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I just did my ALH Pump swap. I didn't have to adjust the bracket. To machine the face of the sprocket flat I was able to fasten it to attach it to one porter cable grinder to spin it, then use another grinder with a grinding disc to machine it flat. poor man's lathe. I enlarged the bracket...

When I did my heater core replacement, I had to take my entire dash out and harness out. I always assumed there was a passenger airbag, but it is just a dummy that looks like an airbag is in there. No wires or harness going to it, nothing to remove.

How did you do the wiring? Did you get a ten pin connector from the alh donor car?

It is not like any one step is overly difficult if you can wrench, but there is at least 100 steps and you need to take lots of photos and mark everything so you can put it back together. There is a reason that most B4s went to the junkyard and the heater core is one of them. I can't imagine...

I can't find the write up I used, but I think it was on VW Vortex. I did find this one, but it doesn't have photos any more. replace B4 heater core This was my car during the process. They literally built the car around the heater core. Pay careful attention to the heater control cable...

There is a good write up but it is not on this forum. I will look for it. I did mine using the write up. it is not a job for the timid, 8 - 12 hours depending on your luck.

Paid like $5.46 yesterday. jumped about 40 cents for the holiday weekend :( Diesel is now more than super unleaded. Diesel was the same price as regular unleaded last time I filled

Blue smoke at start up is a sign of bad valve guide seals. Oil trickles down past the seal and down the valve shaft when motor is off and is instantly burned up at startup It’s such a slow oil leak the motor has to be off awhile before enough accumulates to show blue smoke at startup. Pretty...

I bet the coolant heater is the culprit. It draws a lot of amps on start up but turns off when motor warms up. It is a great big resistor and probably has a big magnetic field.

I had a bad rear bearing completely let go after trying to nurse a squeeling bearing until the weekend to change it. The rear caliper bracket will prevent the wheel from coming off but it will destroy the rotor. The amount of play would be dangerous at speed since the rear end be loosely...

$4.89 in Silverdale, WA yesterday. It’s been the same price as regular gas for awhile now

Paid $4.59 gallon yesterday in Silverdale :(

New Spoiler welded and finished

Old temp spoiler

Skirt shaped and welded

Front view skirt

Quarter view skirt

Front wheel opening closed in with side dam and skirt deflecting air across

Skirt exit