[mk2-16v] Easter Egg Hunt in the Flea Market at Hershey Antique Car show.

[charlier180]

I think I mentioned in a previous post that I was taking my '87 GTI 16C to 
the Fall Antique Car Show at Hershey, PA.
The show on Saturday was great. A good number of people stopped by my GTI 
16V on the show field to talk about GTI 16Vs they owned, Salespeople who 
sold them back in the day and VW Techs that worked at dealerships back in 
the day that worked on them. Also on the field was a 1987 VW Cabriolet with 
201 original miles. Sadly, back in the day the owner purchased the vehicle 
and then was diagnosed with M.S. He kept the car but could not drive it. He 
is not doing well at all these days but I did get to talk with him for a 
few minutes at the show. It was great to see him enjoying himself.

This event is probably the largest event of it's kind in the U.S.A. and it 
attracts people from all 50 states and many foreign countries. One of the 
things I really enjoy about this show is the automotive flea market. With 
9,000 vendor spaces (each 10'x30') and 1,200 cars for sale it is one HUGE 
automotive toy store. Over the years I have resigned myself to the fact 
that finding parts in the flea market for my old watercooled VWs was not 
going to happen. Another couple I am friend with that owns air cooled VWs 
love to go to events like this. The husband has always told me that finding 
VW parts in events like this is like an Easter Egg Hunt. If you look real 
hard you never know what you will find. Well this year I found a lot of 
easter eggs for my older VWs and even my Toyota Tundra. Found 3 brand new 
in the box fuel filters, 2 for my A1s and 1 for my A2s. Also found an A1 
coolant tank in really good shape as well as other bits and pieces. After 
some tag team haggling I walked away with the parts at a very good price. 
The next day I was walking by a parts vendor and I saw a bunch of filters 
sitting in a pile on a table. I recognized the oil filter as the one I use 
on my V8 Tundra. Turns out the engine air and cabin air filters the oil 
filter was sitting on fit my Tundra as well.Needless to say picking up all 
3 for $15 made my day since that saved me more than a few $$$. Given that 
this event tends to focus on more non-foreign vehicles it is easy to 
understand why there are not a lot of watercooled VW or Toyota parts. That 
tends to work to one's advantage since these parts are an afterthought and 
something many vendors just want to get rid of.

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Re: [mk2-16v] Ethanol Free Gasoline?

['Matthew Yip' via MK2-16v]

Hmm - that's the first time anyone has called my Land Rover a classic.  They 
usually use other names that can't be repeated in mixed company .  
The newer fuel systems use Viton, a rubber derivative that is specifically 
designed to ward off the ill effects of alcohol in the fuel.  The old CIS-E 
systems really, really didn't like alcohol - I knew a fellow that lost several 
engines because alcohol angered the fuel distributor AND the fuel manufacturer 
swore the fuel didn't have any alcohol.  The catch was that the company that 
built the fuel distributor's comment was "That ONLY happens when there's 
alcohol in the fuel - period".   


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Thanks for sharing your classic car fuel regimen.  Good to know.  I don’t mind 
the extra cost since the cost of repairing the damage is higher and time 
consuming.    I wish I had known about the dangers of Ethanol before I let my 
car sit.  It has cost me a lot of time and headaches.    I guess this is how 
you learn things sometimes,  the hard way.  Stabil is your friend…    Btw,  why 
don’t modern cars have these problems – do they use different rubber material 
in fuel system parts which are immune to ethanol effects?    I will see if I 
can find some 92 octane somewhere near.    To reiterate something we discussed 
some months ago,  there is a website that helps you find ethanol free gas 
nearby: http://pure-gas.org/    One related question, if I can only find 89 
Octane Ethanol Free gasoline near me – would any of the octane boost products 
help or are they just snake oil?    Thanks,    -Larry 91 GTI 16V    From: 
mk2-16v@googlegroups.com [mailto:mk2-16v@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of 
charlier...@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2015 10:24 AM
To: MK2-16v 
Cc: Larry Velez 
Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] Ethanol Free Gasoline?    I started using ethanol free 
fuel in some of my older vehicles a few years ago. That happened about the time 
when I purchased a new lawn mower. I have also used it occasionally in my 
Toyota Tundra as well. First time I did that was on a towing trip for an 
Antique Car Show. Found a convenience store selling ethanol free fuel right off 
I-81 in Virginia. With the lower gas taxes in VA that made the cost less than 
the ethanol fuel in PA. An added bonus was an 8% increase in fuel mileage when 
using the ethanol free fuel in my Tundra. I found a country store somewhat 
close to my house that sells ethanol free fuel. At the beginning of each summer 
driving season I fill up a few 5 gallon gas containers with ethanol free fuel, 
add some gas stabilizer and I am set. I use this fuel in my '87 GTI 16V, '80 
Rabbit (carb), '81 VW Pickup and lawnmower. Since I do not drive these vehicles 
a lot I do not fill each of their fuel tanks so I do not have a lot of old fuel 
in their tanks. All the VWs I use this fuel in run MUCH better with ethanol 
free fuel especially the '80 Rabbit with the carb. The only downside to ethanol 
free fuel is the higher cost. For me that amounts to around .80 to 1.00 more 
per gallon. For me that is a small price to pay. Would be nice if the local 
Wawa sold ethanol free fuel. That might help get the cost down. BTW, the place 
I get my ethanol free fuel only sells that type of fuel and in 87, 89 and 92 
octane. They do a brisk business with owners of motorcycles, antique vehicles 
and a LOT of Landscape Companies. The volume of sales is good because that 
means they get regular fuel deliveries so their fuel does not get old. It also 
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RE: [mk2-16v] Ethanol Free Gasoline?

[Larry Velez]

Thanks for sharing your classic car fuel regimen.  Good to know.  I don’t mind 
the extra cost since the cost of repairing the damage is higher and time 
consuming.

I wish I had known about the dangers of Ethanol before I let my car sit.  It 
has cost me a lot of time and headaches.

I guess this is how you learn things sometimes,  the hard way.  Stabil is your 
friend…

Btw,  why don’t modern cars have these problems – do they use different rubber 
material in fuel system parts which are immune to ethanol effects?

I will see if I can find some 92 octane somewhere near.

To reiterate something we discussed some months ago,  there is a website that 
helps you find ethanol free gas nearby:  http://pure-gas.org/

One related question, if I can only find 89 Octane Ethanol Free gasoline near 
me – would any of the octane boost products help or are they just snake oil?

Thanks,

-Larry
91 GTI 16V

From: mk2-16v@googlegroups.com [mailto:mk2-16v@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
charlier...@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2015 10:24 AM
To: MK2-16v 
Cc: Larry Velez 
Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] Ethanol Free Gasoline?

I started using ethanol free fuel in some of my older vehicles a few years ago. 
That happened about the time when I purchased a new lawn mower. I have also 
used it occasionally in my Toyota Tundra as well. First time I did that was on 
a towing trip for an Antique Car Show. Found a convenience store selling 
ethanol free fuel right off I-81 in Virginia. With the lower gas taxes in VA 
that made the cost less than the ethanol fuel in PA. An added bonus was an 8% 
increase in fuel mileage when using the ethanol free fuel in my Tundra. I found 
a country store somewhat close to my house that sells ethanol free fuel. At the 
beginning of each summer driving season I fill up a few 5 gallon gas containers 
with ethanol free fuel, add some gas stabilizer and I am set. I use this fuel 
in my '87 GTI 16V, '80 Rabbit (carb), '81 VW Pickup and lawnmower. Since I do 
not drive these vehicles a lot I do not fill each of their fuel tanks so I do 
not have a lot of old fuel in their tanks. All the VWs I use this fuel in run 
MUCH better with ethanol free fuel especially the '80 Rabbit with the carb. The 
only downside to ethanol free fuel is the higher cost. For me that amounts to 
around .80 to 1.00 more per gallon. For me that is a small price to pay. Would 
be nice if the local Wawa sold ethanol free fuel. That might help get the cost 
down. BTW, the place I get my ethanol free fuel only sells that type of fuel 
and in 87, 89 and 92 octane. They do a brisk business with owners of 
motorcycles, antique vehicles and a LOT of Landscape Companies. The volume of 
sales is good because that means they get regular fuel deliveries so their fuel 
does not get old. It also helps that they are the only source of this fuel for 
30-40 miles.
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[mk2-16v] Tire Rack + mount and balance tires locally... worth it?

[Chad Rebuck]

I just dropped off a car at Tire Kingdom to have a set of four 15" tires
mounted, balanced with the lifetime balance and rotation option included.
Cost is about $110 before tax.  I purchased the tires at Tire Rack because
I was looking for a good deal.

Anyone else buy tires at Tire Rack then wonder if it would have been better
to just buy locally? Do places like Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus still
charge less for mounting and balancing when tires are purchased from them?

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[mk2-16v] How to open rear hatch?

[Les Noriel]

Question for the group.

On my 1985 3 door Golf  hatchback, throughout its life, I had worn through 
several keys. Eventually I had three different keys. One for the ignition, one 
for the side doors, and one for the hatchback/glovebox

In an attempt to go back to one single key for doors, hatch, ignition, and 
glovebox, I bought one of the chinese lock reproduction kits. I had heard the 
horror stories and avoided these kits for such a long time. Then I saw the 
entire kit on ECS Tunings website and thought maybe this is a decent enough kit 
to refurbish all of my locks. Despite my better judgement, I bought it since it 
wasn't a big investment.  The alternative would be to get a locksmith to rekey 
everything. what did I have to lose?

The kit arrived and it appeared of good quality. I installed the door handles 
and the rear hatch. Here is my dilemma. 

Once I had the lock cylinder and latch installed on the rear hatch, the 
tolerances were such that it barely touched the release mechanism. If I jiggled 
the key, I could get it to engage. But after a couple of attempts, I felt it 
slip and now the rear hatch lock is completely free floating. Regardless of the 
position of the key, Locked or unlocked, the rear hatch mechanism does nothing 
to open the door. The key cylinder spins freely. Pushing in on the latch does 
nothing. 

So how does one open the rear hatch from the inside of the car? Is it possible 
to remove the rear panel on the hatch from the inside and manually open the 
rear hatch?

Any advice would be appreciated.

-Les
1985 Golf GL
2.0l 16v

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Re: [mk2-16v] Tire Rack + mount and balance tires locally... worth it?

[Les Noriel]

>From my experience, Tire Rack always had lower prices on the tires than my 
>local shop. What had to be considered was shipping cost. that oftentimes 
>evened out the savings. HOWEVER, what was most appealing to me is that the 
>certified installer was one that came to my front door. Tire Rack shipped the 
>tires to me and my installer mounted, balanced and disposed of my old tires 
>from my front driveway! How convenient is that. No lines, no waiting in 
>waiting rooms and I could go about my day without having to make a side trip 
>to the tire store. 

Cost for mounting and balancing was about $15 per tire. 

I've bought tires for all of my vehicles from Tire Rack for the past five 
years. 


On Nov 9, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Chad Rebuck wrote:

> I just dropped off a car at Tire Kingdom to have a set of four 15" tires 
> mounted, balanced with the lifetime balance and rotation option included.  
> Cost is about $110 before tax.  I purchased the tires at Tire Rack because I 
> was looking for a good deal.
> 
> Anyone else buy tires at Tire Rack then wonder if it would have been better 
> to just buy locally? Do places like Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus still charge 
> less for mounting and balancing when tires are purchased from them?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [mk2-16v] How to open rear hatch?

[Holland Phillips]

Les,
If I recall correctly, you can remove the plastic trim from the inside of
the hatch, which will allow you access to the lock mechanism. I think you
need the star type Allen tool to work with the fasteners. I may be wrong
here, since its been a while since I've messed with that portion of the
car. And my car is still in Mexico, since I had to return to the US on such
short notice. Maybe someday I'll win the lottery and be able to retrieve my
beloved GTI.
Sniff...

~Holland
On Nov 9, 2015 16:41, "Les Noriel"  wrote:

> Question for the group.
>
> On my 1985 3 door Golf  hatchback, throughout its life, I had worn through
> several keys. Eventually I had three different keys. One for the ignition,
> one for the side doors, and one for the hatchback/glovebox
>
> In an attempt to go back to one single key for doors, hatch, ignition, and
> glovebox, I bought one of the chinese lock reproduction kits. I had heard
> the horror stories and avoided these kits for such a long time. Then I saw
> the entire kit on ECS Tunings website and thought maybe this is a decent
> enough kit to refurbish all of my locks. Despite my better judgement, I
> bought it since it wasn't a big investment.  The alternative would be to
> get a locksmith to rekey everything. what did I have to lose?
>
> The kit arrived and it appeared of good quality. I installed the door
> handles and the rear hatch. Here is my dilemma.
>
> Once I had the lock cylinder and latch installed on the rear hatch, the
> tolerances were such that it barely touched the release mechanism. If I
> jiggled the key, I could get it to engage. But after a couple of attempts,
> I felt it slip and now the rear hatch lock is completely free floating.
> Regardless of the position of the key, Locked or unlocked, the rear hatch
> mechanism does nothing to open the door. The key cylinder spins freely.
> Pushing in on the latch does nothing.
>
> So how does one open the rear hatch from the inside of the car? Is it
> possible to remove the rear panel on the hatch from the inside and manually
> open the rear hatch?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> -Les
> 1985 Golf GL
> 2.0l 16v
>
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[mk2-16v] Re: Tire Rack + mount and balance tires locally... worth it?

[charlier180]

I just went through this about a month ago with the purchase of tires. 
After crunching the numbers I found that buying the tires from a local tire 
shop saved me a few dollars over Tirerack + shipping + local mounting, 
balancing and tire disposal. It was not that much money but it also 
supported a local business. I go through the same ritual each time I buy 
tires just out of curiosity and for piece of mind.



On Monday, November 9, 2015 at 6:32:35 PM UTC-5, chadrebuck wrote:
>
> I just dropped off a car at Tire Kingdom to have a set of four 15" tires 
> mounted, balanced with the lifetime balance and rotation option included.  
> Cost is about $110 before tax.  I purchased the tires at Tire Rack because 
> I was looking for a good deal.
>
> Anyone else buy tires at Tire Rack then wonder if it would have been 
> better to just buy locally? Do places like Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus 
> still charge less for mounting and balancing when tires are purchased from 
> them?
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: [mk2-16v] Tire Rack + mount and balance tires locally... worth it?

[Steven Arguello]

I wonder all the time about that. If you have the tires rotated and balanced 
once a year it's probably worth it. I only use Tire Rack when I'm picky about 
what tires I'm buying, now that's just with my GTi. All other cars, whatever's 
cheapest/easiest. I've been to 4 or 5 different places in the past 10 years and 
I'd say that they're all pretty much the same. 

On Nov 9, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Chad Rebuck  wrote:

I just dropped off a car at Tire Kingdom to have a set of four 15" tires 
mounted, balanced with the lifetime balance and rotation option included.  Cost 
is about $110 before tax.  I purchased the tires at Tire Rack because I was 
looking for a good deal.

Anyone else buy tires at Tire Rack then wonder if it would have been better to 
just buy locally? Do places like Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus still charge less 
for mounting and balancing when tires are purchased from them?





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RE: [mk2-16v] Tire Rack + mount and balance tires locally... worth it?

[Larry Velez]

Some places will match Tire Rack’s prices if you bring them the print out – but 
not all or they will say they don’t carry that tire.  The lifetime balance 
sounds good but I keep hearing horror stories from neighbors about Tire Choice. 
  I have been to Kauffman but was not super impressed.   These places seem like 
churn and burn and have low margins and it shows, they are pressed to move cars 
in and out.

Personally I went to http://www.advanceperformance.com/ here in Tampa which had 
some nice cars they were working on (the place is not as impressive as the 
website makes it seem) and were very cool but definitely ended up spending more 
than I would have at one of the chain places.

-Larry
91 GTI 16V

From: mk2-16v@googlegroups.com [mailto:mk2-16v@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Steven Arguello
Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 6:44 PM
To: mk2-16v@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] Tire Rack + mount and balance tires locally... worth it?

I wonder all the time about that. If you have the tires rotated and balanced 
once a year it's probably worth it. I only use Tire Rack when I'm picky about 
what tires I'm buying, now that's just with my GTi. All other cars, whatever's 
cheapest/easiest. I've been to 4 or 5 different places in the past 10 years and 
I'd say that they're all pretty much the same.

On Nov 9, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Chad Rebuck 
> wrote:
I just dropped off a car at Tire Kingdom to have a set of four 15" tires 
mounted, balanced with the lifetime balance and rotation option included.  Cost 
is about $110 before tax.  I purchased the tires at Tire Rack because I was 
looking for a good deal.

Anyone else buy tires at Tire Rack then wonder if it would have been better to 
just buy locally? Do places like Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus still charge less 
for mounting and balancing when tires are purchased from them?





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Re: [mk2-16v] Tire Rack + mount and balance tires locally... worth it?

[Holland Phillips]

Two words - shop around. I've had it go both ways. I used to have a place I
always used for mounting/balancing and alignment, because they had the
latest top of the line equipment, and were racers. Sometimes they had tires
I wanted for less than The Rack, but usually The Rack had the better price.

~Holland
On Nov 9, 2015 15:32, "Chad Rebuck"  wrote:

> I just dropped off a car at Tire Kingdom to have a set of four 15" tires
> mounted, balanced with the lifetime balance and rotation option included.
> Cost is about $110 before tax.  I purchased the tires at Tire Rack because
> I was looking for a good deal.
>
> Anyone else buy tires at Tire Rack then wonder if it would have been
> better to just buy locally? Do places like Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus
> still charge less for mounting and balancing when tires are purchased from
> them?
>
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Re: [mk2-16v] Ethanol Free Gasoline?

[charlier180]

FYI, pure-gas.org also has a smartphone app for android phones. I use that 
in combination with the Gas Buddy app to locate sources for fueling.  The 
gas buddy app REALLY comes in handy when I'm traveling to locate local gas 
stations in unfamiliar towns especially since the app gives mileage to the 
station.


On Monday, November 9, 2015 at 12:36:46 PM UTC-5, Larry Velez wrote:
>
> Thanks for sharing your classic car fuel regimen.  Good to know.  I don’t 
> mind the extra cost since the cost of repairing the damage is higher and 
> time consuming.
>
>  
>
> I wish I had known about the dangers of Ethanol before I let my car sit.  
> It has cost me a lot of time and headaches.
>
>  
>
> I guess this is how you learn things sometimes,  the hard way.  Stabil is 
> your friend…
>
>  
>
> Btw,  why don’t modern cars have these problems – do they use different 
> rubber material in fuel system parts which are immune to ethanol effects?
>
>  
>
> I will see if I can find some 92 octane somewhere near.
>
>  
>
> To reiterate something we discussed some months ago,  there is a website 
> that helps you find ethanol free gas nearby:  http://pure-gas.org/ 
>
>  
>
> One related question, if I can only find 89 Octane Ethanol Free gasoline 
> near me – would any of the octane boost products help or are they just 
> snake oil?
>
>  
>
> Thanks,
>
>  
>
> -Larry
>
> 91 GTI 16V
>
>  
>
> *From:* mk2...@googlegroups.com  [mailto:
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> 
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 7, 2015 10:24 AM
> *To:* MK2-16v 
> *Cc:* Larry Velez 
> *Subject:* Re: [mk2-16v] Ethanol Free Gasoline?
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>  
>
> I started using ethanol free fuel in some of my older vehicles a few years 
> ago. That happened about the time when I purchased a new lawn mower. I have 
> also used it occasionally in my Toyota Tundra as well. First time I did 
> that was on a towing trip for an Antique Car Show. Found a convenience 
> store selling ethanol free fuel right off I-81 in Virginia. With the lower 
> gas taxes in VA that made the cost less than the ethanol fuel in PA. An 
> added bonus was an 8% increase in fuel mileage when using the ethanol free 
> fuel in my Tundra. I found a country store somewhat close to my house that 
> sells ethanol free fuel. At the beginning of each summer driving season I 
> fill up a few 5 gallon gas containers with ethanol free fuel, add some gas 
> stabilizer and I am set. I use this fuel in my '87 GTI 16V, '80 Rabbit 
> (carb), '81 VW Pickup and lawnmower. Since I do not drive these vehicles a 
> lot I do not fill each of their fuel tanks so I do not have a lot of old 
> fuel in their tanks. All the VWs I use this fuel in run MUCH better with 
> ethanol free fuel especially the '80 Rabbit with the carb. The only 
> downside to ethanol free fuel is the higher cost. For me that amounts to 
> around .80 to 1.00 more per gallon. For me that is a small price to pay. 
> Would be nice if the local Wawa sold ethanol free fuel. That might help get 
> the cost down. BTW, the place I get my ethanol free fuel only sells that 
> type of fuel and in 87, 89 and 92 octane. They do a brisk business with 
> owners of motorcycles, antique vehicles and a LOT of Landscape Companies. 
> The volume of sales is good because that means they get regular fuel 
> deliveries so their fuel does not get old. It also helps that they are the 
> only source of this fuel for 30-40 miles.
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