What did you do for your Volkswagen today?

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Re: What did you do for your Volkswagen today?

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should install a k&N. ;)
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Replaced accessory belt and tensioner. old tensioner isn't as bad as I thought< nice and quite now anyway :)
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Pulled the exhaust manifold and turbo also the oil lines. Tomorrow I will be getting the new gaskets from 034 and reassembly will begin.
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YASHA7FOLD wrote:Pulled the exhaust manifold and turbo also the oil lines. Tomorrow I will be getting the new gaskets from 034 and reassembly will begin.
Nice, you should grab those parts from me and you can start customizing the bumper rebar :)
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There was one manifold nut that was rounded off so I am still working on that, one of the turbo inlet bolts broke off inside the housing( I hope I can get it with an easy out ), and the manifold is cracked. What a day. :(
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Managed to replace the sway bar bushings.. And strip the last "&"&$@"@@@ bolt of the project.. But so far the lock tight is holding.. Now for the120k maintence. Anyone have suggestions as what to check along with replacing plugs and wires?
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Hammered away with the rewiring of the bug(not done). If you cant drag the dome light off the original wiring, you end up cursing a lot, throwing stuff, and spending too much time doing something that should take a minute. I got that wiring drug, I'm not sure where it came out of because I cant see it, but i got it done. I know for sure it is a tiny hole somewhere behind the hood hinge, hood spring, and defroster ducting.
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Attempted to pull the upper intake manifold. How in the #$%$#% do you get to the x4 6mm hex bolts with 1" of room between the runners and the radiator??? I started making custom tools, and even those wouldn't fit.

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Re: What did you do for your Volkswagen today?

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MikeWire wrote:Attempted to pull the upper intake manifold. How in the #$%$#% do you get to the x4 6mm hex bolts with 1" of room between the runners and the radiator??? I started making custom tools, and even those wouldn't fit.
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This, I will try.

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