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Re: 1980 VW deisel glow plugs
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 9/30/2008

I used to own a Pickup with the 1.5 diesel, same sort of problem. I replaced injectors, pump, glow plugs, and the controller. It was still difficult to get started cold. Ran a compression test and it turns out the rings were shot. Very low compression on two c... Login to read more.

 

car Vehicle Data

1980 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup LX 1.5L

Engine1.5 L
Trans5-speed Standard

car Vehicle Data

1980 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup LX 1.5L

Engine1.5 L
Trans5-speed Standard