Will it Run after 8 Years? 1982 Volkswagen Diesel - Part 1

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  • This 1982 VW Rabbit has been sitting for 8 years. Can we chase out the rodents and felines and get her to run and drive again?
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  • @adnacraigo6590
    @adnacraigo6590 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Once again watching a competent mechanic waking up a dormant machine while doing a simultaneous dry comedy routine. My kind of entertainment.

  • @ltmonson
    @ltmonson ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Wes’ maniacal laugh when something surprisingly works and the gentlemen’s snowball fight back and forth between Wes and Mortske is all good stuff.

    • @peglegtoo
      @peglegtoo ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That laugh would make a fantastic ring tone.

    • @MortskeRepair
      @MortskeRepair ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I dunno what you're talking about.

    • @queensapphire7717
      @queensapphire7717 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, like Clancy Brown (The Kurgan) in “Highlander”.

  • @declanlee5440
    @declanlee5440 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I had two of these back in the day- wonderful cars .European spec with a engine kill switch that you had to pull out to operate - the key just affected the electrics.The motor was very rough by modern standards - the dashboard on mine was always shaking itself loose and falling out, having said that the fuel economy was unbelievable - 60 mpg easily.They were a huge seller in Ireland and you still see an odd one about.Indistructable under stressed motors with no turbo- with regular oil changes you achieved starship milages.A quality vehicle! Greetings from Ireland!

    • @af5579
      @af5579 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There was a TH-camr revived one down in limerick direction a while back, Cannibal Cars was the channel

    • @declanlee5440
      @declanlee5440 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@thesteelrodent1796 The Rabbit was the name VW gave the Golf when they launched it on the US market.Its true that there were some differences - modifications to lighting and bigger( uglier) bumpers etc but it was the same car.Still see an odd one around here- super car.

  • @mr.soundtek5793
    @mr.soundtek5793 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Wes, I laughed multiple times starting with "Were good, it missed the donuts!" I had a 1966 Saab 95 that my Grandpa had been "holding" for me for when I got old enough to drive. With his chest puffed out, he gave me the keys. I unlocked the door, climbed into the car and immediately the seat crashed through the wonderful unibody floor boards. It was completely rusted. Ironically, it was the same color as your little cream puff. Good stuff, can't wait for part 2.

    • @irongoatrocky2343
      @irongoatrocky2343 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What's humorous here is in the mid 90's I saw a Saab in Bellvue WA....had a vanity plate that read "SNAAB"!

    • @jakebpau2396
      @jakebpau2396 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL, cream puff!😂

    • @nicholasgardner1106
      @nicholasgardner1106 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My grandfather and I picked up a 68 95 wagon with the V4 as a project. I love the car, they’re so quirky and neat.

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Grandpa was just funing you

    • @alan6832
      @alan6832 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neither his brake lines nor your floors would have rotted if they had been spray waxed before they were parked, at almost any self serve car wash, or pressure washer bottle or trigger sprayer, and silicone tire shine, from a trigger sprayer, for exhaust.
      The rear trailing arm mount rusted out on my Rabbit, I first fixed it by bolting in a piece of an old fence post, and later I crudely welded it. I think the fence post was actually the stronger fix. My other fence post repair worked well too.

  • @danial1229
    @danial1229 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    That's a going to town rig there. Always like the no title, no tabs, no insurance, no brakes, no steering, no frame, Let's roll attutude. Love it.

  • @royalriding1720
    @royalriding1720 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    50 minutes of Wes in a VGG-Style revival? Yes please!

    • @DanEBoyd
      @DanEBoyd ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Needle-scaler Garage!!!

    • @OSUCharger
      @OSUCharger ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nah. Mortske-esque.

    • @2dfx
      @2dfx ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Don't sully Wes' name with VGG.

    • @nashsmith3005
      @nashsmith3005 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm excited

    • @giggiddy
      @giggiddy ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is the unique content and style that put you on our map Wes. Thank you for being the consummate teacher/entertainer!!

  • @kellysrestorations.7397
    @kellysrestorations.7397 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Fun fact, I worked at a VW dealership when those cars were brand new.
    The "OH no" when the brake line attachment gave way was priceless!!!

    • @sharedknowledge6640
      @sharedknowledge6640 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then you should know what horrible examples of “superior German engineering” these awful cars were? The Yugo was arguably better engineered and more reliable.

    • @TheGeorgiaMediaGroup
      @TheGeorgiaMediaGroup ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sharedknowledge6640ll I know. I knew a college professor. Has one of these. And it went 400k miles

  • @micahgerdis1008
    @micahgerdis1008 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    my sister had one of these as her first car when I was a kid. it was troublesome but I still remembered fondly
    loving it.

  • @NotOnYourLife
    @NotOnYourLife ปีที่แล้ว +88

    In the early 80's I ran lock service out of the pickup version of that. What a great little vehicle, not fast but sporty and fantastic fuel economy. We beat the crap out of it and never had a problem.

    • @ScottDLR
      @ScottDLR ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Back then I worked with a huge guy that drove one. It would leave a black mark on his shirt where his belly rubbed against the steering wheel. It was a tough little car and got something like 60+ mpg.

    • @patrickvanhoesen9425
      @patrickvanhoesen9425 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Man, those caddy's are selling for over 10k now. Lol. I never owned one of them but I owned over 30 rabbits in every variation. I love them

    • @notajp
      @notajp ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always wanted the diesel pickup version.

    • @eeengineer8851
      @eeengineer8851 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't know anymore if it was a diesel, but around '82 we had a "sampling dropoff" at our farm for the sweet corn company. A guy would visit the fields in the area to get crop samples (as harvest time approached) and then dropped them off in a pile to be picked up later by someone else later in the day. He drove a baby blue VW pickup based on the rabbit. I think that is the only one I ever saw in real life back then.

  • @TheOtherBarber
    @TheOtherBarber ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The crunch when undoing the brake lines and "Oh no" while laughing was just too good!

    • @mickm5097
      @mickm5097 ปีที่แล้ว

      And so relatable to anyone who drove old clunkers in the rust belt. Metal that has become crunchy orange dust.

  • @renem6441
    @renem6441 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My coffee went everywhere at the 7/16” “crunchhh” ooo no!! 😅😅😅😅thanks for sharing

  • @mattalki
    @mattalki ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Those engines are damn near indestructible unless the timing belt breaks. I'm curious to see what you do with the car. I have a 1981 Rabbit diesel that was purchased new by my parents when I was 7 years old. It's currently undergoing some heart surgery, and I'm planning to paint it soon. I drove the car all through college, and while it was slow as all get out, it was a great car to learn to wrench on. I'll be watching this series with interest!

  • @satguy
    @satguy ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I had one, it got you where you wanted to go, not fast but you eventually got there. It had AC, but on a hot day you had to choose between climbing a hill or staying cool. And getting on the freeway was always an adventure. With all that, it was a dependable semi comfortable car that got great gas mileage.

    • @jdmccorful
      @jdmccorful ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Worked with a guy, who was the project supt. on job my employer was doing. He swore by the diesel rabbit, wouldn't drive anything else; back in 1979.

    • @satguy
      @satguy ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jdmccorful It got traded for a GT Mustang, I'm not sure it was the smarter trade, but that mustang was fast.

  • @tchads_57
    @tchads_57 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Wes, you’re killing me! From the beginning through “No steering, no brakes. Let’s go for a ride.” I almost snorted my coffee 3 times.
    Oh, and don’t forget to give your brother back his coat. 😮

    • @WatchWesWork
      @WatchWesWork  ปีที่แล้ว +22

      He was asking about it...

    • @TomWood60
      @TomWood60 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And Wes had to cut out the panicked swearing as he was about to roll into that red truck.

    • @MillersPlanet79
      @MillersPlanet79 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it's been 10 minutes and I'm still laughing

    • @paulburroughs1313
      @paulburroughs1313 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TomWood60 He was getting ready to do the Fred Flinstone stop--And he didn't even need to open the door! LOL

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WatchWesWorkA Prius transmission for propulsion(near 200bhp is possible), 3 hybrid battery packs, Prius electric steering, GTI bits(South African upper rear c-posts..) making a 150+ mile EV oh an hybrid batteries like big discharges and fast charging current....

  • @stephanbock1280
    @stephanbock1280 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Well, considering the stuff Wes usually has in his workshop, the Rabbit practically IS mint… those are getting increasingly rare here in Europe, esp the no frills standard ones, since noone ever thought that anyone would think about them in the future. But to many of us around here those are „first cars“ with alot of memories attached to them.

  • @SmokinJoe
    @SmokinJoe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TH-cam analytics said my videos get suggested to people after they watch your content, so I had to come see what your channel is all about. Now I know what all the fuss is about haha awesome content!

  • @jasonb6570
    @jasonb6570 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I haven't even started the video yet, but the answer is Yes. Those old mechanical VW diesels will run on nothing but a hope and a prayer. Glad to see another long format video from you, Wes

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I grew up working on these cars. My dad owned a shop that specialized foreign automotive repair so we saw a lot of these kinds of things from all over the state. Those engines always sounded like a bag of hammers even when new. Good times.

    • @davidmc1489
      @davidmc1489 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A bag of hammers....hadnt heard that one before...hilarious

    • @freespirit1975
      @freespirit1975 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I gave a ride to a guy one time in my '79 diesel Rabbit and when I started it he said "if this isn't a diesel, you got some serious problems." ha ha

  • @MinisterofDOOM
    @MinisterofDOOM ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't think I've laughed this hard at a TH-cam video in years.
    Wes is the best.

  • @VorlonFrog
    @VorlonFrog ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Not one, but TWO bursts of maniacal laughter from Wes? Definitely a thumbs up moment.
    👍👍👍

  • @alanharney5278
    @alanharney5278 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    No brakes. No steering. Maniacal laughter. You're a wild man, Wes. 👍

  • @Pamudder
    @Pamudder ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brings back memories-- I had a very similar '82 Rabbit diesel. Ran fine for me for four years and I traded it on an Isuzu Trooper II.

  • @braddokken9191
    @braddokken9191 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When Wes drops a "will it run" you know it's going to be unusual. This was a fun one to watch because while I never wrenched on one, they were sure popular when I was in high school. Can't wait to see part 2! Thanks Wes!

  • @BVA1967
    @BVA1967 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Thanks for this video. It was really a trip down memory lane for me :-)
    It was really fantastic to see this model again. It is/was called Golf in Denmark/Europe. It is actually the first generation of Golf
    My first car was a Golf diesel from 1980. I bought it around 1990 and had it some years. It had a lot of km on the clock and it was a cheap car.
    I do not remember i had to pull a button when starting, but it had to preheat for app. 10-20 seconds and the key could be turned fully when a yellow light, showing a coil, went out.
    I remember working on gear shifter too - it was worn
    I also remember one of the control arms collapsed during a hard brake down - it was compleately rotten - it was before the inspections was introduced in my country.
    The Golf was a very popular car in the 1980's and was known for good German quality. The Golf brand can still be purchased today - now in a generation 8 i think
    Mine was old and rusty - but the car i could afford.
    I remember the head gasket blew and i sold the car (the buyer was informed about the head gasket. He wanted to fix it).The last trip of app. 5 km required app. 5 liters of water and the exhaust was like steam train.
    I never forget that trip :-)
    Thank you
    Regards from Denmark

    • @knocksensor3203
      @knocksensor3203 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s easy to replace the head gasket, and a lot of things.. I had two of those.. the only reason I gave it up , that it wasn’t passing emission.. the cis was a fragile system, and I couldn’t afford the expensive diagnostic tools to troubleshoot it..

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They had lots of names in various markets. I seem to remember reading when the MK2 came out, they slapped a stylised rabbit badge onto the MK1, added a bunch of extras from higher-spec models and sold it as the Golf Rabbit in Austria, for the price of the base-spec MK2, which ended up being a fairly popular deal. There was definitely a MK2 Golf Rabbit as well, not sure about the later ones. One of my aunts drove a beige Beetle well into the early 2000s and then swapped it for an almost equally ancient MK1 Golf the same colour, probably also gone by now. In a place where cars rust as badly as in Wes' neck of the wood but that has strict yearly safety inspections, cars that age are either fully restored vintage cars kept in a heated garage 95% of the time or simply gone. By now, MK1 convertibles might be more common than any other body styles even though much fewer of them were sold new, simply because convertibles are rarely driven in snow and salt and because they were built until the MK3 was launched, there never was a MK2 convertible.
      My dad test-drove a MK1 Golf when they were new, hated it and refused to ever drive a VW again, at least until he could be convinced that a 2009 Golf was an entirely different car and bought a secondhand one in 2017. It drives like a charm (if it starts) but it's burning money almost faster than petrol.

    • @Altruistic-Viking
      @Altruistic-Viking ปีที่แล้ว

      Den bedste bil er så absolut Golf II ❤️ er stadig ikke træt af dem ☺️

  • @jasonyoung5628
    @jasonyoung5628 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    When I was a kid, a friend of mine had one of these. He lived out in the country so he had a driving permit at 14. So we used to ride around in this thing since he was the only one of us who could legally drive. Fun times.

    • @davidhamilton7628
      @davidhamilton7628 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My buddy and I lifted his with chunks of pressure treated 4x4s😂 good times

  • @vexor7
    @vexor7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, really lookign forward to seeing this project come along. Keep up the awesome work Wes

  • @jerryezzell2492
    @jerryezzell2492 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The bantering between Wes and Mortske is hilarious!!!

  • @geebopbaluba1591
    @geebopbaluba1591 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    We had several of them brand new where I was employed for 35 years and now I’m retired but I remember how under powered they were and down right scary to try and merge onto our freeways here in the D F/W area. Needless to say the company didn’t keep them very long.

    • @12345NoNamesLeft
      @12345NoNamesLeft ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I learned to drive on two of those. Scary merge, but drive all week on $ 6.

    • @JeffLMisc
      @JeffLMisc ปีที่แล้ว +7

      had a few of them and turned up the pumps. they worked better after that (and belched a lil black smoke). also put a turbofold on one when the ears broke off the exhaust manifold, and it turned it up some more. worked pretty good after that :)

    • @PaulHigginbothamSr
      @PaulHigginbothamSr ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I have never been so scared driving at night into Texas from the West at night. All over the rest of the USA trucks drive the speed limit. In West Texas the big 18 wheelers run as fast as they can possibly go. Scariest moment of my life till I could get off North. Looked like 95 was low ball.

    • @nhzxboi
      @nhzxboi ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They were downright dangerous with respect to power. 93 North in Boston out of the Sumner tunnel...uphill and crazy traffic. Lucky if you got it up to 35 MPH to merge in to 60MPH traffic. Sort of unsafe and made for tense moments for sure.
      However, they were reliable, great on fuel (50MPG)and started very very well even at -20F. That pull out knob is just a timing advance. It makes no difference pumping the pedal on start.

    • @LAactor
      @LAactor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is that how they say DFW these days? It's been a minute but it's the first time I've seen it made like that.

  • @andrewmantle7627
    @andrewmantle7627 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I don't think I've heard the maniacal laugh quite so often as I did today Wes. Thanks.

  • @brendajanes4139
    @brendajanes4139 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hi Wes! Love to see that 83 VW Rabbit on your channel! I had a 84 diesel VW Rabbit for close to 22 years! But, if you are planning on keeping that engine running, I would replace that timing belt ASAP! If that belt breaks at idle, it will still do some serious damage. I had a timing belt break on me, and the end result was a new head, new piston, (Valve and a piston can't occupy the same space), and a new rod. I used to get all my parts called Parts Place out of Michigan. They still deal with these older VW Rabbits and stocks just about anything that you may need. They will also have the specialty tools needed to change a timing belt as well.

    • @advancednutritioninc908
      @advancednutritioninc908 ปีที่แล้ว

      Valve and piston can not occupy the same space - for very long at least! :) You are going to be in for a pleasant surprise how we changes the belt with all basic mechanic tools! Actually pretty genius!

  • @catcam
    @catcam ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We want more content like this ! Many thanks and all the best from Croatia!

  • @Farm_fab
    @Farm_fab ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Wes, the rabbit diesel engines in my area are loved by the Amish. They can be used for generators, or for running pto equipment.
    I had an 84, and this video brings back memories, some of which are less than pleasant, such as tractor trailers passing me going up a hill.

    • @LAactor
      @LAactor ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well those 1 horsepower ones are real sleepers.

    • @Farm_fab
      @Farm_fab ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LAactor Some Amish call them Oatsmobiles.

  • @stxrynn
    @stxrynn ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I drove my buddy's diesel Rabbit on a road trip with him. It was freezing outside and the driver's window didn't go all the way up. Great memories!!!! I can hardly wait to see how this goes!

  • @dale5898
    @dale5898 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I watch this man I learn a lot and laugh a lot. Thanks for your hard work,Wes.

  • @sudd2685
    @sudd2685 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love me a vw diesel, thank you Wes for your videos.

  • @codyster
    @codyster ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Omg Wes, I love your will it runs and the fact your doing a Mortski Repair homage hahaha
    Please do more!!

  • @kevinritchie9227
    @kevinritchie9227 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I bet Mrs. Wes will be so happy you got her one of those nice fancy German engineered vehicles!

  • @davedunn2124
    @davedunn2124 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can usually figure out your plans but you've got me stumped on this one. I am patiently waiting for this one.

  • @markfowler2066
    @markfowler2066 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't thank you enough for the time you generously give to us....

  • @jamestamu83
    @jamestamu83 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    That was a very desirable car, in the day! I wanted one but couldn't afford it. I got a 1977 Ford Fiesta instead. Very similar design but a gas engine. It had 12" wheels, which were hard to find! Love your opening music. Long live "Farfegnugen"!!

    • @shawnbeckmann1847
      @shawnbeckmann1847 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a couple of fiestas those things were great especially with that Weber 2 barrel in them.

    • @shoots2001
      @shoots2001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a mk1 fiesta 1.1 popular plus as my 1st car. Was a great little car and cheap to run. 12inch wheels look tiny these days.

    • @jovangrbic97
      @jovangrbic97 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aber bitte, Fahrvergnügen mein Herr!

    • @rennkafer13
      @rennkafer13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shoots2001 they look tiny until you park next to a Mini with 10's :)

    • @shoots2001
      @shoots2001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rennkafer13 yeah thats true lol

  • @chrisfreemesser5707
    @chrisfreemesser5707 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wes AND working on VWs is a double-win for me. Mark over at the "2stroketurbo" channel has a customer who bought one of these new and still daily drives it. Car has something like 600K on it and still runs like a champ.
    BTW the 2 and 4-door versions of this car were always called the Rabbit here in the US. The Dasher was actually a different car (first gen Passat). Sorry if it sounds like I'm splitting hares 🤣

    • @TireSlayer55
      @TireSlayer55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Splitting hares… 💀

  • @ninjaclown2081
    @ninjaclown2081 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you Wes for getting me through hard times my dad passed away a year ago and your videos help me alot.

  • @kentnothstine
    @kentnothstine ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m not sure why, but this really spoke to me. I found this absolutely hilarious. This was my life for so long. I hated this at the time, but I miss this soooo such at the same time. I appreciate what you do.

  • @petergarofolo9385
    @petergarofolo9385 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Wes. Can't wait for part 2.

  • @Vintage0007
    @Vintage0007 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Our family had a brand new 1978 Diesel Rabbit which got 50mpg. The thing had no guts. Brings back many memories!! thanks for working on it!!

  • @s2meister
    @s2meister ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Rabbits (Golfs) were 2 or 4 doors, and the pickup. Jettas were basically at first a rabbit with a trunk. The Dasher was the VW version of the Audi Fox (Audi 80) and the long lost but fantastic "sporty" version of the rabbit in only 2 door was the Scirocco. But then all of that went out the window in the mid to late 80's. Owned many of them, every different model and my 79 diesel was similar, German built (round headlights) and yeah those 56 horses had to work real hard.

    • @dranoelr
      @dranoelr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At least in Mk2 and Mk3 a Jetta is still just a Golf with a backpack. Looking under it you can even see the mounting points for the Golf rear bumper and the 25cm they just added to the trunk floor.

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dranoelr Yes, and the even more rare Derby was a Polo with a backpack. The one and only Derby I've ever seen is a greyish-green one that hasn't changed owners since at least 1990 (in Austria you can tell from the plates, if they're black the car last changed hands before January 1990 when the whole plate design was changed). The Dasher was sold as the Passat in most markets.

  • @peterkirwan3337
    @peterkirwan3337 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Wes rough day in work and then see your new video made my day

  • @harryireland1935
    @harryireland1935 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome project. Thanks for doing this!

  • @Tinker001
    @Tinker001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All that fun with the shift bushings...
    Reminds me of a Jetta I once bought. Previous owner (an alleged mechanic) had cobbled together random fixed to the completely beat to death shift linkages. Told me when I bought the car for next to nothing that it was gonna cost too much to fix.
    So I walked into the parts department at a local VW dealership, told the gentleman behind the counter what car it was & that shifting was sloppy.
    Guy goes out back for a few minutes then returns with a bunch of little bags with parts inside. Apologises for not having one of the shafts in stock. (turns out that was the only non-worn part...)
    I braced myself for the numbers...
    I was truly prepared...
    Looked him in the eyes & asked the important question...
    His response...
    $22.50
    Then he printed off the assembly diagram for me & said "sure, you can pop those in there in the parking lot.
    So I did. :)

  • @angrypandaification
    @angrypandaification ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The 3D printed bushings was ingenious, even tho not perfect, it'll work better than what was there before. Very cool video Wes, my parents had one of these before I was born. It's no wonder they replaced it with a 1983 Volvo station wagon. Great video!

    • @LAactor
      @LAactor ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you have one of those machines? Had a friend who complained her roommate had one in his room and was always printing and ran the electric bill up. Said it always smelled like burning.

    • @Manofcube
      @Manofcube ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LAactor mine uses about 90 watts, and doesn't really smell, but ymmv big time.

    • @rdbrnr86gt
      @rdbrnr86gt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LAactor depends on the material being printed. ABS will smell. I've been printing for 4 years and never even used the stuff. I stick with PLA, PETG, TPU and a couple of other higher end materials. And as the other person said, these things use less power than a coffee maker or tea kettle. I saw more of an impact on my electric bill (lower) by using LED light bulbs than I did running 2 3D printers nearly every day.

  • @robertbullcarmichael9856
    @robertbullcarmichael9856 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome!! Cant wait for part two, three and four. Looks fun there Wes. Stay safe my friend.

  • @garybrugone433
    @garybrugone433 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just saw this,didn't get my notice.
    I friggin wait for the new videos and am never disappointed.
    You are amazing at your craft, let me watch the next one now.
    Thanks again for another great Video.
    Max is a trip...lol

  • @azenginerd9498
    @azenginerd9498 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That's a really solid trailer hitch!
    The carbon for hardening your weld comes from the burning rubber overmolded ball...

  • @ragehelsel
    @ragehelsel ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So with your 3d printed bushings, another thing to try at some point is to split them so the retainer fits well, and if they're tight, just ream them out instead of reprinting. You never get quite enough accuracy on 3d, so most of the time we ream them out to get them good for fitting with bolts / shafts.

  • @JT-sz7xc
    @JT-sz7xc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it, “No brakes, no steering, let’s take it for a drive, oh, don’t hit the truck “! 🤣😂🤣

  • @DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC
    @DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great video to watch on a Monday morning. Thanks Wes! I worked on a bunch of these Bunnies in the 90s. The slop in the shifter we called normal.

  • @12345NoNamesLeft
    @12345NoNamesLeft ปีที่แล้ว +12

    11:22 Not a choke, some sort of timing advance. It really helped winter cold starts.

    • @trevlanes
      @trevlanes ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There used to be a CS on there. It’s the cold start knob.

  • @pabohoney1
    @pabohoney1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The moment you turned the wrench on that brake line and the chassis just gave way, I LOLed along with you.

  • @samuelchartier3684
    @samuelchartier3684 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for that Wes, that was a real treat. Easily my favorite channel on TH-cam. I got a rabbit that I've been working on as well

  • @paulcooper2897
    @paulcooper2897 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Memories! Learned to drive in '85 in one of those ... and even then the shifter was more like a Ouija Board than a shifter.
    Keep 'em coming!
    Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

  • @wm12ga
    @wm12ga ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Been waiting all morning for this. From one Wes to another, thanks as always for the great content.

  • @williamfindspeople4341
    @williamfindspeople4341 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow this was a great video. Can't wait for part two. Well done Wes!!

  • @HouseCallAutoRepair
    @HouseCallAutoRepair ปีที่แล้ว

    The second I saw all the wheels locked up, all I could think of was an old animal digging in, refusing to rise from it's long nap.
    Diesels have never been my thing, but you make them look fun!

  • @douglasmayherjr.5733
    @douglasmayherjr.5733 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a Fun Video to Watch, Wes. Thanks for the laughs. Looking forward to the next episode. Thanks for the videos.

  • @neonaffliction
    @neonaffliction ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hello Wes, as a VW diesel nerd (Golf 2 GTD owner) very happy to see this car on the channel.

    • @neonaffliction
      @neonaffliction ปีที่แล้ว

      43:22 Yeah the rod style gear linkage is trash, I hate it but thankfully in later Golf 3 models they switched to cable style which is much better

  • @edwardsmith9049
    @edwardsmith9049 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mr Wes a lot of people would laugh at that car. But the of the matter is the VW Rabbit is one of the best cars you could buy at the time. And they are still going strong. My friend had one and he could not beat it . Great milage and run for years. And I still love the Rabbit and the VW Jetta. Great content.

  • @norocomgt
    @norocomgt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Learned to drive on an ‘83 rabbit diesel…perfect first car for any genx teenager - not enough horsepower to go fast & too loud to sneak out after curfew.

  • @NoelBarlau
    @NoelBarlau ปีที่แล้ว

    My dad bought a 1980 Dasher Diesel (Passat in Europe says the Pedant) and I spent my childhood listening to that unique VW diesel song. He rebuilt the engine at about 186,000 miles because of runaway due to oil blowing past the rings. I then drove the car well into the 90s. What finally got it was the unibody became so rusted from Wisconsin road salt that it became impractical to repair. At a certain point we had to let it go to the great rust pile in the sky. Still consider it to be one of the greatest cars ever.

  • @davidryder5265
    @davidryder5265 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best channels on you tube thank you sir

  • @dirtydeedsvienna
    @dirtydeedsvienna ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was awesome. Great project and dry Wes humor at its best. Thanks for posting!

  • @johnd21
    @johnd21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a gem of a car. Can’t wait to see more. Mortske would be proud.

  • @StopDropandLOL
    @StopDropandLOL ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking forward to the next episode! Love those old VW's.

  • @jamesbruno5896
    @jamesbruno5896 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This should be an interesting project thanks for posting Wes!

  • @KD8ZFC.16-11
    @KD8ZFC.16-11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These videos just make my Sundays great! the laughing is priceless!

  • @mdouglaswray
    @mdouglaswray ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The brake line bracket crumbling when you tried to take the line off made ME laugh too! SO FUNNY. Always a riot to hear your commentary.

  • @advancedleveldiagnostics
    @advancedleveldiagnostics ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video! looking forward to part 2!

  • @wm12ga
    @wm12ga ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The chuckle and walk away at 29:00 😂😂.. There are the guys that swear and throw stuff, then there’s us who just chuckle and proceed to finding a solution.

    • @TireSlayer55
      @TireSlayer55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wes has the best attitude…

  • @bruceknowlton8691
    @bruceknowlton8691 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can't wait to see the expression on your wife's face when you tell her she has a new car. That is what I would tell my wife lol😂

  • @aaronjarvenpa1743
    @aaronjarvenpa1743 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your laughter when something surprisingly works and out look underneath of the car was great 👍 😅 .

  • @michaelmyers3892
    @michaelmyers3892 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just went back to Alabama and got my beloved 1986 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg edition with a high performance 6-cylinder 5-speed transmission she needed so much love after sitting for more than 10 years but she was a powerful car and a joy to drive and was well worth retrieving her and bringing it home

  • @Batti2323
    @Batti2323 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really loving this series, Wes. I have a soft spot for those silly old machines. The first company I worked for had a fleet of them.

  • @jafo9346
    @jafo9346 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Volkswagen Rabbit is a blast from the past. Never have I seen a diesel version. Thanks Wes for sharing this beauty with us.

  • @bulgarianicedtea7897
    @bulgarianicedtea7897 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love to hear you laugh Wes, always a pleasure.

  • @aserta
    @aserta ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The editing got a boost, nice! Great work Wes!

  • @ricksmith-iw2op
    @ricksmith-iw2op ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice job Wes. Brings back memories. I had 1 just like it that my kids drove in the woods for years until the rear axle fell out of it. Haha.

  • @ronaldsmith8811
    @ronaldsmith8811 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A friend of mine had the gulf in Germany.. he loved that little car.. personally I loved my opal manta. Loving this stuff keep up the great humorous content!

  • @tomeverett612
    @tomeverett612 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's all learning about what you don't know and thank you Wes for teaching me

  • @PaulButkiewicz
    @PaulButkiewicz ปีที่แล้ว

    My first car was a Jetta of this vintage. Thanks for the memories ❤️

  • @lancecluster
    @lancecluster ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I had a rabbit (gas), I liked it. Practical, got great gas mileage, easy to work on. Probably not very safe, but my prior car was a vw bug so it was an upgrade to that.

  • @nferraro222
    @nferraro222 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When your parts-car appears to be in better shape than your project-car, maybe it's time for a new game-plan:) I remember these things were impossible to find, back in the mid-90's. It was at the point where people were starting to worry about fuel prices and getting sick of technology and gadgets. If you saw one, it wasn't for sale and if it was, it ran just well enough to limp it's way to the car crusher.

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh yeah, might actually be worth swapping the engine into the parts car, although it's hard to tell without having seen that from underneath.

    • @idrisddraig2
      @idrisddraig2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bought a Minivan with a blown engine to pull the gearbox, swapped the motor from the daily (all gears had become a slipping drive) and the rear window (had wiper mount) and did 40k miles

    • @nferraro222
      @nferraro222 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ragnar8504 Time to jack it up and crawl in the weeds and mud. That's always fun:)

  • @almclean4835
    @almclean4835 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first car I ever worked on was my Dads 1978 VW Golf 1.6 Diesel. Thanks for bringing back some great memories

  • @kevinknight470
    @kevinknight470 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG, amazing what Wes gets into for a challenge. Thanx Wes.😃

  • @LAactor
    @LAactor ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is fantastic. VGG has been on his strange back to his roots builds and I've been feening for a good revival. Great timing.

    • @LAactor
      @LAactor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also, you're so hard on yourself. You always say you did something stupid but your entire existence is mechanical knowledge, including some of the best fabrication I have ever seen and that includes custom 4x4 shops.
      PS, remember how you mythbusted the pouring out of the jug in a way that doesn't glug that VGG showed his boy how to do? Can you disprove the using a screwdriver pour trick where you pour slowly down the shaft and it dribbles in somehow due to surface tension? Not that you have screwdrivers in your pockets like Obrochta does..

    • @WatchWesWork
      @WatchWesWork  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can try...

  • @kevlinville
    @kevlinville ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The adventures of Restoring with Wes!❤ Looking forward to part 2!

    • @alan6832
      @alan6832 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm very happy to see economy car revivals as too many are muscle cars or luxury V8s. I especially want to see Datsun 610s and F10s. I think I did see a Datsun 620 pickup, but ruined by plans to put in a v8, ruining traction and economy. Pefectionism is not economical either, but reliability is.

    • @alan6832
      @alan6832 ปีที่แล้ว

      I might have changed my mind. Like mine, this car might have too much structural rot to be worth saving, unless he is and efficient rot welder. It should probably be parted out for other diesel Rabbits, including from the desert, where they need plastic and vinyl parts, and engines because desert engines get sand in them.

  • @alandawson2813
    @alandawson2813 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi wes, I have nearly watched or getting close to watching all your posts on YT.
    Thank you for the awesome content.
    Keep up the great work.
    From kiwi land.

  • @johncraig406
    @johncraig406 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a hoot, love the 3D printing machine. you did a good job on those bushings. and that Laugh, love it.

  • @dylanb8427
    @dylanb8427 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    If you want plastic parts to "pop" in and out, you need a relief "cut" somewhere for it to bend into, so you'd make 2 "half" ish circles on either side cut a little past the retention lip. How far depends on what material and how thick.

  • @donsrestorations
    @donsrestorations ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One of the more enjoyable videos you have put out in a while. Amazing how an engine can just come back to life after sitting for so long.

    • @charlesangell_bulmtl
      @charlesangell_bulmtl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Diesels have many distinct advantages due to fuel that is stable and lubricating(sort of like it's own WD-40, which BTW makes a fair starting fluid test..fires on WD-40 might be salvageable)

    • @bastarddoggy
      @bastarddoggy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@charlesangell_bulmtl I came here to say the same thing. Bringing a small diesel back to life is almost always easier than a gasser. No spark issues and no old gas. But if that injector pump is bad... all bets are off.

  • @JF-wk5zo
    @JF-wk5zo ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks alot wes. I'm watching at 11 pm and you have to show the donuts.

  • @PAPABOBE
    @PAPABOBE ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a great video Wes!