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6204
Yes, the Isuzu Trooper was available with a diesl in 1986-88. Slow as hell. International Scout, yes...its INTERNATIONAL for cryin outloud...though I've not...
Andrew Sutton <dragon...
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Jan 1, 2003
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6205
Have a 2000 Jetta TDI, bought new in 1999. Have been reading info from your site for a while and really needed to seek the answers to many questions. I have...
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Jan 1, 2003
6:26 pm
6206
Has anyone on the list attempted to change the rotors and pads on the rear of a Jetta 2000. I have looked at the pads and they are thin and apparently one of...
r1200cm2002 <Virago10...
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Jan 1, 2003
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6207
A few days ago I took Jetta to the local dealership to have the drivers window regulator checked as there was a loud clicking coming from in the door when the...
r1200cm2002 <Virago10...
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Jan 1, 2003
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6208
You need the "special tool" to compress the piston into the caliper. The piston must turn as it's being compressed. Chris Thornton 1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door...
TexasTDI
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Jan 1, 2003
7:21 pm
6209
They CAN NOT refuse to replace the regulator clip. VWoA put out a TSB saying ALL plastic regulator clips will be replaced, FREE of charge, with the new metal...
TexasTDI
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Jan 1, 2003
7:24 pm
6210
would that be the same "special tool" that Acura said I needed, and i got for $12 at Sears? looks like a little cube with some things sticking out of it. ...
Rob S.
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Jan 1, 2003
8:04 pm
6211
Hi. I love diesels and I am thinking of getting a VW TDI. I would really like a passat tdi and a 1998 model would be awesome. However, I have never seen a...
dieselsrock <dieselsr...
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Jan 1, 2003
8:47 pm
6212
That square-shaped special tool can be bought at Pep Boys, Autozone, etc. as well. Kim...
Kim Melby
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Jan 1, 2003
8:58 pm
6213
... Don't know where you live, but AFAIK Passat TDIs were only available in the U.S. as '96 and '97 models. Lee Oo-v-oO PP-ASEL KB1GNI...
Lee Hillsgrove
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Jan 1, 2003
9:39 pm
6214
... Thanks Kim and all who helped with the brakes. Found the special tool just like you said at Pep Boys. Had a little trouble but all is back together now...
r1200cm2002 <Virago10...
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Jan 2, 2003
12:46 am
6215
I don't know. I don't work on Acura's. };-) Chris Thornton 1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 233k miles 2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 74k miles 1998...
TexasTDI
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Jan 2, 2003
1:27 am
6216
There are about 5 or 6 1998 Passat TDI's somewhere in the US. VW brought them over for EPA testing. They passed, but then VW decided not to sell Passat TDI's...
TexasTDI
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Jan 2, 2003
1:30 am
6217
i have owned my golf since september of 2002 and it has been in the shop for all but a month of my ownership. first it wouldn't go over 20rpms then it started ...
jamesa barie
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Jan 2, 2003
2:38 am
6218
You should try to get the dealer to replace it under the lemon law. I'm no expert on it, but it sounds to me like it would be invokable under your ...
Jeff Gunn
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Jan 2, 2003
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6219
This may or may not help you - this is a guide published on the Mass.gov website. It should give you an example of what the lemon law will do for you, but...
Jeff Gunn
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Jan 2, 2003
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6220
Been there done that. I started looking for one quite some time ago and found out very quickly that they were not brought in to the USA by VW. You can find...
studio53
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Jan 2, 2003
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6221
I forgot about that ... It was the crutchfield site for buying the removal tool. $5 or free with stereo purchase. ... From: <campbellonh@...> To:...
Steve Galloway
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Jan 2, 2003
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6222
From what I've read, they are talking $35k - $40k. ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful....
Jeff Donsbach
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Jan 2, 2003
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It is a lemon. Make VW buy it back. Chris Thornton 1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 233k miles 2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 74k miles 1998 VW Passat...
TexasTDI
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Jan 2, 2003
6:08 pm
6224
I had this on a Land Rover, it kept drinking coolant, and not spitting it out anywhere. With Oil in the coolant, I'd still expect the head gasket to be the...
Tardif, Nathan (N.K.)
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Jan 2, 2003
6:09 pm
6225
iirc, the there is a special tool for the rears that if you have it, it makes the job simple. Without it, it is next to impossible. Haven't done it myself, but...
Jeff Donsbach
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Jan 2, 2003
6:09 pm
6226
Anyone been to Europe and listened to the 2.8 diesel run? How quiet is it? I know one of the beauties of the VW TDI is that it sometimes doesn't even sound...
Travis McGee
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Jan 2, 2003
6:12 pm
6227
The only TDI Passats in the the US were in 96 and 97. Sedans aren't too hard to find. Wagons are pretty rare if you can find one. Rumor is that there will be a...
Jeff Donsbach
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Jan 2, 2003
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6228
I would start a claim under your states lemon laws and have them give you a brand new one. There is NO excuse for any of that. Let them ship in back to Germany...
Jeff Donsbach
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Jan 2, 2003
6:16 pm
6229
In a message dated 01/01/2003 4:40:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hillsgrove@... writes: << I would ... There are reportedly 2 (two) 1998, B5 Passat...
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Jan 2, 2003
6:22 pm
6230
A while back I got a letter from VW extending the warranty to seven years for any window regulator problems. I've got a 2002 Beetle TDI (power windows) and...
Joseph Knasinski
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Jan 2, 2003
6:37 pm
6231
Sounds like the window regulator. They will probably replace both sides and be done with it while they have it there. They did that on my Golf when only the ...
Jeff Donsbach
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Jan 2, 2003
6:41 pm
6232
Virago I would rid myself of the VW due to the poor dealer service in your area, yes, I know this is not right, but unless you do your own work, you end up...
Adrian Snare
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Jan 2, 2003
9:27 pm
6233
For those of you that enjoy the Dakar to Paris race, VW entered a 1.9L TDI in the race. They spent lots of money on the buggy ... lots of carbon Fiber. If...
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