Re: scirocco-L-digest V1 #1728

[Brian Dettling <aa821@acorn.net>]

RE:  Kevin Collin's/Chris DeLong's clutch malady

Chris might, as always, have good insight into the clutch failing to 
release.  To elaborate, some oil may be getting down and forming a 
suction between discs.  Bro's 89 GTi has same trouble and I even did 
PIA rescue mission to tow away and it worked perfectly when I got there.
But, rule out any clutch cable mischief?

RE:  Cold air intake

Julie and others:  If Home Depot's heating duct tinwork doesn't touch 
your aesthetic sensibilities, many race car catalogs, such as Pegasus, 
have fiberglass scoops and fancy ductwork.  You probably don't have to 
worry about a ram-air effect as it would be hard to effect.  And if so, 
the K_jet with O2 should compensate, IMO I'm guessing.

RE:  ABA block.  There is one bare one on EBay now.

RE:  Lock linkages

87 16V w/ central lock came back from body shop for door ding repair.  
Shop had inner door panel off and the funky plastic linkage part had 
broken.  Removing the panel on a cold December day and trying to repair 
with cable tie didn't get anywherer.  Went to dealer and bought new part, 
it ~$1, had body shop install. Well, dealer had sold me the left side and 
I needed the right side so door lock didn't release when acuated.  So the 
two sides are symmetric, not identical, and aprt number should tell you 
if its left or right.

Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 13:24:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>
Subject: Re: Interior door release

There's a spot in the latch mechanism where you can insert a screwdriver
with the release lever extended to keep it extended while you hook the
pull rod onto it - the procedure's in the Bentley - or at least one of
them, anyways. It does, of course, help if you remove the latch mechanism
from the door... :)

The one that got me is the lock linkage coming off the lock lever on the
latch mechanism (the Wolfsburg has central locking and so this part
includes a leg down to the lock actuator.)  The plastic piece on the
linkage that snapped over the lever was so loose that it kept pulling off
every time you unlocked the door.  I ended up sticking a dab of RTV on it
prior to assembly and leaving it sit overnight.

Drew



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