<x-html><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3401" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Funny about those 15" BBS wheels. I have a receipt from the original owner of my '91 GTi from when he traded back the dealer the 15" rims and tires for some 14" teardrops shortly after he bought the car. Trouble is, the 205-55 Pirelli P600's he has on there are just about gone, and noone makes that size in a street tire anymore. Guess I'll have to resort to the stock size (185-60) unless anyone's got a plus size they've been successful with?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Neil</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>'91 GTi</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:[email protected]"; [email protected]>Neil Hartman</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:[email protected]"; [email protected]>A2-16v list</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 10, 2000 1:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> wheel help needed quickly</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need to ditch the 15" BBS from the GLI. Last year it was 3 bent rims and this year we are already working on fixing our 2nd. So I am going to the j-yard to pick up a set of 14" bottle cap type alloys. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's the question. Do the 14" wheels with the 4 lugs have the same bolt pattern spacing as the 15"?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would just like to be sure before picking them up!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Neil</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> </x-html>From ???@??? Mon Jan 10 22:11:44 2000 Received: from relay1.bu.edu (RELAY1.BU.EDU [128.197.153.99]) by acs-mail.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0.ACS)/BU_Server-1.3) with ESMTP id UAA123436 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:40:00 -0500 Received: from smtp.netsville.com (jupiter.netsville.com [216.42.80.24]) by relay1.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.5/(BU-RELAY-11/18/99-b2)) with ESMTP id UAA03726 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:40:00 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smtp.netsville.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA19893 for a2_16v-outgoing; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:30:04 -0500 (EST) Delivered-To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <008301bf5bd4$21725a80$c5b6153f@amd233> From: "smerkur" <[email protected]> To: "smerkur" <[email protected]>, "Neil Hartman" <[email protected]>, "A2-16v list" <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <004901bf5bd3$05c532e0$c5b6153f@amd233> Subject: New ride, minor glitches, couple mysteries Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:35:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0080_01BF5BAA.376E32C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: [email protected] Precedence: bulk X-UIDL: ed05068f0b5868b082b7451be9bf59af
<x-html><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3401" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Just picked up a '91 GTi 16V, 67k miles, straight and cherry in and out. Car<BR>is reputed to be a 2.0L. Looks like all of them were that year, however,<BR>the "engine family" sticker under the hood refers to a 1.8, 1781cc, etc. Are<BR>they all that way, is the hood a replacement, or have I been had? Is there<BR>another way to verify engine size by block numbers or markings? The motor<BR>pulls nicely, even down low - seems to be more powerful than my '88 GLi 16V.<BR><BR>I also have a hesitation problem. The car came with the TT chip and<BR>exhaust. I checked for air leaks like someone has suggested - negative<BR>result. Reset the timing by light, but no improvement.<BR><BR>Also, there's a brown wire that's unattached under the hood. It comes from<BR>the firewall and has a right-angle spade terminal attached to it that looks<BR>like it was pulled off a rivet type connection. When I ground it out, the<BR>rad fan comes on. My old Haynes manual has lousy wiring schematics (time for<BR>a Bentley). Fan still comes on when motor is hot enough. Can anyone I.D this<BR>wire? Hint: it was found laying around by the fuel distributor and is not<BR>long enough to reach anything on the front side of the block.<BR><BR>Sorry for all the questions all at once. I've been stuck in digest mode after<BR>joining with no way to post to the list (that I could see).<BR><BR>TIA<BR>Neil<BR><BR>'91 GTi 16V<BR>history of H20 addiction<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> </x-html>From ???@??? Mon Jan 10 22:11:45 2000 Received: from relay1.bu.edu (RELAY1.BU.EDU [128.197.153.99]) by acs-mail.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0.ACS)/BU_Server-1.3) with ESMTP id VAA142442 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:17:40 -0500 Received: from smtp.netsville.com (jupiter.netsville.com [216.42.80.24]) by relay1.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.5/(BU-RELAY-11/18/99-b2)) with ESMTP id VAA13877 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:17:40 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smtp.netsville.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA20829 for a2_16v-outgoing; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:09:30 -0500 (EST) Delivered-To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <001e01bf5bd9$a4191000$c5b6153f@amd233> From: "smerkur" <[email protected]> To: "brandt delorenzo" <[email protected]>, "Neil Hartman" <[email protected]>, "A2-16v list" <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: New ride, minor glitches, couple mysteries Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:14:48 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: [email protected] Precedence: bulk X-UIDL: 10b26b589141be4e8b9fce38970c964f Well, what I paid is another story... He was asking $5700, I got him down to 5 even. Then he was interested in a '90 Jetta Carat that someone gave me (clean car many problems, "girl" color [light metallic green]). We finally settled for $47k. Yes, the car shudders when you take off, unless you poke it immediately. It will also do the vrummp, vrummp, vrummp thing if you try to crawl along in 1st gear. Motor mount eh? Which one? The fuel injector lines are steel with rubber sleeves over them. Does this indicate a genuine 2.0? ----- Original Message ----- From: brandt delorenzo <[email protected]> To: smerkur <[email protected]>; Neil Hartman <[email protected]>; A2-16v list <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 8:54 PM Subject: Re: New ride, minor glitches, couple mysteries > Hey, you picked up a good car, how much did you pay? > > To check if it is a 2.0 or a 1.8, look at the fuel > injection lines. If they are steel braided, it is a > 1.8l. Probably replaced the hood as you said, I dont > think they would make one 1.8...:P > > I also have the hesitation problem under 2k rpm...I > need to replace a mount...does the car shudder when > you first start out? > > Brandt > > 87 GTI 8v (dead) > 89 GTI 16v > > --- smerkur <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just picked up a '91 GTi 16V, 67k miles, straight > > and cherry in and out. Car > > is reputed to be a 2.0L. Looks like all of them > > were that year, however, > > the "engine family" sticker under the hood refers to > > a 1.8, 1781cc, etc. Are > > they all that way, is the hood a replacement, or > > have I been had? Is there > > another way to verify engine size by block numbers > > or markings? The motor > > pulls nicely, even down low - seems to be more > > powerful than my '88 GLi 16V. > > > > I also have a hesitation problem. The car came with > > the TT chip and > > exhaust. I checked for air leaks like someone has > > suggested - negative > > result. Reset the timing by light, but no > > improvement. > > > > Also, there's a brown wire that's unattached under > > the hood. It comes from > > the firewall and has a right-angle spade terminal > > attached to it that looks > > like it was pulled off a rivet type connection. When > > I ground it out, the > > rad fan comes on. My old Haynes manual has lousy > > wiring schematics (time for > > a Bentley). Fan still comes on when motor is hot > > enough. Can anyone I.D this > > wire? Hint: it was found laying around by the fuel > > distributor and is not > > long enough to reach anything on the front side of > > the block. > > > > Sorry for all the questions all at once. I've been > > stuck in digest mode after > > joining with no way to post to the list (that I > > could see). > > > > TIA > > Neil > > > > '91 GTi 16V > > history of H20 addiction > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! 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