Re: leaking 16v distributors

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Just FYI. Canadian stealerships can get them brand new. You cannot get these 
seals from US stealerships.


>From: "Kris Rayner" <veritech@fix.net>
>Reply-To: veritech@fix.net
>To: A-2_16V@connecticom.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: leaking 16v distributors
>Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 22:21:44 -0800
>
>Hey all,
>My '89 GTI that I just bought had a leaking dist. so I thought I'd see
>if I could reseal it properly. The dealer was of no help as to getting
>new seals so I set out about it on my own. It worked.
>For those of you with leaking 16v distributors, I've found a way to
>succesfully reseal the distributor instead of having to buy a new
>unit to the tune of about $200.  If you want more info, drop me an
>email.  I'll clean and reseal your distributor and ship it back to you
>for $80, if your hall effect unit is reusable.
>My '89 GTI that I just bought had a leaking dist. so I thought I'd see
>if I could reseal it properly. The dealer was of no help as to getting
>new seals so I set out about it on my own. It worked.
>-----------------------------------------------------
>                    Kris Rayner
>                   1989 GTI 16V
>     1981 VW Scirocco S - Soon to be a 16V :)-
>      "I do nothing in moderation but work."
>                -Charles Dickens
>         http://www.fix.net/~trzracing/web/
>
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Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V Rag
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'82 GLI (with a severely mangled trunk lock thanks to the fucking thieves!)
'80 'Vert
'61 17 Window
'78 Scirocco


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