Yeah, that cluster is not MFA, unfortunately. Must have been from a 2.0 ABA powered car because all the VR cars got MFA.Picked up a 95 or 96 Passat GLS for parts. Now I finally have everything I needed to make my interior all black - carpet included.
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Gauge cluster doesn't look original. From a 2.0 car, maybe? I was thinking about doing the MFA conversion but apparently this isn't the one.
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Sadly, I expect that…. those plugs are notorious for that.Sadly I found a couple of rather large rust holes under the passenger seat area where the rubber plugs were.
Its actually from NY garaged its whole life.@alanack, it’s like they grow on trees down south! As my dad says… Never hurts to have a spare…
Looks like a VR6 oneWhat steering wheel is that?
It came out of a '99 Cabrio. Almost anything looks better than the stock B4 steering wheel. lolWhat steering wheel is that?
This is awesome! Nice to know there are others in NH driving these cars, I've only seen a couple around. Mine is currently down due to a power steering leak that I have yet to investigate. Might get time to dig into it this weekend, but I need to replace sticky rear caliper(s) on my mk6 first.More progress on I-red to report: New SBC Stage 2 daily clutch installed, new steering rack boots, new oil pan gasket, both front wheel bearings replaced and both tone rings media blasted & painted since they were getting a bit crusty after almost 5 years off the road. Lastly in this repair session I put on new Zimmerman front rotors & pads, changed the engine oil and filled the transaxle with Redline MTL. The car is now back together and driving, as of tonight I have 650 miles on it...feels good to daily a B4 TDI after 4 years of hauling the mail with various Scooby cars. Instruments long dormant once again register life in the machine....and a piece of my soul has returned. I have a pretty good list going with everything else it needs to be "West coast ready" which I'll be getting to very shortly, not the least of which is figuring out where all the brake fluid is going. I have about 5-6 more repair sessions planned out but the clutch was the biggest most involved one.
Nice work Dave, it's great to hear that I-Red is back on the road. West coast will hopefully get it out of the rust belt.More progress on I-red to report: New SBC Stage 2 daily clutch installed, new steering rack boots, new oil pan gasket, both front wheel bearings replaced and both tone rings media blasted & painted since they were getting a bit crusty after almost 5 years off the road. Lastly in this repair session I put on new Zimmerman front rotors & pads, changed the engine oil and filled the transaxle with Redline MTL. The car is now back together and driving, as of tonight I have 650 miles on it...feels good to daily a B4 TDI after 4 years of hauling the mail with various Scooby cars. Instruments long dormant once again register life in the machine....and a piece of my soul has returned. I have a pretty good list going with everything else it needs to be "West coast ready" which I'll be getting to very shortly, not the least of which is figuring out where all the brake fluid is going. I have about 5-6 more repair sessions planned out but the clutch was the biggest most involved one
Thanks, I've got lots more to address on I-Red. My daily scooby mobile was giving me extremely low power drivability problems so I had to get the clutch done fast and could not wait on axles to show up or upgrade the turbo drain line like I wanted since I had to get I-Red rolling. It's burning through a 1/2 liter of brake fluid a day, there is a leak below the master and it's leaking all over the new steering boot on that side. It'll all be fixed soon. I'm not moving..."west coast ready" is a state of mechanical confidence. I-Red will be off the road for the winter in a couple months.Nice work Dave, it's great to hear that I-Red is back on the road. West coast will hopefully get it out of the rust belt.
Ah…. I have/had a set of hubs with those tone ring screw holes, and never knew what they were for. I never owned a B4 with ABS, so I was a bit stumped. Mystery solved….both tone rings media blasted & painted
Let me know what you need, I have some stuff here. While there aren't any B4's in the local yards, there are other avenues.I have a pretty good list going with everything else it needs to be "West coast ready" which I'll be getting to very shortly
That won’t even register on the wagons fuel gauge, so I consider it a rounding error. Admittedly the seafood here is pretty horrible but I bought some beachfront property, along with a bridge somewhere, from a ‘trustworthy’ source a few years ago.All due respect, Mark, you're in the Southwest. You're some 400 miles from the coast. Which may be a good thing.
Do your interior lights still work? When I bought my B4 many moons ago none of the interior lights or central locking worked. Cluster wouldn't hold time and the trunk open light was constantly on. Turns out it was all related to the convienece fuse. If one of your door locks still works I think your vacuum pump is probably fine?Having a new issue with my 1996 B4 TDi that maybe someone here can help me diagnose. I went to roll down the drivers side rear window and all the door locks in the car locked on me. After getting out of the car I went to use the driver side central lock to see if they would still lock or unlock and no luck, only unlocks the driver door. Seems that the central locking system is out of order for now, which also means fuel door wont open. Any suggestions on where to start looking, whether it be the vacuum pump in the trunk, fuses, door wires etc.? Those seem to be the likely culprit from my initial research but just wanted to see if anyone had a similar issue at some point or another. Thanks in advance
Yes interior lights still work just fine. Cluster is also working fine. I'm just confused because I'm unsure how that window and central locks could be related. The driver door just kind of flips the lock open, and I don't hear the usual noise that it makes when unlocking or locking. I will check that fuse and report back. ThanksDo your interior lights still work? When I bought my B4 many moons ago none of the interior lights or central locking worked. Cluster wouldn't hold time and the trunk open light was constantly on. Turns out it was all related to the convienece fuse. If one of your door locks still works I think your vacuum pump is probably fine?