| 12/31/03 Flywheel bolts are one use only. Original length ~30.5mm | |
| | 12/31/03 German pressure plate. | |
| | 12/31/03 German clutch disc. | |
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| 12/31/03 German throwout bearing and spline lubricant. | |
| | 12/31/03 Still sorting out the oil pressure thread mess. | |
| | 8/19/04 After 13k miles with Bosch W8CC plugs I switched to NGK B6ES. | |
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| 8/19/04 This is a colder and seemingly cleaner burning plug. | |
| | 8/19/04 Finally put my leakdown tester to use. Found two intake valves open. | |
| | 8/23/04 Checking hydraulic valves to see if they open during adjustment. | |
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| 8/23/04 Valve timing chart. | |
| | 10/31/04 Optima 34R. No more spills, plenty of cranking power. | |
| | 10/31/04 Optima 34R installed. Perfect fit despite replacing Group 41/42. | |
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| 12/2/04 Looking for 14mm CHT ring terminal. I think this tin plating will melt! | |
| | 12/2/04 Bung installed in afterburner. | |
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| 12/2/04 Wideband O2 sensor installed. | |
| | 12/2/04 Probe tip extends in this far. | |
| | 12/2/04 Temporary tie-wrap to fuel line. | |
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| 12/2/04 More tie-wraps to fuel line and brake hose. | |
| | 12/2/04 Tie wrap to frame to snake cable through sliding door. | |
| | 12/2/04 12V power for O2 sensor. | |
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| | 12/2/04 Engine stumbling when cold and sure enough way too lean. | |
| | 10/28/04 Checking the CHT against the idle mixture setting. | |
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| 10/28/04 Thermometer is accurate and long enough but corner of case is too cold. | |
| | | 2/11/05 I've always like the look of the stock wheels in the rain. | |
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| | | 2/19/05 Hyfire EZ Contents | |
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| 2/20/05 Accurate digital CHT readings from Dakota Digital. | |
| | 2/20/05 Making sure the freezer test passes. | |
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| 3/26/05 Found a Sun 404 distributor tester. | |
| | 3/26/05 These sell for $$$ on eBay even in junk condition. | |
| | 4/8/05 Bosch sells a dizzy rebuild kit (mostly complete). | |
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| 4/8/05 Contents of dizzy kit. Could use one more fibre washer of med size. | |
| | 4/12/05 You CAN change the gap of your pertronix. | |
| | 5/27/05 Broke the clutch cable. | |
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| 5/27/05 Gemo cable from GoWesty! | |
| | 5/27/05 Genuine VW clevis pin. | |
| | 5/27/05 Gemo bowden tube from GoWesty! | |
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| 5/27/05 I hate these little seals. | |
| | 5/27/05 The aftermarket seal need to be opened up to squueze on the cable. | |
| | 5/27/05 The worst part of the job. | |
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| 5/27/05 The cable broke INSIDE the bowden tube sleeve. | |
| | 7/09/05 My tune-up tools. | |
| | 7/09/05 Finally got a nail in the tire. | |
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| 7/09/05 Always nice to see the inside this clean. | |
| | 7/09/05 Passenger side head. | |
| | 7/09/05 Driver's side head. | |
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| | 7/09/05 State of oil after 6 months. Due to short trips. | |
| | 8/13/05 OEM clevis pin vs. reproduction | |
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| 10/3/05 Transmission drain plug (magnetic). | |
| | 10/3/05 GL-4 from Pennzoil. | |
| | 12/4/05 Time for a new cap and rotor. Notice the crater shaped pits in the band? | |
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| 1/11/06 Viton dipstick boot outlasts the rest | |
| | 2/26/06 On the lift at the parts shop. | |
| | 2/26/06 Looks a little lopsided doesn't it? | |
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| 2/26/06 Something isn't right about this tube. Hmmm. | |
| | 4/06/07 Up on the ramps to check an oil leak. | |
| | 4/06/07 Sucked a gasket on the 3/4 side. | |
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| 4/06/07 Left side of gasket | |
| | 4/06/07 Right side of gasket | |
| | 4/06/07 Too bad those tabs only hold the middle of the gasket in place. | |
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| 4/06/07 New gasket with hylomar on the backside. Last one lasted 3 years. | |
| | 4/06/07 Wow, that's super accurate! :-) | |
| | 4/06/07 Hydraulic valve train | |
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| 4/06/07 Hydraulic rocker arm. | |
| | 4/06/07 Hydraulic valve adjuster "Wear" | |
| | 4/06/07 Right side of Cylinder head | |
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| 10/22/07 Popular NGK Plugs | |
| | 10/22/07 Popular NGK Plugs | |
| | 01/18/08 Pickup filler neck vs. regular. | |
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| 01/18/08 Repro fuel filler neck | |
| | 01/18/08 Repro fuel filler neck | |
| | 08/03/08 Sucked the gasket on the driver's side. Major oil leak. | |
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| 12/10/08 A lesson as to why the Germans used ceramic fuses and so should you. | |
| | 12/19/08 Had a fuel leak here. Caused by frozen water in the fuel line? | |
| | 12/19/08 This is the good heater cable clamp kit. | |
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| 12/19/08 HD clamp, circlip, pin, barrelnut and bolt. Use green locktite ! | |
| | 12/19/08 My mod for shortening the heater cables to the flapper boxes. | |
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