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erick Posted on Dec 21, 2011

My 88 vw fox dont want to take reverse

I loose a bushing from the shift tube down the car and replace it and now it don't do reverse

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 19, 2009

SOURCE: 1988 vw fox fuel problem

fuel leek out of fuel line mite be a retern

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JIMMY

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  • Posted on Mar 18, 2010

SOURCE: Vw 1600 fox will not go into reverse

Reverse Sychronizer is worn. You need a transaxle rebuild.

JIMMY

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  • Posted on Mar 18, 2010

SOURCE: '88 VW Fox intermittently dying after starting

These CIS vehicle are tempermental. Best thing to do is change the air filter, clean air flow sensor plate(Spray gunout on a rag and lightly clean it ) Gun out throttle body and a slight idle adjustment. Finallyonce a month put some fuel injection cleaner in the tank. See how this works before we start testing items.

JIMMY

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  • Posted on May 11, 2010

SOURCE: Vw 1600 fox will not go into reverse

Bring it into VW the shifter has to be reset and the hard plastic bushing that make the shifter work have to be replaced. There is a special toolVW uses to reset the shifter on these vehicles NOT ALL SHOPS HAVE IT. This is a no brainer. If the Dealer is gonna ask a fortune to repair it(Which they shouldn't) You can purchase this tool on line and with the shop manual you can do this yourself.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 17, 2011

SOURCE: i need a wiring schmatic for a 88 vw fox

Your fuel injection distributor does not use electrical power as such---it only needs fuel pressure from the fuel pump. There will be no fuel sent to the injectors until the air coming into the engine when it is turning over raised the airflow plate which will push the plunger up into the fuel distributor. You have a fifth injector called a cold start valve which squirts some fuel to crank your car and this will start the fuel injectors working as I described. The cold start valve is activated when you turn your key over to crank position only if your coolant is cold, it does not work if your car is warmed up. You need good cranking speed to start the air flow to start injectors working. Make sure your fuel pumps are working by cracking the line to the cold start valve, but be careful of fuel.

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A little word of caution: If you take the steering column down, be sure to disconnect the shift indicator cable first so it does not get broken. There is a tiny screw in the plastic braket that must be removed then the cable loop will simply slip off of the nipple on the shift tube arm.

Anyway, you will need a T-30 torx bit to work on the shift tube, the shift tube bushings and the lever at the end of the shift tube.

I made you a graphic below to help you understand what I am saying. Please note that it is NOT necessary to remove the steering wheel to do this, but you will need to remove the upper steering column shrouds if the shift tube bushings are loose.




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A little word of caution: If you take the steering column down, be sure to disconnect the shift indicator cable first so it does not get broken. There is a tiny screw in the plastic braket that must be removed then the cable loop will simply slip off of the nipple on the shift tube arm.

Anyway, you will need a T-30 torx bit to work on the shift tube, the shift tube bushings and the lever at the end of the shift tube.

I made you a graphic below to help you understand what I am saying. Please note that it is NOT necessary to remove the steering wheel to do this, but you will need to remove the upper steering column shrouds if the shift tube bushings are loose.

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