... shocks and a 45mm spacer I fit between 2 spring perches, getting the spring into position is proving to be a real PITA! One guy told me I have to cut a...
Got to figure out where to put the front facing turn signals, side markers are a great idea. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I bet that you have a bad Clutch master & slave cylinder, a bad pressure plate, a bad pilot bushing, bad throwout bearing. Get out yer bently manual! Scoty ......
Honey Moon at wwww.ranchopacifico.com The got to watch a Explorer try and keep up with the QSW-Toyo Observ'd winter tires, in the rear view mirror he looped it...
Good day all! Just to report in, it has ben an adventurous tme for me in Syncro-land. Re: the clutch... the whole brake fluid connection intrigues me, if only...
Buy your QSW parts from AZ Auothaus- www.azautohaus.com, German Parts and Restoration, www.gprparts.com, parts4vws-Pottermans, I heard that The Bus Depot had...
Anyone want to comment on possibly worn/bad gear synchronizers? I had a synchronizer go in my Tii years ago - symptom, no- go into one of the gears (I can't...
Tii trannys are notoriously weak. QSW/4000quattro trannies are bullet proof. I guess it's a possibility, [though you have to remove the tranny anyways] if...
Thanks, Scoty! Dave _____ From: syncronized@yahoogroups.com [mailto:syncronized@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scot W. Banks Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008...
Thanks for the parts heads-up; I'm really starting to wonder about that $6 Auto-zone belt... I had to loosen every bolt on the alternator, and even with it...
They sold you the wrong belt that is too short. When you pre-load a belt that tight, you will Destroy the alternator belts and cause excessive pre-load the...
When you buy a $6 belt, you buying at the bottom of the quality barrel. A too-tight belt can damage the alternator bearings. In <fo7bcs+n4mv@eGroups.com>, on...
Tii? Must have been the second gear sync. As for the QSW / Audi 4kq transmissions go I rarely hear of synro problems. You hear a lot of bad master cyl, slave...
Got to figure out where to put the front facing turn signals, side markers are a great idea. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ...
Ahhh, very cool! ... -- Terrible or not, difficult or not, the only thing that is beautiful, noble, religious, and mystical is to be happy. Arnaud Desjardins ...
Jon, Check your owners manual (or ask here) for a belt deflection measurement. In other words how much you can push the straight section of the belt between...
I clipped a mailbox in the snow the other day and destroyed the mirror. Does anybody have one they would like to sell? Thanks, DP ... [Non-text portions of...
Dan Puffinburger
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Feb 6, 2008 5:14 pm
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PS. Gates makes the best belts money can buy. Gates, and Continental....
86 blue, manual. Do you know if electric mirrors can be used on a manual knob? Thanks DP ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dan Puffinburger
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Feb 7, 2008 4:34 am
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In <1EEF397A-532C-44E1-AB37-A84E5A890ACD@...>, on 02/06/2008 ... It will fit up, but you won't be able to adjust it from inside the car. You might be...
Thanks. Let me know. The corrosion must be road salt related? Neither of mine had any. Dan ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dan Puffinburger
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Feb 7, 2008 2:13 pm
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The "corrosion" is the silver plating tarnishing. I do mirror resilvering as part of a furniture refinishing business. The backing paint fails, then the...
Is it age or conditions that makes it fail? Or are my mirrors a fluke? If it is conditions; I bought my car from a lady that kept it in her garage at home and...
Dan Puffinburger
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Feb 7, 2008 2:30 pm
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Mostly conditions. I've seen 100+ year old mirrors in prefect condition, and 5 year old mirrors that fail (usually in bathrooms [high humidity situation])....
I live in the Pacific NW. The elements are mostly rain. If you car lives outside you get good at finding leaks and removing moss. I have an old pick-up that...
Dan Puffinburger
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Feb 7, 2008 2:53 pm
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Yep, water (and storage) are no good for vehicles. My dad had a 1967 Pontiac Tempest convertible when I was a kid. He had it parked in the driveway, under a...
No, they cannot. But you can install a power unit with juice and use your fingers to set the mirror. ... - [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello to all, Im a newbie to syncronized, Ive been looking for a clean specimen for quite a while and low and behold I found a 75k original mile, tech owned 85...
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