Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
The Audi section of www.buyeuroparts.com hasn't worked for weeks, now. I can select the year and model, then it goes to some lame nondescript, testimonials page. No parts or nuthin -- WTF? It's just editorializing. Just be glad you didn't find a way to select Pugeot, you wouldn't like what it'd be forced to do to you then! -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
The Audi section of www.buyeuroparts.com hasn't worked for weeks, now. I can select the year and model, then it goes to some lame nondescript, testimonials page. No parts or nuthin -- WTF? On 5/25/07, Rusty Cullens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, www.BuyEUROparts.com and www.BuyASIANparts.com -- Casey __ '87 300TD intercooler/propane/biodiesel '94 100CSQ Avant '90 90Q '89 Bluestar
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
Hey Kevin The Rabbit from 75 to 84 used several different alternators made by bosch, motorola and valeo, I think for the 78 you may only have a couple of choices depending on the engine, if 1.5 or 1.6. I think for most of them it just depends on the correct pully length for belt alignment Harry 69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles 72 350SL 118,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata -Original Message- From: Kevin Kraly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Fri, 25 May 2007 1:34 am Subject: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. This as the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad lternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could be the ource of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing is orking in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It will run hen gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by umping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, and verything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is installed and onnected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to match p to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call my ame. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 978 VW Rabbit, ?37Kmi, not road worthy yet __ ttp://www.okiebenz.com or new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ or used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: ttp://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
The hot wire for the dash buss is probably connected to the alternator with the charging wire. On the Benz it's on the starter where the battery cable goes, so you might check there, too -- they tend to slip up inside the cover and don't get connected. No alternator output will shut off the fuel pump it if has CIS injection. Peter
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
Thanks, Mike, for the offer. If he has one, let me know. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 1978 VW Rabbit 137Kmi, not runnin' yet
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
it's not the caps that matter. you left the s off europarts. 78 rabbit was maybe hte favorite car i ever owned. changed hte points and plugs every 5k miles and never had the slightest hint of ignition trouble despite the car having 280k miles. would still have it if a tree didn't fall on it and kill it :( On 5/25/07, Rusty Cullens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, www.BuyEUROparts.com and www.BuyASIANparts.com Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. Tel 1-800-741-5252 Fax 770-454-9745 - Original Message - From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions > www.BuyEUROparts.com > > > > On 5/25/07, Rusty Cullens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Rusty has Asian parts at www.BuyASIANparts.com >> and European parts at www.BuyEUROpart.com >> >> >> Rusty Cullens >> BuyMBparts, Inc. >> Tel 1-800-741-5252 >> Fax 770-454-9745 >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" >> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:43 AM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions >> >> >> > Good source for parts is www.germanautoparts.com. Email >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wouldn't recommend them for MB parts; >> > despite they name they are really pretty much VW/Audi oriented. >> > >> > Or maybe Rusty -- don't know if he handles VW parts. >> > >> > Allan >> > >> > "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > >> >> Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. >> >> This >> >> was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad >> >> alternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could >> >> be >> >> the >> >> source of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing >> >> is >> >> working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It >> will >> >> run >> >> when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by >> >> jumping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the >> circuits, >> >> and >> >> everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is >> >> installed >> >> and >> >> connected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to >> >> match >> >> up to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call >> >> my >> >> name. >> > >> > -- >> > 1983 300D >> > 1966 230 >> > >> > ___ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
Yes, www.BuyEUROparts.com and www.BuyASIANparts.com Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. Tel 1-800-741-5252 Fax 770-454-9745 - Original Message - From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions www.BuyEUROparts.com On 5/25/07, Rusty Cullens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Rusty has Asian parts at www.BuyASIANparts.com and European parts at www.BuyEUROpart.com Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. Tel 1-800-741-5252 Fax 770-454-9745 - Original Message - From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions > Good source for parts is www.germanautoparts.com. Email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wouldn't recommend them for MB parts; > despite they name they are really pretty much VW/Audi oriented. > > Or maybe Rusty -- don't know if he handles VW parts. > > Allan > > "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. >> This >> was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad >> alternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could >> be >> the >> source of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing >> is >> working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It will >> run >> when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by >> jumping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, >> and >> everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is >> installed >> and >> connected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to >> match >> up to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call >> my >> name. > > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
www.BuyEUROparts.com On 5/25/07, Rusty Cullens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Rusty has Asian parts at www.BuyASIANparts.com and European parts at www.BuyEUROpart.com Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. Tel 1-800-741-5252 Fax 770-454-9745 - Original Message - From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions > Good source for parts is www.germanautoparts.com. Email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wouldn't recommend them for MB parts; > despite they name they are really pretty much VW/Audi oriented. > > Or maybe Rusty -- don't know if he handles VW parts. > > Allan > > "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. >> This >> was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad >> alternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could be >> the >> source of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing is >> working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It will >> run >> when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by >> jumping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, >> and >> everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is installed >> and >> connected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to >> match >> up to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call my >> name. > > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
Rusty has Asian parts at www.BuyASIANparts.com and European parts at www.BuyEUROpart.com Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. Tel 1-800-741-5252 Fax 770-454-9745 - Original Message - From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions Good source for parts is www.germanautoparts.com. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wouldn't recommend them for MB parts; despite they name they are really pretty much VW/Audi oriented. Or maybe Rusty -- don't know if he handles VW parts. Allan "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. This was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad alternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could be the source of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing is working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It will run when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by jumping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, and everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is installed and connected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to match up to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call my name. -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
A friend of mine has some of those old 1.5 Rabbits...I will see if he has a spare alternator around for you if you would like. Mike - Original Message - From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions Good source for parts is www.germanautoparts.com. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wouldn't recommend them for MB parts; despite they name they are really pretty much VW/Audi oriented. Or maybe Rusty -- don't know if he handles VW parts. Allan "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. This was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad alternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could be the source of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing is working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It will run when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by jumping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, and everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is installed and connected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to match up to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call my name. -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
Good source for parts is www.germanautoparts.com. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wouldn't recommend them for MB parts; despite they name they are really pretty much VW/Audi oriented. Or maybe Rusty -- don't know if he handles VW parts. Allan "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. This > was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad > alternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could be the > source of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing is > working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It will run > when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by > jumping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, and > everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is installed and > connected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to match > up to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call my > name. -- 1983 300D 1966 230
[MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions
Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now. This was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad alternator. The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could be the source of our problem. We installed new battery cables, but nothing is working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada. It will run when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by jumping the solenoid. I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, and everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is installed and connected. This is a problem since the original one isn't around to match up to buy the correct one. These old, German cars just seem to call my name. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 1978 VW Rabbit, ?37Kmi, not road worthy yet
