VW Rabbit Diesel

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/78-VW-Rabbit-Starter-Working-Solenoid-ftopict199137.html (78 VW Rabbit Starter Not Working Solenoid Question)
The starter died on my 78 VW Rabbit Diesel. I replaced the bad starter with a rebuilt Autolite starter. When I engaged the starter, the starter motor spun, but did not make contact with the flywheel to turn the engine over. I replaced that starter with another new/rebuilt starter. Again, same p..
« P.S. I cranked the engine by hand, and checked the flywheel. None of the teeth look damaged. Jeff »
« Check the operation of the starter solenoid by grounding the starter and ONLY supplying power to the small terminal on the solenoid. The starter drive should pop out. Maybe you should check the d.. »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/Major-oil-leak-problem-help-VW-Rabbit-diesel-ftopict229544.html (Major oil leak problem please help!!! VW Rabbit diesel)
Ok I have an 82 rabbit diesel with an orginal engine. I was driving up to syracuse yesterday and noticed the oil light flickering. So I stopped and looked and found copious amounts of oil flowing out of the vacuum pump that supports the brake booster. Previously I had a mojor problem with this ..
« Are you saying that this engine has too much pressure in the crankcase resulting in oil coming out of different spots of the engine? Too much pressure could possibly be caused by excess blowby fr.. »
« Did you put any solvents in your motor oil that could be eating diaphragms? If you loosen the oil filler cap while the engine is running, does air rush out? »
« .. I always keep the oil level at the correct level. I have used no engine solvents but there was enough blow by for oil to build up in the vacuum pump and blow the diaphram. I have only repaired .. »
« I have also checked the oil pressure in the past and it was lower then what it is supposed to be.However can it be different in the crank case? Oddly the brakes still work correctly wrote: »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/78-VW-Rabbit-Diesel-Cylinder-Head-Leaks-Oil-Coolant-ftopict229546.html (78 VW Rabbit Diesel New Cylinder Head Leaks Oil In Coolant)
I replaced the cylinder head, cylinder head bolts, timing belt, tensioner, and head gasket on my 78 VW Rabbit Diesel. It runs great, but now leaks a small quantity of oil into the coolant. I then replaced the head gasket (again), and applied the torque settings to the bolts as outlined in the Be..
« Did you check the Head & Block for flatness? Most heads are lapped for flatness to prevent exactly what you are suggesting. And if your block has not been checked, it too could be out-of-flat. If yo.. »
« did you clean out al the block head bolt holes? If not you may have cracked the block between the oil pressure feed and the head bolt near it. It was common on the early blocks to crack there even.. »
« You cannot use an oversized gasket on a VW diesel. The thickness is selected based on piston height above the block surface to maintain valve piston clearance and proper compression. Unfortunatel.. »
« BTDT. As far as headgasket thickness you are correct. But did I ever tell you about my 81 Hi-performance Dasher diesel? Among us techs it was a well know fact that the early diesel had problems st.. »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/VW-Rabbit-Diesel-start-cylinder-head-ftopict229592.html (VW Rabbit Diesel will not start after cylinder head was re..)
I just completed installing a rebuilt cylinder head, timing belt, and tensioner, in my 78 VW Rabbit Diesel. The engine turns over, but will not start. It looks like a fuel delivery problem because there is no smoke, or fuel smell. According to the Bentley manual, the fuel system is self priming..
« Open a union on a injector or two and crank. If you get a squirt of fuel it's primed. If not you'll need to prime the pump. I use a small gasoline electric fuel pump just before the fuel filt.. »