Re: Cold weather annoyances...

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

FWIW, I had a Jetta GLI with those rear discs, and they seized up when cold. I
just pried them open with a screwdriver and then didn't use my ebrake all
winter (laugh) worked for me!
I run 10W-30 in the winter. I live in NH.
    -Josiah

John Van Vuren wrote:

> I'd venture a guess that there is water in the E brake cable
> someplace...   freezes up, preventing the cable from moving.  You most
> likely have a hole in it, possibly from rubbing against the tire
> sometime in it's life?
>
> Anyways, that's my best guess as to why the warm brakes didn't make a
> difference, but putting the whole car in the warm greenhouse helped.
>
> Good luck
>
> John
>
> '87 16v Scirocco
> and lots of other stuff
> website - http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm
>
> > Greg Baxter wrote:
> >
> >       Hi!Long time, no post for me, but I'm sure glad that you
> >      guys are here when I need you...I'm having some problems
> >      with the rear disc/e-brake system on my 'roc. It is
> >      transplanted from an 88 16v to my 82. I did not install the
> >      prop valves, nor did I upgrade the MC. (Not that any of that
> >      seems relevant, but I like to paint a complete picture...)
> >      The temps have dropped to -8 C (Dunno, high teens F?) and
> >      yesterday, I had two bad experiences. First, the e-brake on
> >      my Passenger side locked on. I was dragging the wheel while
> >      driving on the gravel at work, and thought that if I took it
> >      out for a run, it would warm up and unseize. It didn't help,
> >      but I did get to enjoy the smell of burning brakes. I
> >      thought I was hooped for the inght, and drove the car into
> >      one of our greenhouses (where it was warm) to park it
> >      overnight. I was prepared to take one of the work vehicles
> >      home, when I decided to check the roc just one more time. In
> >      the greenhouse, the brake released, and the car was once
> >      again drivable. By the time I got home (1 hour drive) the
> >      brake was frozen open, and the ebrake would not engage.Is
> >      this because of the cold, or is there something more
> >      sinister (and expensive) going on here? Any/all suggestions
> >      are welcome.Also, not wanting to start an oil debate here,
> >      but the car has seemed more reluctant to start in the
> >      mornings. The voltmeter springs to +/-12.5V when I flip the
> >      key, and once the car has warmed up, it starts really
> >      easily, but when its cold, I get the
> >      rrr.....rrrr..........rrrr....rrrvrooom! thing... It sounds
> >      like the car is dying... I'm using Castrol 20W50, and I
> >      guess I'm wondering if in this cold weather it's thickened
> >      up to the point that it makes cranking difficult for my
> >      starter... (BTW, I realize that I'm nowhere near the coldest
> >      person on the list, so please spare the 'You call that
> >      cold?! You don't know from cold!' responses...)Thanks in
> >      advance...Greg
>
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