguisher handy. Make sure the spark ...
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| 1970 Karmann Ghia | 7/10/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have had a recurring issue with my Karman in that when I have stopped at lights/intersection and ...
A: This should help: 1) Get hotter burning plugs. 2) Make sure that you have new points, distributor ...
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| jetta wagon radio/cd system | 7/7/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: my cd/radio was working fine, but today when i've started the car and was trying to push the on/off ...
A: Check in your owners manual and first see if it's a fuse in the panel. If not, there should also be ...
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| 1969 Volkswagen Beetle..wont start | 7/6/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: Ron, you may just be my saving grace. I recently puchased and old 1969 VW Beetle that im having a ...
A: This should fix your problem. 1) Make sure that the black coil wire is on + . Take a meter or test ...
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| 2001 Passat problems | 7/6/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 2001 Passat with 48000 miles on it. It has been a good car, but all of a sudden (in the ...
A: The rear window regulator most likely is broken. I'd suggest bringing it to the dealer. The Air ...
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| 1970 problems | 7/6/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: So glad I found this website, and thanks to all of you experts for all your help for people like ...
A: One ground strap goes to the transmission and than to the chassis. Google: Mid-America Motorworks. ...
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| wiring front and rear turn and taillights | 7/6/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I bought a 1974 super beetle project car and need some help with rewirng the lights. When I flip the ...
A: Left Rear: Gray is the middle tail light. Turn Signal is Black. Brake Light is Red. Back-Up light ...
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| 73 beetle cv joint repair | 7/5/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I'm not using a manual, but have the car outside. We need to know how to take off and replace the ...
A: Go to the Mid America Motorworks site. (you are going to have to Google it, as I'm not sure of the ...
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| 1974 Volkswagon Ignition | 7/4/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I had a key made - from the door lock key code - whih works the doors fine - but not the ignition. ...
A: Aside from removing the entire steering column, the best thing you can do is have a lock-smith come ...
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| VW Beetle 1969 Front Suspension | 7/3/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a replica car that is built on the VW Beetle 1969. The front suspension is of torsion bar ...
A: I'm sure we wish it was all that easy. Each bar at the end of the 2 tubes on each side need to be ...
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| Clutch | 7/2/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS i just got my clutch replace like a month ago now its makeing a ...
A: Usually, when the clutch is replaced the throw-out bearing is as well. I would bring it back to the ...
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| the third cylinder | 7/2/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: In my search for the perfect project bus I was looking at everything available older then a 71 I ...
A: This is a very common problem, due to the fact that #3 is the last to get the maximum flow of air ...
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| 1969 VW Transporter oil cooler replacement | 7/2/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a severe oil leak coming from around the fan shroud in my recently aquired 1969 Campmobile. ...
A: You do have to remove the engine in the transporter to remove the oil cooler. In the 1969 models, ...
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| brake light 1996 golf | 7/1/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: My passenger side rear brake light comes on but is not as bright as the other side. Ive been told by ...
A: My suggestion is to take out the bulb and clean the socket with electric contact cleaner. (available ...
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| '78 Vert - Fuel Injection | 7/1/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: Currently have Bentley's and Muir manuals... Just found this site and have read some of your posts ...
A: As far as the fuel injection maintenance, there are a couple things you can do: 1) Replace the fuel ...
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| JETTA AIR CONDITIONING | 7/1/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 2000 jetta 2.0 with no air conditioning, I had problems with loosing the charge, but I ...
A: I would replace the O rings and anywhere else you see the fluorescent dye leaking, plus the ...
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| Beetle engine problems | 6/20/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a 1972 Beetle,it starts up on full choke runs for about 30 seconds then cuts out.It will not ...
A: Check these things: 1) That there are no restrictions in the fuel hose or clog in the fuel tank. ...
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| VW Fuel Injection Conversion | 6/19/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a kit car using a 1971 VW 1600 cc engine. It now uses a Solex carb. Can I buy an aftermarket ...
A: My best recommendation is to use a 1975 or later VW beetle fuel injection system. Usually, you can ...
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| thermostat | 6/18/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I have a polo 1.6 97, I have replaced the thermostat once already, then within the space of 5 ...
A: Yes the car does need the thermostat. The job of the thermostat is to allow full water flow to the ...
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| My crazy VR6, can't live with it can't live without it | 6/18/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: About 8 months ago a bought a 1997 VW Jetta III GLX VR6 2.8L and after about a month of driving it ...
A: That hose should be hooked up, I looked at your diagram. Also, the best thing you mentioned is ...
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| A/C not working | 6/17/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: Mr. Wolff: I have 1999 Jetta with 2.0L with 2.9 At the time of towing, someone put the hook on the ...
A: The compressor is designed not to kick on if there is no refrigerant in the system. The hook-ups ...
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| Passanger door eletric window wont go down! | 6/17/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: For some crazy reason the electric window on my passanger door wont go down. My drivers door window ...
A: If the window is not jammed, this sounds like a bad motor. I would suggest removing the panel ...
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| Rebuilt a 1800 | 6/16/2006 | Ron Wolff |
Q: I want to know if there plan on the net to rebuild a westfalia 73 1800 engine, I have a cracked ...
A: There is a book on the Internet www.westfalia.org written by Bentley that details every step you ...
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