Re: Misc Questions

["Foxx (in a box)" <iraldly@otterbein.edu>]

> 5. The car I have is missing some interior trim pieces. Is there a plastic
> piece that covers the fuse panel or are you supposed to see the fuses and
> relays from the drivers seat?

  No panel, yes relays.

> 9. I think my back-up light fuse/relay/bulbs might be dead. Do the back-up
> lights come on when the ignition is at "run" but the engine is off? They
> don't in my case, and I can't start the engine to see if that fixes the
> problem.

  Reverse light should come on but one of two things might be broken if
they don't come on at all. 1) The shift swtich on top the the trans (if
i remember correctly) which'll run about $30 or 2) a 10 cent spring
inside the engine that'll cost you $150 to fix because you'll have to
take it to a mechanic. This is what's happened on mine ('86 Scirocco 8v)
and on my friends '86 Jetta.

> 10. I'm used to a carburated stick shift, where I clutch-started the
> engine just for fun whenever I was on a hill. I haven't tried this yet in
> my rocco, but I hear it can damage the engine or transmission. Any
> comments on this? What if I'm in the middle of a desert and my battery is
> dead? Just how bad for the engine is it? Do I need to hotwire the fuel
> pump or something?

  I do it occasionally and I haven't had any problems with my car (190k
and counting). Had to push start the car because of a dead battery
outside of Chicago. Started up, but had to play with the gas to get the
battery charged back up. The only time you might need to hotwire the
fuel pump up is if your relay dies ($400 vs. 1 minute of jiggling.
Horrible experience).

> 20. I had the wheels off when I swapped tires and took a look at the
> brakes. It looks like the pads are glued instead of bolted on. Is there a
> trick to changing these?

  The pads (disc, I assume) just slide on. You need a screwdriver to
pull a tab to get them off. Offhand, I don't remember the drum brakes.

> 21. The car has 124k miles on it, is there any reason to switch to
> synthetic oil? I don't have any noticable oil leaks at present but I'm
> afraid if I switch the thinner oil may start to leak out of the 12 year
> old seals, but at the same time I'd like to keep the engine parts
> lubricated well. What should I do?

  I've been using Pennzoil 10W-30 for the past 50k and haven't had a
problem.

> 24. What can be done to make the sunroof slide smoother? It takes quite a
> bit of effort to open mine and I'm thinking maybe WD-40 or grease would
> help. The last thing I want is the sunroof to jam open and get rain all
> over the place.

  There was recently a big discussion about this in
rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled. You might be able to catch up on it
using Deja-News.

> 25. Anyone gone to the trouble of converting that horrid white headliner
> to something more attractive, say, black fuzzy stuff? Every time I look in
> the rearview mirror and see the white ceiling i feel like im in a
> cabriolet with the top up :P

  I would like to know as well. Mine got ripped and although I could
most likely patch it up and make it look good, it is the only part of my
interior that is white. I've see replacement liners in JC Whitney for
cheap but have never had the experience/chance to put one on.

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