Hi
Well i have had some problems with my golf and I hate the mechanics over here.
I wanna start working on the car myslef, but my knowledge about VW’s is quite
limited. Are there any good books I buy that would help me ?
The next project that i have to to is that the heating radiator (the thing that
provides heat when u turn on the ventilator) is leaking and i want to fix that
myslef.
Any books that can help me ?
Please email back
Mihai
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mi…@arcturus.oac.uci.edu (Mihai Damian) wrote:
>Hi
>Well i have had some problems with my golf and I hate the mechanics over here.
>I wanna start working on the car myslef, but my knowledge about VW’s is quite
>limited. Are there any good books I buy that would help me ?
>The next project that i have to to is that the heating radiator (the thing that
>provides heat when u turn on the ventilator) is leaking and i want to fix that
>myslef.
>Any books that can help me ?
>Please email back
>Mihai
>–
>| \ / | || | __ | |—| || Mihai Damian, University of California, Irvine
>| _ | || | | |___| || I&C Sci. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mdamian
>| | | | || | __ | | | || mi…@uci.edu |——————|
>| | | | || | | | | || mdam…@clyde.ics.uci.edu | LINUX |
The best book I’ve seen is the Bentley Service Manual (VG92). By the way,
you do not want the Bentley Repair Manual (VG87) as this is basically
just a paper copy of the microfilm and is for more experienced mechanics.
Have fun,
Tom Doblmaier
A note on your heater core project…., wasn’t this a factory recall, I
had an 86 Jetta that this was replaced for free (no more interior smelling
vaguely like maple syrup)
In article <4gkgqr$…@maze.dpo.uab.edu> Per Schroeder,
pschroe…@ms.surgery.uab.edu writes:
>A note on your heater core project…., wasn’t this a factory recall, I
>had an 86 Jetta that this was replaced for free (no more interior smelling
>vaguely like maple syrup)
Yes, though I am not sure if it is still going on.
Christopher Drayson
San Francisco, CA
cdray…@glenlake.sprl.umich.edu
: >The next project that i have to to is that the heating radiator (the thing that
: >provides heat when u turn on the ventilator) is leaking and i want to fix that
: >myslef.
Note: this may be covered under a VW Recall….check before you spend the
time and money, as it aint a fun job..
: Anybody out there tried SPAX spring and shock set yet. I’m looking for a
: set of spring and shock for my Golf III. They have a good deal for this set
: until march. They sell it for $508 (usually $695). The Neuspeed spring and
: shock set is around $599.
I’m assuming that you’re getting it from Ron’s Parts… I’ve only tried
two different (complete) kits, the Sachs and the Spax (both from Ron),
and I’ve tried a Neuspeed spring-only suspension set on my friends. The
Spax lowers the car the most — about 2 1/2 inches, whereas the Spax is
about 2, and the Neuspeed/H&R about 1 1/2. The Spax seems a little
harsher than the Sachs…over all, the handling is ok. Probably your
best bet is to actually TRY them yourself (if your local shop lets you).