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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2055 on: October 09, 2012, 08:49:28 am »
Worked a bit on the bus. 

Tested some electrical stuff: 

Headlight and parking lights work, hazards work, left turn signal, but no right, and no brake lights, or dash lights.

Yucel and I started it up, and verified that I have no compression on cylinder 1.

So pulling the motor is a must.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2056 on: October 10, 2012, 05:13:35 pm »
 Did you check #! valve train before pulling engine?
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2057 on: October 11, 2012, 11:05:14 am »
Quote from: VWPANZER1 on October 10, 2012, 05:13:35 pm
Did you check #! valve train before pulling engine?

Nope, but we have not pulled the motor yet...
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2058 on: October 14, 2012, 08:42:14 pm »
I bought 5 gls gas hoping to start the trike. No such luck. I must have hit the turn signal switch the last time I was in the garage.  :confused04:; The battery is dead. #banghead  I'm trying to get the seat off so I can charge the battery. Does anybody know how long it should take to trickle charge a battery. I keep the trike in Howell, NJ I don't want to leave it running without me being there.

It's almost 2 years since I rode it. Hope it will start. I would like to ride it before cold weather sets in.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2059 on: October 15, 2012, 08:30:00 pm »
  In my case I found that it takes about two days ( @ 2 1/2 amp ) for a battery that will not tun over at all. Of course you battery may be totally DOA.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2060 on: October 15, 2012, 11:42:19 pm »
The shame is the battery is less then a month old.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2061 on: October 16, 2012, 06:17:53 am »
We have a Saleen sitting in our garage that has the same problem. Will kill a brand new battery in a very short amount of time.  Found it has a parasitic drain from the stereo,  and if the drain has gone on too long we can't recharge the battery and end up getting a new one.  Have a trickle charger attached to it now, and it seems to be working well.  Plus it's saving us a ton in battery cost  *bills)
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2062 on: October 17, 2012, 08:57:50 pm »
made a wish list from bus depot.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2063 on: October 20, 2012, 06:10:33 pm »
I charged the battery today, then tried to start it. cranks reel good, but it will not start. I have gas in the filter, not much, but it's got gas. I can't see if I have a spark. I'm going up to the garage again tomorrow. I want to see if the gas is getting to the carb.

One of the biggist problem is the wheelchair gets in the way. #banghead
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2064 on: October 27, 2012, 09:01:31 pm »
I filled the tank today. Tried starting the trike. No luck. I cranked it to pump gas to the carb. I have a glass fuel filter. No gas in the filter.  #banghead Does anybody have any ideas. Should I replace the pump. I changed from a generator to an alternator, but I'm still using the old style pump.  :confused04:;

It's almost 2 1/2 years since I rode the trike. I sure would like to ride it one time before it gets to cold.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2065 on: December 03, 2012, 08:05:46 am »
Installed Temp Sensor, and Starter cut off relay on the Golf.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2066 on: December 17, 2012, 09:07:58 pm »
My buddy Jack came over and helped me discover the problem with the idiot lights on the Super.

It seems the PO  whistleegi hooked a ground wire to the cluster bulb housing. It's supposed to be a hot wire.


Thanks Buddy!  =+grouphu9
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2067 on: December 18, 2012, 09:27:39 am »


               Doesnt take much! one wire will do ya in!

     
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2068 on: December 24, 2012, 05:08:32 pm »
put seatbelts in Ned. Also painted windshield wipers. Still cant get a working horn.
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Re: What did you do to your VW today?
« Reply #2069 on: December 24, 2012, 09:20:09 pm »


 Can't get it to work on bench?


                                       Does your car have the carbon brush/rod at the steering col?


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