Just replaced my speedometer cable today. It ended up being pretty easy, but as always whenever you’re doing something for the first time, it takes longer. 1. disconnect the cable from the tranny. It’s a garden hose type of screw on connector. Small vise grips helped to turn it. Then just pull it out. 2. [...]
MK1 Miscellaneous
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AC Conversion
By V6'er
The “proper” way to do a conversion is NOT the only way. THE reason that you have to remove all traces of R-12 in a system is because the introduction of R-134 turns the R-12 traces to glue. This is in fact, a good thing, as hoses now become sealed up, instead of leaking even [...]
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Electrical Problems 101
By Yikes, Canadam, NightRider88, Sam1
1. The alternator came with a plastic “hat” on the top post. If yours is gone, the wire harness will sit on the post and the post will dig into the wire harness. The result will be various malfunctions. It happened to me. The harness had a deep hole in it. I filled the hole [...]
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MK1/MK2 OEM & short shifter comparisons
By Ncturnal
I was organizing some parts today and decided to do a side-by-side comparison of the various shifters I’ve come across over the years. I’m a big fan of the B & M shifters, although they are getting hard to find these days. Here’s my experience with the various shifters listed below. Please reference the image [...]
Tags: OEM, shifter, short shifter, swap, TRD
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