16V questions-

[rhock99 at epix.net (Ryan H)]

Carlos, any of the short throw shift kits will reduce the throws front to back.  While you're at it, buy a shifter bushing rebuild kit, it'll make things feel MUCH better.
As for the shift knob, go to the junkyard, and find any old A1 with a five speed.  Take the shifter rod assembly out.  Go home and hack the rod a bunch of inches.  The shift knob has a strange ability to fit the bare knob good, without any threads, but if it's loose you could always fit something in-between.  Reason I say to do this on an extra rod assembly is because quite franky, I didn't like it.  Without the slight backwards bend, it's too far forward to be comfortable in the "upper" gears, sometimes my knuckles hit the radio console.
As for bumpers, page Dirk, he always seems to have a set for cheap.
You're on the right track for maintenance.  Not much else required.  Maybe clean out the idle air stabilizer valve, and replace the air filter.  Also, the transfer pump is probably nearing it's lifetime.  And replace the fuel filter.
Other things that might fail: odometer, pedal cluster.

> 
> From: Carlos Alves <alves@email.unc.edu>
> Date: 2004/01/20 Tue AM 11:48:37 EST
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: 16V questions-
> 
> Hey,
> 
> I have a question aobut the shifter on the 16v's ... the stock shifter 
> is quite frankly disheartening, the throws are long, the shifter is 
> very long, and shifting has almost no "feel" to it. I am looking in to 
> a good short shift kit and weighted shift kit, but is there anything 
> that I can do to shorten the length of the shift rod ? 
> 
> Also, seeing as how I just got a pair of euro headlights (WOO HOO!) I'm 
> looking to give my car the full euro look. Anyone know where I can find 
> a pair of euro bumpers? I foudn a set on eBAy but I sadly missed the 
> auction due to work and school.
> 
> AS for my last question, I was wondering any problem areas that 16v's 
> are typical for, mine has around 114k on the odo and I am looking to do 
> some preventative maintenence. I am changig the o2 sensor, the spark 
> plug wires, distributor cap and rotor, and cleaning the intake 
> manifold. I have already changed the timing belt at 90 k miles and one 
> of the motor mounts at the same interval .. anything else that I should 
> look into replacing or checking out??
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> 
> Carlos
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>