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mark: ordered one today. thanks so much; saved a lot of time trying to refurbish the 33 year old rubber with steel coil cuts in it. jon s
brian: thanks for the tutorial, i get it. i like the word random because that's exactly how things fail, as time goes on the probability of...
brian: so from a professional mechanics experience is random belt failure that increases with age/disuse the major culprit? can the bearings...
so i'm confused. it seems from recent discussion that people usually find the cam belts in good shape at change time and the consensus is that...
out of curiosity, what does a replacement window cost? is it scary bad or just bad? jon s
m18 x 1.5 on my original sender - 1981 gtsi. jon s
1945. 1981 308 gtsi bought 9/04
thanks, i will. jon s
crowndog: the 81 308 parts catalog calls for part #114927 but the sp site says that number fits the 308 qv. any experience? jon s - thanks
crowndog: thanks for that info. i'll check their site today. never hurts to have 3 senders. jon s
i checked the voltage at the fuse box and at the top of the gauge - it's not the problem i have an 81 308 and i think the original sender was...
mike: check with local welder first. i broke the ear off my thermostat housing (nice work for my very first project 10 years ago) and my welder...
sean: what i've done since i have a slope in my driveway is put the front end of the car higher than the rear end and after starting the engine...
not true. my 81 stock ignition was retarded for smog control. the electromotive unit allowed considerable in crease in spark advance and the...
having removed the ac, i may change them every 500 miles. after all we have guys who change their transmission fluid every year. i drive less...
original 308 gtsi part number is 114927. t rutlands superceeds to part number 122592 which fits the 308 qv. my new one has a different shape...
bought it from mccann before it changed hands. curiously the sender the car came with had the same fault. jon s i have the parts catalog -...
bought a new sender to fix the problem that my gauge reads about 43 psi when the true pressure is 85 psi (measured). no fix. 110 ohms to ground...
finished the major last week. just for the heck of it i went fishing with a hardware store magnet on the end of a telescope rod everywhere i...
just finished that job. rutlands has a cam cover gasket set that includes the cam covers, the front bank, side cover and the distributor bodies....
