Date:         Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:31:42 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
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My Westy recently started to bog intermittently starting from a dead
stop. Redid my grounds, cleaned a couple parts then finally got around
to double checking a few things via the ECU connector. Thankfully all
the grounds showed the same battery voltage, but the TPS tested quite
a few Ohms below spec, throttle closed position. The upper screw is a
little fussy to get at. My spare TPS uses shorter screws with goofy
sort of Torx heads. Didn't have a bit. Figuring I'd find screws with
more standard heads......

Off to the usual haunts. Box-o-rusty nuts & bolts #1. Nope. Old cookie
tin-o-rusty nuts & bolts. Nope. Electronics bench full of cut off
plugs, orphaned hardware, and a ton-o-small screws. All were too
short.

I mumbled various well worn phrases.

Box o rusty bolts #2. Bingo. Of all things. A screw from an old FI
hose clamp fit my Jetta throttle body. Bonus: standard hex bolt head.
Much easier to install.

This is why we keep crap.

Neil.

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Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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