1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
I turn on headlights and running diesel stops
well, it's not a fix, but it will get you where you are going in your truck... since it's a diesel the only electrical things you should have are a fuel pump and a fuel distributor. IF your truck has mechanical injection you should be able to run your fuel pump off of a new circuit to a switch on your dash. I know that's pretty ghetto, but there ya go. Now if it is electronic fuel distribution with camshaft sensors and the like then you will need to check that whole wiring harness. sorry, no easy fix there. I hope for your sake that it's mechanical injection...
Excessive cranking/truck starts good cold then
gas engine? have you tried a tune-up? Check your ignition coil for proper specs. also, check your dist. cap and rotor for wear or cracks. Maybe the spark plug wires are old and need replaced?" All these things can be checked for little or no cost. Also might have something to do with your carburetor (stuck needle valve or float, or choke not operating properly). A thourough tune-up will address all those possibilities.
Need a manual for a 1982 vw rabbit pickup
Go to faxonautoliterature. They carry a Bentley service manual ($29) for your pickup. The Bentley manual is as close as you can get to a factory service manual, they make the service manuals for VW. You may also want to look at Alldatadiy for supplemental info. You can sign up for 1 year for about $30. I've used both and had good luck figuring out what I needed. Get the Bentley first and then use alldata for backup. You may also want to look at signing up with vwvortexforum. No cost and they have vehicle specific forums for help.
Hope this helps.
Hello i am looking at buying a 81 vw pick up. now
He did made a mistake in putting back the HEAD,seems it is overheating and the TORQUE on the head screws must've too tight, and the timing!
Better bring a friendly mechanic when buying the car to evaluate and assess the vehicle before buying it!
Its better to spend a little ammount than spending a LOT of TEARS & HEARTACHE, after u find out u have bought a piece of JUNK!
Hope that opens up ur wallet * i mean* ur mind in to the situation!
Hello i am looking at buying a 81 vw pick up now
This issue would not be timing, more likely something with the fuel control. The K jetronic fuel injection has several temprature sensitive controls, I suggest that you have a shop diagnose for you, as parts are expensive, so you want to replace only what is needed.
Air is getting in the
sounds like you have a crack in the pick tube inside the tank repairing it is cheap but time consuming.. drop tank take out fuel pump and check hose running from pump to sending unit
Fuel guage stopped working?
it's either the gauge or the sending unit in the tank. I would wager that the sending unit is bad in the tank, or the wires leading to it.
It's possible the fuel gauge itself is bad, but try the fuel tank first.
You'll have to drop the fuel tank to access the sending unit.
Have a 82 vw rabitt and i have no gas coming on
hi
this may be because of chock in the line through which the gas flows. please remove the passage pipes and blow aair and check.
2.then check weather the injector nozzle is free of dust
check these things
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