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On 17 Jul 2001, at 22:44, jesse and monica wrote: > I noticed a little discussion about clock problems and thought that i > would join in. My clock did not work, but i took it apart and found that > a little wire that must have been a fuse was burnt out. So i soldered a > new wire on and bamm! The clock worked. But the clock seemed to wind > itself about every ten minutes. Is that correct? It is normal for the early clock to wind itself about every 30 seconds. > Second question is about my generator. Seems that my lights dim when my > car is idling. Is this normal for aircooled cars? A small amount of this is normal for any car with a generator, but your problem with the fuse in the clock may indicate that your battery is reaching the end of its life. Has it been dead any time recently when you tried to start the car? > Third question is i have replaced my front brake calipers with new ATE > calipers and replaced all flexible brake lines front and rear, bled the > brakes and filled the fluid reserve. But my brakes are still not solid. > If i stomp them the car stops but the peddle has a soft spot before the > brakes really kick in. It still feels like i have air in the line but i > know i bled it all out. It is very likely that what you have is perfectly normal. It is impossible to say from a distance, however. Most people connect a hard high pedal with a good set of brakes, but this really isn't true. A hard high pedal usually means that the calipers are frozen and haven't retracted properly. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/