What did you do to your MKIV today?

[Sting]

Alien jerky? Lol

We stopped there and got some. Fuel price wasn't horrible as I recall... didn't get any there, just the jerky which was pretty good.

 

[joe00golf]

It was quite an interesting place. I did not realize it just looking at google maps and assumed since it was right off the highway it wouldnt be too much more than what they were charging in Moab. Boy was I wrong...

 

[Mozambiquer]

I just paid $2.95 a gallon, and the other side of the lake was $2.55.

 

[CanadianALH]

I just paid $2.95 a gallon, and the other side of the lake was $2.55.

That’s awesome! It’s $1.60L cad here which is not great that comes out to 4.48 US a gal if my math is correct.

 

[hey_allen]

I drove through Moab over Thanksgiving, and laughed at the price at the little Chevron station up in the Price Canyon pass. The Maverick station down in Helper was far more reasonable though.

 

[jmodge]

That’s awesome! It’s $1.60L cad here which is not great that comes out to 4.48 US a gal if my math is correct.

Which would have been $3.18 using a U.S. based credit card with the exchange rate when I was on Walpole Island last year. 71 cents on the dollar

 

[jmodge]

Which makes me wonder if your Canadian cards do the same thing?

 

[P2B]

Which makes me wonder if your Canadian cards do the same thing?

Canadian cards are billed in $CAD. For foreign purchases the original amount and currency are noted on the bill. They usually charge a premium on the exchange rate.

 

[J_dude]

Which makes me wonder if your Canadian cards do the same thing?

I’ve used my debit card in the US before. The second time I tried that it didn’t work though.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

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• Jan 7, 2025

Hmm, can't see any reasons glowbug struggles to start so much. Only have to run the glow plugs 7 times with multiple cranks and it still only fired on 2-3 cyl for the first 30 seconds. The harness has looked like this since 4yrs ago, only now to develop issues.
Installed a brand-used harness from the parts shelf and it starts way better now. I even went so far as to replace the heated seats fuse so my wife cam stay warm in this 5°f weather.

 

[northern diesel]

That’s awesome! It’s $1.60L cad here which is not great that comes out to 4.48 US a gal if my math is correct.

That would be a good price up north here we hover around $1.90L on average.

 

[Sting]

Let's Make Manifest Destiny Great Again!

 

[norbert77]

Just installed the second new PD in tank pump. Checked pressure, 20psi gauge is pegged at max. Like w t f... So I tried another gauge. Reads 22-26 psi. Checked old part number, part number on top of unit is proper and should be 0.8bar and I get 1.5.

Can anyone with a pump handy see what worst case pressure you get with engine off and pump primed?

Oh no...


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[dieseldonato]

Just installed the second new PD in tank pump. Checked pressure, 20psi gauge is pegged at max. Like w t f... So I tried another gauge. Reads 22-26 psi. Checked old part number, part number on top of unit is proper and should be 0.8bar and I get 1.5

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I got mine from I'd parts. Wasn't a pierburg brand. I think it was a delphi. It's 8-9 psi at idle and usually pulls down to 5ish at wot high rpm. Never seen it hit 10 psi ever.

 

[burpod]

I got mine from I'd parts. Wasn't a pierburg brand. I think it was a delphi. It's 8-9 psi at idle and usually pulls down to 5ish at wot high rpm. Never seen it hit 10 psi ever.

i got a couple VIKA pumps a while back.. apparently "supplier issue" wrong pump, right part number ... so much pressure it ended up blowing off the return lines on a test drive 25F out 10pm cold winter night. blew out 5gals of diesel thruought the engine bay.. was not a fun mess to clean up

 

[norbert77]

i got a couple VIKA pumps a while back.. apparently "supplier issue" wrong pump, right part number ... so much pressure it ended up blowing off the return lines on a test drive 25F out 10pm cold winter night. blew out 5gals of diesel thruought the engine bay.. was not a fun mess to clean up

yep. Spent 2 days chasing a fuel leak, then on day 3 blew the last injector cap off while I was an hour out of town, and then another leak.

 

[norbert77]

Had about 30ish small parking lot dings removed, added 33% ceramic window tint (mainly for the insane Texas heat in the summer), added new lights, bug shield and cleaned out the dreaded front fenders. Yikes, Im genuinely surprised these haven’t rusted out.

any car yo have, take a little zip wheel and put a little notch in the plastic 6-8" above bottom, warm it up and use a screwdriver to melt that cut into a round opening facing inward. every time you got a hose or pressurewasher handy, squirt it into that hole you made.

 

[dieseldonato]

any car yo have, take a little zip wheel and put a little notch in the plastic 6-8" above bottom, warm it up and use a screwdriver to melt that cut into a round opening facing inward. every time you got a hose or pressurewasher handy, squirt it into that hole you made.

I just cut the bottom 1" off the fender liner. Basically self cleans the crap out. Nope, doesn't look the best, but it doesn't collect all the road crud either.

 

[csstevej]

^^^^^^ First thing I did to all our VW’s , every single one I had gotten was packed with debris.

 

[burpod]

^^^^^^ First thing I did to all our VW’s , every single one I had gotten was packed with debris.

amen

 

[GlowBugTDI]

I clean mine out multiple times per year. I just took out the retaining screws so that it just sits there due to form and can be pulled forward by hand. This allows easy cleaning with the pressure washer.
Don't rocks kick back and take the paint off? Id be worried about rocks taking paint off then rust setting in maybe im wrong though?

 

[norbert77]

I clean mine out multiple times per year. I just took out the retaining screws so that it just sits there due to form and can be pulled forward by hand. This allows easy cleaning with the pressure washer.
Don't rocks kick back and take the paint off? Id be worried about rocks taking paint off then rust setting in maybe im wrong though?

I'd also be worried about the amount of dirt and debris get kicked in there from the tire

 

[norbert77]

It is -12 Celsius this morning, and the sunroof decided by itself pop up open while driving on the highway. Had to to move the dial to open and back for it to close itself.

 

[bigsexyTDI]

It is -12 Celsius this morning, and the sunroof decided by itself pop up open while driving on the highway. Had to to move the dial to open and back for it to close itself.

Sunroofs are a deal breaker on every marketplace TDI potential purchase I look at. Luckily it has kept me from buying a lot of cars

 

[csstevej]

My 01 golf and my daughters 00 NB would do that occasionally when powered up then shut off…. The rear part of the sunroof would pop open….. never could figure that out….. I believe I pulled the fuse so it wouldn’t happen again.

 

[dieseldonato]

I clean mine out multiple times per year. I just took out the retaining screws so that it just sits there due to form and can be pulled forward by hand. This allows easy cleaning with the pressure washer.
Don't rocks kick back and take the paint off? Id be worried about rocks taking paint off then rust setting in maybe im wrong though?

Hasn't really been an issue, as far as I can tell. Just the benefit of not holding crap/moisture against the inner fender well and rocker out weighs any small rock chip. that will inevitably get treated, and recoated when I do the yearly rust prevention anyway. (Which, I'd love to make it a bi-yearly thing.) Just need to use something that sets up semi hard in those areas. Been liking the noxudol I've been using recently for that very reason. Doesn't just magically vanish like wool wax does after a driving in the rain.

 

[GlowBugTDI]

Hasn't really been an issue, as far as I can tell. Just the benefit of not holding crap/moisture against the inner fender well and rocker out weighs any small rock chip. that will inevitably get treated, and recoated when I do the yearly rust prevention anyway. (Which, I'd love to make it a bi-yearly thing.) Just need to use something that sets up semi hard in those areas. Been liking the noxudol I've been using recently for that very reason. Doesn't just magically vanish like wool wax does after a driving in the rain.

Ok.
Could clean the area really well then coat it in something like osi quad or gutter sealant too I suppose.

 

[P2B]

It is -12 Celsius this morning, and the sunroof decided by itself pop up open while driving on the highway. Had to to move the dial to open and back for it to close itself.

Mine randomly opens just enough to create wind noise once in a blue moon. Maybe half a dozen times in 15 years. Weird.

 

[454k30]

Installed Dieselgeek short shifter and tyrolsport shifter bracket bushings.

 

[dieseldonato]

Installed Dieselgeek short shifter and tyrolsport shifter bracket bushings.

Curious how you like the solid bracket bushings.