peiphil
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- Joined
- Nov 7, 2012
- Location
- Tignish PEI Canada
- TDI
- 2005 passat GLS TDI and big old Dodge Cummins TDI
Looks like a 12 point socket would fit right on to me
Having seen several gassers accelerate into walls and other car when started in gear, I can say from experience that they do lurch and drive as much as a diesel.Kids and dummies that borrow or even just move your car never check that its in neutral before they turn the key, so I hook the clutch switch up.
A PD fires INSTANTLY and accelerates VERY quickly to a nice 903rpm idle, in gear or not. Gassers don't behave this way so the diesel is a bit more dangerous in this respect.
My clutch slips anytime I try to accelerate hard in 3rd gear and up. It recovered briefly but one day i had to maneuver around a car on the freeway so I pressed the go pedal a little harder than usual and the rpms shot up while the car didn't do anything. Since then it now shutters in third if i push it too hard.Great thread and nice pictures.
I'm getting gearbox from Frans (DUK) and shifter assembly.
Question on Valeo clutch kit not holding up. I know Newlite had some slippage after short spell.
Frans suggested pressure plate was not heavy enough. Does anyone know if the valeo
Pressure plate for European Tdi will work with the 1.8 ringear?
Or should I just stick with kit here?
Chris
For the reverse lamps, it's the two pins shown jumpered here:
Oh he was not suggesting that you plug that plug in to the manual tranny...its pins 7 and 8 I believe that you have to tap into (look at the end of the plug, they are numbered!). You cut both wires and run them to the two wires that go to the plug that came with your transmission. It does not matter which wire goes where.Thanks for the picture, saw it in the 6-speed swap thread. On the FHN transmission the transmission plug end is different than a brake pad sensor plug and will need to figure out what pin is for the reverse light. Shouldn’t be too hard. I’ve contacted the EMT Tunning in Guelph and they can do the ECU reprogramming however, Mark is away till the 17th and until then, they can’t get the tune from him. Therefore, the project will probably be on hold for a little bit. Since I’m using a stock 1.8T clutch, the only change to the ECU will be the transmission coding.
We also need to confirm that the tdi pressure plate is in fact a heavier plate. It would sure be a shame to go through all this trouble just to find out they were not!Great chatting Stuart,
Otherwise it might be possible just to swap the disc and pressure plate.
Thanks! I have a spare 1.8T injector harness, I will harvest the contacts. Therefore, all I need ot buy in the housing (443-906-235)?Reverse switch connector,
Housing, 5pin - 443 906 235
Repair wire (contacts) - 000 979 133E
The housing is 5 pin but only cavities 2 and 3 are populated.
You only need one repair wire, it has a terminal on each end. I usually just steal a couple of contacts from a connector I have lying around, there are only a few basic types. Gas Injector connectors are a good source of this type.