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  1. vwfye

    Bringing a D1 back from the dead...

    My D1 is finally getting the engine rebuilt. well... in that time, the sunroofs have started leaking and i found out that inside of my rig is now a mold/mildew forest. What is the best cleaner to use that won't destroy the leather? I'm going to go nutz with bleach based cleaners for the...
  2. vwfye

    1997 w/124,000 on it

    Spun a bearing. Has sat since last January as I have no $ to repair. $900 with 60% tread Yokahama Geolander II+ tires. Dent in the rear door, right rear door window doesn't function and cruise control is out, driver's seat is worn, cracked windscreen. Transfer, diff and everything else in...
  3. vwfye

    can barely add oil... i've been sludged!

    okay, so i'm starting to think this engine has a sludge issue more than a pump issue. so, how the heck do i de-sludge the engine without tearing everything apart? the truck will sit and idle fine for 10-15 minutes with no load without issue. if i go for a drive, it will kick the oil light on...
  4. vwfye

    front cover/oil pump...

    how much time should i expect it to take?
  5. vwfye

    Every idiot light and then shut down...

    well, if things come in threes, i should be good for awhile. my rover through on every idiot light the other day, and then when i got pulled off the road, the truck shut off and refused to restart. it would crank just fine, just no boom. where the heck does a guy even start when it looks...
  6. vwfye

    no oil pressure... 97

    was:no oil pressure... 97 now... all idiot lights lit! Had the 97 shut down on the wife and kids at the end of last week... water got into the ECU. This morning, after a few days of cleaning/drying/cleaning it the truck started right up! So, I took it to work this a.m. about 15 miles into...
  7. vwfye

    killing steering dampers...

    my truck seems to run and drive great and is smooth on the road with even tire wear, but i'm headed to my 3rd damper as the second died the same way the first did: the threads on shaft keep getting killed and then the hardware comes apart. anyone have any ideas?
  8. vwfye

    replacing key?

    can they get the key pattern from the VIN? my wife called me and can't find the key anywhere and the key that gets you in through the rear sets off the alarm! doh :banghead:
  9. vwfye

    stock fogs are toast...

    can i put an equivalent wattage aftermarket set of lights in their place as a direct swap?
  10. vwfye

    sudden loss of noise suppression...

    ... on the am radio side of things. any ideas of what would cause it to suddenly go that badly that quickly? we had it a long while back, but it went away... now it is back.
  11. vwfye

    always on a sunday! DI rear wheel bearings...

    ... anyone have a schucks or napa part #? my right rear bearing let go and there is a mess everywhere. i need one today if i can find it!
  12. vwfye

    Yokohama Geolander AT +2

    After close to 30K miles on them, i can still say they are a great tire! Better than good as an AT in the mud, sand and snow... pretty dang quiet on the freeway and i'm getting a nice 15.8 on the freeway for MPG.
  13. vwfye

    Need to figure out WHY...

    we lost another powersteering pump on the 97 disco today. belt tensioner seems to be working correctly, so i dont' know if it is too much pressure wearing out the bearings, but this is the second time we've lost one. it's been 5 months and 22,000 miles between failures. please, if you have...
  14. vwfye

    wow, what a week

    Wednesday... i load the family up to had 360 miles north and west from Roseburg, Or for turkey day. We are about 110 miles from the house and bam! major issue!!!!! the power steering pump literally explodes and i'm on the shoulder of I-5 with the wife, 2 small children, 2 dogs and a timing...
  15. vwfye

    passenger door lock not releasing completely...

    when we unlock the truck with the key in the driver's door now, the passenger door lock pops, but won't completely release. i have to go around and pull it the rest of the way. this is new this week. just a gunky popper?
  16. vwfye

    radio noise suppression

    our 97 d1 is getting a great signal on the FM side of things but the AM side is so full of electric noise from the spark plugs that we often can't use it when we are any real distance from the station's tower. did the d1 not come with noise suppression plug wires? if it did not, can they be...
  17. vwfye

    totally subjective tire question

    who makes the quietest M/T on the road that actually works like an M/T in the mud?
  18. vwfye

    97 rear disks...

    do they require a spanner to be used to change out the rear pads? any hidden boobytraps to watch for?
  19. vwfye

    can he just go away? NOW!!!!

    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/GlobalWarming/story?id=2906888&page=1 Al Gore has responded to charges that his house consumes more electricity every month than many American households use in an entire year, with the new Oscar winner saying he has taken many steps to reduce the carbon...
  20. vwfye

    operation transmission no overfill...

    97 disco... tranny fluid was pretty low. i have it up to the ball on the dipstick now. but, not wanting to over fill the tranny, how much fluid will it take to put me in between the marks and not above? 1/2 quart? 1/2 pint? 2 quarts? please help an autotranny novice out! i don't want to...