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| vwfye |
 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: working on/worked on the little stuff... |
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my dash vent cable keeps jumping off the pin when i use it... anyone have a nifty fix? it is really tight in there for work, especially with my fat fingers.
i finally took the toggle switch from under my seat out and ran a wire to a switched source for the fuel pump. now i just need to quit reaching under the seat out of habit!
a bit more fiddling and i have the mpg up to 19 for combined 50/50 highway/city driving. i'd love to get that # to 22, but i'm not really ready to lean out the FI at all.
with all the little fixes, it will finally be something i feel okay about letting my wife drive the car.
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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some new pics of my car...
i used a bus shifter extender on the auto for a nice easy to reach shifter!
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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after having someone be so kind as to remove the fuel from my tank via cut lines  , i have the car up and running again! i did some tweaking of the FI system and seem to have the MPG where it should be... finally! woot 
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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I just went out and started the 412. after 10 months of sitting with 1/2 tank of old gas and it fired off! didn't even touch the gas pedal! just cranked it once with a very low battery, added the charger to boost the voltaige and bam it fired off! i've got to get out there with some drive and get that alternator pivot changed so the belt will stay on the car and start driving it with a 4 sale in it this winter.
Anyway, i'm just amazed the old gas didn't phase the FI!
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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well, here we are in January and the the car, after sitting even more months started right up today... again! i drove it about 3 miles and have found that the brakes need bled and i need a new alternator belt. other than that, it ran sweet on very, very, very old gas!
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| Joe |
| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like a keeper!
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| Percy Dovetonsils |
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| Joe wrote: |
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It would be if it still had the original dealer installed woodgrain sides and no flames. 
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:32 am Post subject: |
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the flames can be taken off in a day and that woodgrain was HIDEOUS! who in their right mind puts silver/black pinstriping around brown?
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:51 am Post subject: |
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tags are renewed... next up, swap out the belt and then drive!
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| Percy Dovetonsils |
| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| the flames can be taken off in a day and that woodgrain was HIDEOUS! who in their right mind puts silver/black pinstriping around brown? |
Yeah, but how many are left?
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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i know where 4 sets are!
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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been driving it tonight! woot!!!
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| vwfye |
| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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needs a full on Tram tune and tweek on the FI set up now...
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| Percy Dovetonsils |
| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| needs a full on Tram tune and tweek on the FI set up now... |
When's it coming up?
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