mk2 Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 What "is" that thing? I'm guessing something wild buffalo use for scratching on? Only ever seen a buffalo on TV. And it had been moved from its original location? How very odd. VCDS is indeed diagnostic software mostly used for volkswagen group cars, deleveloped by Uwe Ross from Rosstech now in the US. Started years ago as a 'hack' originally called VAGCOM. It's now the main decent alternative to the genuine VAG VAS system. It's popular because the free unlocked version can diagnose and change/clear settings, with most of the data having labels so you know what you're looking at. Works well with many USB-OBD2 standard interface leads. I used to have the genuine article but i wrecked the lead... so now use a cheap chinese thing- but same software. Love the look of a canadian number plate on a Lupo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) Yes it is a stone that the buffalo rubbed until it was round. In the spring they get itchy with their winter coats still on and look for something to rub on to help shed the extra hair. In treed areas wildlife use the trees and with the process of time and life these trees die and disappear. On the prairie there are no trees so the next best thing is to find a big rock to rub on. These rocks then bare witness of this activity for thousands of years. There are no wild buffalo here anymore, some bright enterprising Europeans decided it was better to kill them all off and bring in cows that you have to feed and house all winter and help to calve in the spring or they will die. The buffalo were completely self sufficient and acclimatized. The natives here knew that but the white new comers were so much smarter... 😏 There are a few farmers here that have switched over to raising buffalo. They are zero maintenance and to tell you the truth, taste the same as cows to me, just a little less fatty. The downside for farmers is they are harder to fence in and harder to handle when it comes time to ship them for slaughter. When they do get away it is nearly impossible to get them back. A cow will tire out quickly but a Buffalo will settle into a 45 km/h lope and go for hours. They can easily be 150 km from home by morning! These are on a farm east of us. You can see the yellow ear tags. Edited February 15, 2021 by oprn Add a photo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObjectiveAway Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 So lovely, I enjoy reading your posts! I thought thats just a fairy tale about buffalo rubbing stone becoming round, but sounds like you are very serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 They used to roam this country by the millions and over thousands of years... ya it happens. Water can wear away stone too over time. It's hard to believe that a few foreigners could lay waste to such a huge natural resource in a couple generations too but there you go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 The weather has warmed up a lot. We were off to the city today with Franklin and he bucked and misbehaved all the way there and back. It was only -9 in the city too so it's not the cold. Tomorrow I will lift the bonnet and start the investigations. When it was random it was hard to find but now that the problem is here to stay I should be able to find it... I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Seems like a misfire, isn't a misfire, green temp sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Might have found it. Pulled the spark plugs and they looked ok. Next was the wires into the coil pack - hoo boy! We have an issue! 3 out of 4 badly corroded and the 4th one the connecting pin broke off and came out with the wire. Looking for a coil pack now and a set of wires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) I was thinking condensation on HT, but @Rich's suggestion is probably closer to the mark. There's a youtuber in the US who's collected all the temp sensors from vdubs he's worked on since '98. Has a large bin full- like a lot (1000's)! Edited February 17, 2021 by mk2 Posted at exact same time as reply... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) I was right . Damned vdub ht leads from that era... Hate. Edited February 17, 2021 by mk2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Funny! it ran just fine on the way to the shop this morning, I put my OBDII reader on and no codes. Well I cleaned them up as best as I could with a nail, greased them up and it's running fine again but I know what I need now! The shopping starts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted February 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 Parts on the way from Autodoc. Cost more to ship than the parts are worth but that's the way it goes. The coil pack it turns out is common here and readily available but the HT leads are not so might as well get them all in the same shipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 Going to say, that coilpack is very very common across the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted February 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) While waiting for parts I will continue with putting a fresh engine in the sand rail. The old one was just a well used core that I used initially when I built the Buggy and it gave us 6 years of service well above and beyond what I expected from it so time for renewal. Out with the old and in with a fresh one I rebuilt last summer. Edited February 20, 2021 by oprn spelling correction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Parts are in! Came directly from Germany! Franklin has been running just fine since the clean up with just a bit of a rough idle. Tomorrow the new coil and wires go in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 Looking sharp. Nice. Air cooled is just so much easier... I love the way beetle engines just pop in and out as required. Minimum effort. Do you have any issues in Canada when the air is well below freezing? Importing... Hey at least you're not having the 'fun' we're going through here in the UK from Brexit importing car parts. The rules are pretty straight forward, but everyone seems to be getting them wrong. Double taxes, returned parcels, extra paperwork fees, all when nothing is meant to change for us (for under €150 transactions). I don't get it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 The air cooled ones ran very well in the cold as long as the thermostat, carb heat riser and air cleaner pre heat is still in place and working. Franklin has a new coil pack and plug wires now. Running and idling like new now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) Another update. Sandra loving the way Franklin is running, got his old zip (well - as Lupos go) on the hills again but... got a call yesterday - she shut him off and no start! She had abandoned him in a farm yard and got a ride to get the Forester due to my cell phone not receiving calls through a double tinned shop wall. I went home, hooked up the truck and trailer and found Franklin. Turned on the key - nothing - no dash lights, no clock. Cold north wind, threatening snow, not fooling about here so winched him into the trailer. I opened the door to set the park brake... what the heck? Dash lights and clock so hit the key and he is alive and running! Back home and go to drive Franklin out of the trailer - dead! Has to be battery posts and clamps but no they are tight and look clean. What I did find on removing them was a thin white film on the contact area so a good cleaning and some anti seize and 6 starts later all seems well. Looks like he is at the age of chasing connection corrosion issues! First the HT leads/coil towers now this. Edited March 11, 2021 by oprn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 MK4 golf cable time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Explain please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Golf MK4 battery terminals/cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Are they special in some way? Or is it a replacement suggestion that is easier to find? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Easier to find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted May 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 No more phantom running issues! Franklin is performing well. There is however a small problem I should have investigated a while back. The driver's door limit strap has a loud snap noise. Getting worse so I pulled it apart. The bolt was loose and the bushing is past salvaging, Also it appears there should be a nut on the bottom. The threads on the bolt and in the little bracket on the door are in poor nick, not sure if I can save them. Is this a common problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Very common problem! See below if the pivot has broken. And @Skezza has a ghetto fix for the popping sound (in how tos). https://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?/topic/106783-everyone-with-a-lupo-or-arosa-important-door-strap-info/&tab=comments#comment-1196667 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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