Jim:

I just finished at 1:00 a.m. It was the metal tubing that developed a leak where one of the rubber mounts had collected deposits over the years. This explains why I was never quite able to bleed the brakes properly. I bought a bunch of 60" pieces and bent them to fit. Kind of a fun job actually as I'd never bent brake lines before. I was surprised to discover how moldable the stuff was. I paid double at Napa for what I later discovered at Autozone but oh well, it wasn't too much in either case.

What a difference! I just got back from a fairly energetic test drive and am very happy. I need to get another 20k miles on that puppy before thinking about another repair. That TD has had way too many problems lately.

Next project is the injectors on my 240D. Found a good local place that tests them. The smoke is getting really bad at idle.

Thanks again for all the help along the way.

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DAILY DRIVERS:
'84 300DT 298k (Aubrey's)
'99.5 Jetta TDI IV 251k (Julie's)
'97 Jetta TDI 127k (Amber's)
'97 Jetta TDI 186k (Matt's)
'96 Passat TDI 237k (Don's
'84 300D 211k Mint (Arne- Undergoing Greasecar Conversion)

SOLD:
'82 240D 229k (Matt's - Converted-300DT w/ 4 speed