1987 Volkswagen Cabriolet "88 vw" Questions

88 vw Cabriolet want crank for 15 minutes. short drives I can turn car off and restart immediately. If long drive, say 45 minutes, i turn engine off and try to restart, but won't start. I wait 15 ...

cant find the starter in my 88 VW Cabriolet right hand side of motor under exhaust manifold where gearbox and engine join,

...88 vw cabrio automatic at 55mph? i'm getting 3000 rpm or so and it seems excessive, almost as if it's missing the last speed/gear. How do i determine that? It shifts decently otherwise, for a car and ...

...88 cabriolet vw i have every thing else apart but the engine is on the ground outside of the vehicle. Hi Sean, If we're talking about the engine and not the gearbox it is advisable to remove the ...

...88 VW Fox intermittently dying after starting '88 VW Fox starts great after turning over a few times, longer if it's cold outside, but has started dying after starting. It'll start then just stop. ...

where is the auto choke mechanism location on a 88 vw jetta Take off the inlet pipe on the carb.Its a motor built into the throttle housing.You cant do anything with them only replace them sorry.

why is my 88 scirroco overheating ? overheating old vw's wher notorious for cylinder head gasket failures also check thermostate and mixture levels on fuel makes engine run hot if wrong

...first gear. Sometimes stalls going up hills. Could this be a fuel injector problem? Vw is 1988 Fox. Thanks, Dmaker. get a new timing chain then tune it up no 88 dose not have fuel injection thank ...

...88 vw fox hesitates and boggs down like its not fetting gas,stalls at stop lights and eventualy wont start up again unless i let it sit foe awhile. I have change the fuel pump, fuel filter and pre ...

...88 jetta, i believe it is a 1.6L 16 valve. VW family engine thermostat is behind the lower coolant inlet . It will be either a plastic or aluminum housing. To find it...open engine lid and look down ...