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  1. jetjock

    Crack between valve seats (bridge cracks), ok to run?

    It will propagate. It's what cracks do. Stress riser you know...
  2. jetjock

    Code 42

    Iirc it'll disable it.
  3. jetjock

    Air induction question

    The website for the mother of all air filter tests is no longer around but it's reproduced here: http://tinyurl.com/96uonnu
  4. jetjock

    Soon to be Mk3 owner!

    Actually the cars are pretty good. It's the owners who suck.
  5. jetjock

    Auto Tranny cooler question.

    ^ This. Makes for a halfway decent PS cooler though. And the one in your radiator isn't just for cooling.
  6. jetjock

    Upgrading Factory Alarm

    It's not, especially since the starter and COR relays are located in the same place.
  7. jetjock

    Upgrading Factory Alarm

    You're welcome. Notice you're in Madison. I have a painful connection to a county park not far from you that goes back almost 40 years. I hope to get out there one day and finally put that demon to rest.
  8. jetjock

    How hot is considered overheating?

    First, them being 25 years old is irrelevant. Second, there was no contribution only if you didn't bother to work "alittle" for it.
  9. jetjock

    Window goes down but not up?

    http://www.mkiiitech.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7710#post7710 It won't last all that long though because the problem isn't contact oxidation as much as it is erosion.
  10. jetjock

    Engine overheats on highway with AC on

    That came out wrong. I didn't mean the problem is simple or even that I know what it is. I meant simple to diagnose.
  11. jetjock

    How hot is considered overheating?

    People seem to forget that to be sold in this country all cars have to meet cooling criteria set by NTHSA. Just sayin'...
  12. jetjock

    Engine overheats on highway with AC on

    It is indeed an old joke. I'd contribute more but I typically get involved only in difficult to diagnose issues. Yours is simple.
  13. jetjock

    Code 42

    Runs well" is subjective. The consequences are relatively minor for the engine but major for other systems eg; cruise and TEMS. If it were me I'd fix it anyway.
  14. jetjock

    Starts beautifully. Throttle stutters/stalls

    A paper copy of the TSRM works without a computer. Just sayin'...
  15. jetjock

    Upgrading Factory Alarm

    Not only that but he doesn't write like a 10 year old. OP: Just power the glass sensor off the shock sensor...
  16. jetjock

    i love my mk3

    Huh? I daily drove mine for well over 20 years. Ran like a watch right up until the day I crushed it. Didn't require a whole lot of maintenance either. Course, having control of it since day one helped.
  17. jetjock

    i love my mk3

    Yea, I know. Just the idealism of youth is funny to behold. The odds are overwhelming 99% of the "I'll never sell" crowd not only will but be happy to see it gone. Infinity G37 Coupe...