I CAUGHT MY CAR ON FIRE!!!... but then, I FIXED IT! (aka: mud wasps almost destroyed my VW Rabbit!) 

Faye, you're an inspiration for all of us in the car community. Keep on keepin' on, girl.

Faye you are a cool Mechanic AGG is IS MY FAVORITE ON Sat and Sunday and the Shows with Danny is Great .

Waiting all day for Faye. Hello

Wow, I believe this was one of my favorite videos from you. You seemed comfortable, confident and relaxed. I know it's more work but I really like the longer sessions, and just love to see things get cleaned, fixed and upgraded. You delivered in spades on this one!

Thank you for that share at the end.

Glad you're ok

Extra points for the label on the fan relay!!! Whatever happens, know that there are people pulling for you Faye. You are truly an inspirational individual. Keep rocking ✌️

FAYE. You are.. so powerful. When you speak about something you know so well, something you understand, you speak with such a tongue and confidence, it rings with so much power and vigor. you’re so splendid, you make me want to be another female mechanic but I have such bad back issues!!! watching your videos is literally pure ecstasy, something about you speaking it just sparks joy. you’re obviously doing something right.

Faye Hadley I'm an old. old mechanic watching you work through tasks is a reminder of how things got taken care of back then. You make do with what you can and have. Chickens will save our lives!

I clicked on this video because my 2008 Kia spectra has been overheating and started smoking the other day. I bought a new thermostat and was searching RU-vid because I’d like to be able to fix it myself but I don’t know shit about cars. Not sure exactly what all you’re talking about in this but I’m happy that someone out there is putting this type of content on the internet for people who are clueless about cars like myself. I also wanted to add that my grandma and mom both had Volkswagen rabbits when I was a kid.

It was a blast to spend time with you going off on all these amazing repairs, upgrades and fancy updates! Thoroughly done and excellent results. You kick ass. And also 'cracked' me up with the PCV Tube joke. 👼

Always an inspiration. My 5 yr old daughter loves ya (and the chickens) and now she helps me out in the garage. Keep up the great work, Faye!

I thought you really went down the rabbit’ hole with this project. Then I remembered my own ‘78 Rabbit that I painted. Well, I repaired a rust spot on the back window, then noticed the window seals needed changing (took out the windows) repaired the interior of the door, sanded down the entire car to bare metal, primed it, sanded it, primed some more……. I’ve got nowhere to judge. Just glad you’re out there. 👍

Hello from Niagara Falls. Mud wasps! Dang! Never had that experience. Thoroughly enjoyed this clean up of your engine bay. Nice and clean little Wabbit.

This wasn't a problem, it was a valuable life lesson. We should carry always carry a fire extinguisher and check our shop extinguishers too. You are fortunate, vehicle fire go up quick and super hot. I think that's a bad ass car.

Hellyea! This is absolutely awesome 🔥🤘 Keep up the great work! 😆

I was glad to see the master cylinder get a coat of nail polish. That was worth more points to me than the intake getting powder coated. Looks so much better!

I live in Texas also and every time I work on my truck I find mud dobber nests. Hate those things. What a wonderful video this was. so glad the fire wasn't worse and you were able to fix it plus add some custom up grades.

Sounds like you've had my luck over the last month. 3wks ago, I blew a radiator tank, idling unattended at work, while I plowed out my parking spot(ran until it knocked, then stalled before someone got my attention). A week later, a battery cable randomly lost connection(still confused on that, absolutely no power, then touching a wire to the battery terminal(underhood light I've never perminantly attached power to, I just wedge the wire into the + battery clamp when needed, was using it to test for power and everything startyed working again), then last Friday, the water pump gasket blew out... as I was getting ready on the absolute last day to go for my annual inspection. Simply squeezing the rad hose blew it. Last time I had a vehicle fire was around 2003/2004.... Engine caught on fire('91 Caravan 2.5l, fire on top of intake manifold), put it out and drove it home. I don't recall even having to do any repairs.

Just here to fix the fan circuit and door hinge.... 6 minutes later.. block stripped to cylinders and what are those numbers in the intakes?? haha your awesome!! Great vid... need to make that a educational series for up and coming mechanics!! :)

This is the best vw fix I've had all week. Not just because you have an awesome mk1 rabbit with an mk3 2.0 in a Grey and purple but because YOU are bringing us the repair work in all your green haired glory. The automotive sector needs more awesome women - helping show younger girls that - cars aren't just a boys hobby or career- AGG is a great show that shows younger females they can do anything they want - and I'm grateful as a father and friend of parents with younger kids - that young people are being shown what in my generation - possibly yours as well what was said wasn't true- Girls can be greasey and get grimey and still be attractive- my cousin was the FIRST female to go through our tech-schools automotive program and graduate high school into the trade. She was hired as a technician right out of school for bge - our local power company's fleet service department. However they had huge rules on her looks as a female in the garage. No painted or false nails, no dyed hair, highlights ect. Hair had to be tied up and back and under a hat if long - for safety. And other things like no make up and stating they had to wear black or Grey undergarments under their uniform so that they wouldn't show easily. Basically taking her femininity while at work, because they didn't "want the men distracted" little did they understand that if a man is going to try and pursue a female it doesn't matter what she looks like he's going to pursue her. On the clock and off. My cousin eventually went to a desk job and then left bge to do some private work and had the ability to be herself and do what she loved- until she got married to a psycho but that's another story. I just think what you're doing and how you're doing it shows that women can do whatever they want and love to do while they look however they feel comfortable and it is awesome to see the progress in at least one area of the industry

Another fantastic show Faye. Loved your little words of wisdom at the end. Always an inspiration. Thank you!

Glad to see you drop some video you are a lot of fun to watch keep up the upgrades 😊

I love ❤️ your rabbit! Please show more. I’m scrolling your vids looking for it. My dad bought the first diesel rabbit in 1979. I loved driving that! Unbreakable! I grew up with vw’s.

Faye, you're doing great, you hang in there!! It was such a fantastic joy to meet and talk to you about mentoring when you and Brandon came out to Sherwood Oregon. The First Robotics Challenge launch is tomorrow, and our team is excited to take up the challenge...I gave them your signed poster and we will see how our Design, build and Test process goes...Take Care....

I keep thinking about what you said quite a few videos ago, that if you're going to make a video you have to put on makeup before you go work on stuff. I don't think I would get anything done if I had to do that. Absolutely fantastic that you took the motor apart to see what was going on in there. That looks like you could have fixed it, maybe? New brushes and clean up the melted mess? But the new fan was probably a better idea

Hey Faye, glad the fire didn’t do any irreversible damage. Absolutely one of your best videos ever!👍🐔🐔🐔

Just my 2 cents worth but it's channels like yours that are mood and morale boosting as well as always being practical, educational and informative. Love purple and socks with sandals is timeless.

Oh, dirt daubers, what would we do without you here in Texas? The only good thing about them it all the spiders they stuff in those little fortresses of dirt!! Great video! Great to see real relatable issues Faye!

Hello Faye from North Texas. Love your videos and what a super cool gift you are to all us gear heads. Sorry for the fire but crap does happen sometimes to the best mechanics. The best fan assembly is one out of a Lincoln Mark v111.

oh Faye... the darned mud wasps! Glad the damage wasn't worse... but this is the joys of the Texas life! great vid and as always, stoked to have you sharing your chaos with us all!

You do good work so don’t disparage yourself! Stay focused, you’re in it for the long run.

Oooooh the “while I’m at it” slippery slope! I need the California rain to stop on the weekend so I can finish my engine bay refresh!

Keep your chin up... Awesome video.👍👍😁🐔🐔🐔🐔

What a brilliant video. From smoke & fire to 'Perfection'. Your skills are amazing. I live in London and drive a Skoda, made by the Volkswagon Group (VAG) circa 2001. Like you I love keeping the old ones going, it's Green right?, we're recycling 🤣. Health & Happiness to you, your family (including your Chicken family) for 2023

Great video Faye, positive as always and inspiring people to enjoy life and appreciate what they have. All the best from Rob in the uk🔧🚘👍🏼

This video was such a joy! Thank you for an exceptionally uplifting half hour. You seem to be in excellent spirits and that pleases me greatly. 😊

envious of your Rabbit, and your Supra, and your shop. Good on you.

Keep Going... LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 😍 New year, Full Moon... Embrace... You are inspiring, cars and chickens 🤣... Rejoice in all that you do.. You bring smiles to me and many 🌟

Wow. The fan issue is the most recent thing I had to deal with on my MK1 (in San Antonio) just last month. I didn't want to use the generic fan from NAPA bec it's a one speed and it looks like the original is a two speed, so I took my original fan motor apart & fixed a seized bushing, then repaired the wallowed out inner support with JB. There's a way to take it apart that doesn't destroy it, it's tedious - but I'm good at that - someone once called me "the piddler" bec doing tedious tasks often looks like you're piddling. Mud daubers are a PIA in SA aren't they? I didn't drive my MK1 for a few years until recently. I'm shocked at the amount of attention they get now! Yours looks awesome with all the mods & details - you're an inspiration!

Wow. Faye you do very nice work. The engine bay looks amazing. The powder coat turned out great 👍

Wisconsinites have their wonderful brethren paper wasps. They love old boats (weekend marine mechanic). And SUPER territorial. You have to wash pheromones off with detergent, or they'll come right back. Structured cabling guy, I've been stung to death removing satellite dishes and WiFi access points too.

I was iffy about subscribing before. But you got me with the nail polish on the intake manifold 😀. AGG fan too.

Hi Faye. Always love your content. Just resubscribed after a long hiatus. Really glad to see you working on the Rabbit again. Too bad it started off so scary. Hope to see more content and seeing it on the road again soon. I seemed to have missed a few episodes. Haha. I thought you had a 1.6 in the Rabbit. Must have been awhile ago. I had several '79 Rabbit diesels so I understand the passion!. Unfortunately I had the original 1.5 L engines. Big mistake. Should have converted to the 1.6 like you did. Live and learn!

Good informative video Faye and always a treat to see the Hadley hens. Congrats on the all girls garage show. Peace ✌.

Faye you made my Friday great, I love your attitude and laugh.

Thanks Faye! Appreciate Ya!!

You make life rewarding just watching you. And your skills.

Faye!!! Holy cow... I just dealt with (here in CO) paper wasps nests in every nook and cranny of the 1975 Chevy K20 I am working on! I wish I knew how to post pictures here.

Awesome stuff. I’m a VW head and a lady mechanic too. New sub here ❤

I learn so much from your videos. Question kind of off subject of this video but since you love some VW. My daughter's first car is going to be 74' super beetle auto stick. She's got a couple of years before driving but we told her she had to put it together and get it running. It was a trade, it came with rebuilt motor everything except torque converter for the trans. Finding one have been a pain butt. If you have any suggestions of new places to look or anything would greatly appreciate! You're badass keep up the awesome work.

It's nice to see someone getting parts from somewhere else other than O'Reilly's.

Thank for sharing! ☮️from Houston Texas

Entertaining video . I've had good success working on my 06 SIENNA AWD ....

Watching Faye car videos on a late Friday night those dirt boggers can really do damage especially near hidden areas where can't be seen glad ur address the issue from engine bay in ur VW Golf 4x4 9:31 well that's cordoned .

Didn't look to see if others commented re switched vs non-switched, but it's common to use non-switched so that the engine doesn't have a temp spike after it's turned off, and the water circulation and movement of the car are no longer cooling the engine. The down side is that if the temp sensor fails shorted, and you've walked away from the car, you end up with a dead battery, something I experienced (and is common) with my '02 Volvo V70XC; that can result in needing a tow or a jump, after you've figured out the cause (you can't charge or jump the car to start, due to the low resistance of the motor, usually). So, it would have been nice to have a timer to limit fan on time, but that's not something easily justified, I guess.

Yes longer video!! Thanks! You do so good job and explain things well! I think there is already comments that fan installation..? There is nothing wrong, but it is not that powerfull as orginal like that. Orginal suck air at whole radiator area and now only area that fan covers. This is not negative critic, only positive tip♥️💯😊

I got me a battery cutoff switch in the cab of the F-150 just in case, especially up here in the west side of Olympia Washington because of rodents and they always seem to have a lot of car fires up here I used to live in Kansas Missouri Texas and Oklahoma before I moved up here 6 years ago,👍✌

Faye, little lady you are truly a beautiful huamn being inside and out!!!!

Faye getting deep at the end of the video. Love your content!

This is dope, i need a pal as knowledgeable as you around lol. My Anti theft system has been driving me nuts in my mk3 96' golf gti i just got, 1 day i can start the car, the next day i cant lol, or i can and it dies immediately and the hazards stay on . Its like it has a mind of its own, or suddenly thinks im stealing it. Im going nuts with researching info about the anti theft module (which is what i want to say the main culprit is) and trying to remove/bypass it, relays, fuses, unhooking the battery (which is brand new and i even recharged thinking maybe it was my battery), checking if its my door switches being stuck and not registering correctly, starter issues, alternator issues, you name it. This car actually belonged to a good high school friend who was also a car person like me, but she passed away very young at 23 in 2020, so i bought it from her family where it sat for years in hope to restore it in her honor. She was a dope sweet hearted girl, and the car itself is super cute, white paint-still in VERY decent condition for 1996 for an outdoors-kept east coast car, lowered and on cute little solid looking BBS reps, with good potential for a fun little project, typical 8v 2.0 with a manual transmission, 150k original miles. Its actually tuned haha, on what i have no clue, but it has 2 step and launch control lmao. sounds amazing lol, like a proper N/A racecar even with its tiny stock exhaust. now if i can just get it to stay on and not trigger my hazards lmao.

Never a dull moment in the life of Faye

Mud wasps build such intricate structures, one teeny tiny drop of mud at a time - those amazing little jerks. Your epic closing music had me picturing some slow motion - high altitude drone footage of you standing on top of glorious vistas hugging a chicken at sunset ! Great to see Gaia humming again. She can pull the trailer, right?

Great video... Your energy is amazing!

Thanks for the toyota tips, your awesome. I use same car wash by the lake.👍

That engine bay is looking spectacular! Way to turn a negative into a huge positive. Fingers crossed that All Girls Garage keeps on going. My Sunday mornings won't be the same without it.

Hi. Nince video again. That "bathtub" where all those electronics locate is notrious to collect rainwater if drain holes are clogged. Iv seen one newere VW were it was full of water and frozen solid.

Hey Couple setbacks. But these hurdles you will easily overcome Faye. Like the engine compartment color. Excellent video

Surprised you didn’t pick up some Element Fire Extinguishers. I remember seeing these on TV, possibly on All Girls Garage.😁

Glad to see your lifted rabbit still going since I saw it last at FES in Portland :)

Great, now I gotta check my neglected project car for wasps.

You're awesome, Faye. I don't trust a mechanic until they catch something on fire 😁

Love these automotive contents Faye!!! Keep on wrenching.

I love the color choice for the manifolds. Looks great. Although I don't work on engines much, I restore smaller machine shop tools (lathes and mills) in my spare time. I take a wire wheel to every bolt, screw and nut, even for the ones that will never be seen again. But I'll know. I can't help it. :)

TIME LAPSE!!! That makes me happy.

Great video Faye! I hope your show lasts it’s great

great vid keep it up respect from Australia

I just subscribed I was previously subbed I took a break from electronics for bout 3yrs but I'm back. Love ur channel very talented🐣

Thank you For your channel Your still awesome Happy 2023 To you and your Success ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

Watching the ABA work brought me back to the Mk3 Jetta I had. Watch out for cracks in the timing belt cover rubbing the side of the belt 😬

Enjoyed the video very much, great job.

Sorry to hear about that I always care a far extinguisher in my car I have a Volkswagen cabrio 2001 love your channel

Good call, think i may upgrade mine too on my mk1 golf .

I'm glad you're okay! Dear lord I love that engine bay color. I need to paint something that color like right now.

GOOD LUCK!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!🙏🙏💪🐔

Great video Faye. Bummer about the fire. Is there a track list of the music? Great sounds!

I'm glad you managed to fix your car up. I never paint anything in my car, I'm worried California would deny this smog check over any modification at all. And your chickens appear to like meat just as much as mine...

Pretty engine, nice car!

YES Nail polish! I refreshed the badge on my 2000 Ranger XLT Ranger along with many other updates. What can I use to make this badge really pop. Nail Polish for the win!!!

Have a good set with AGG, miss watching that show on the Motor Trend Channel back in the day. I feel a ton of stuff got hurt by that channel going bye bye, miss it for sure! Wa great, from MotorCross to F1 and from Shade tree mechanic to All Girls Garage. AWESOME video, welding is a goal of mine, but with my 54 year old overly large hands not sure when… lol your hands are not small they are perfect! L8, CD

I somehow feel a little better hearing you don't like shopping or going out in public . I do go out but I'd rather be doing something fun like building or riding

You been going through hell with that little car but it does look nice!

I always use relays for fans, and I add a toggle switch for backup in case the temp sensor goes bad, and of course use a fuse. You can hide the switch so no one can see it

Great episode Faye 👏 you should check out my avenger build 😀

Whiteboard tip. If you have dried dry erase marker and no solvemt, just colour over the old drawing. The new marker will rehydrate the dried marker amd you can wipe it off.

I really you get a second season of all girls garage cuz my daughter loves watching it with me ❤️🙂

I had a 65 Pontiac Bonney, it had a habit of catching on fire. After the second time I named the car...The Chariot of Fire...fitting. After about the 5th time changed he name to...."The Fire God".

Sometimes you can put a 1/2" socket in the door hinge and close the door lightly until it raises the rear of the door. But with it cracked like that it will still need welded. Paint sticks better if you brush it on. Fan should have power even when ignition switch is off. Nice to have a manual switch to override the thermoswitch when it tries to screw you in rush hour traffic. That little plastic fuel filter isn't under much pressure is it? Door from a Jetta or cabby? handle is long.

Nice. Yeah, generally you'd want your relay - switched, not + switched.

I definitely would not want the 12v on a switched connection. I would put it on a constant 12v source and let the temp sensor keep the fan running after turning the car off from spirited driving and not having to perform any cool down driving. When I was in college, I also ran the radio through constant power. That way, I didn't need to leave my keys with "friends". Then come back to a missing car.