What did you do to your VW today?

[3Gear]

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.

[VWPANZER1]

 Did you check #! valve train before pulling engine?

[3Gear]

Did you check #! valve train before pulling engine?

Nope, but we have not pulled the motor yet...

[vwtrike (Rich)]

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.

[VWPANZER1]

  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.

[vwtrike (Rich)]

The shame is the battery is less then a month old.

[kvbug (karen)]

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)

[rockdog2877]

made a wish list from bus depot.

[vwtrike (Rich)]

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

[vwtrike (Rich)]

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.

[Daverted]

Installed Temp Sensor, and Starter cut off relay on the Golf.

[Baha (Shawn)]

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

[matt]

               Doesnt take much! one wire will do ya in!

     

[6T5 square]

put seatbelts in Ned. Also painted windshield wipers. Still cant get a working horn.

[matt]

Can't get it to work on bench?


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