Skip to main content ↑ ↓
Recent Posts
11
Technical / Re: piston rings and pistons
Last post by mintysgt -
Like i said, possibly not right question yet,

I'm assuming pistons, but the vague wording was really new pistons and rings over sized, bearing big and small, main bearings etc etc
12
New Members Say Hi! / New member
Last post by lalopoulos -
Hi to everyone by a new member .
    I've recently got a Golf MK II , 1990 , 1050 cc .
I'm looking forward to find ways for restoration .
13
Technical / Re: piston rings and pistons
Last post by Monkey -
Any reason you need to get oversized pistons?
When I have done it in the past, I've found there are three sizes to piston rings, depending on the wear.
I've just measured the bore size, post honing (BTW, used a dingleberry hone as it wasn't bad), fitted the corresponding piston ring sets to the stock pistons and everything worked fine.
14
Technical / piston rings and pistons
Last post by mintysgt -
I'm possibly not asking the right question yet.

But i'm about to rebuild my engine my self, having the block sent off in a couple weeks time for it to be honed out etc. The machine shop said i would need to put in oversized rings and pistons, but no matter where i look. the prices are more expensive then the job is worth to do in my mind, mega money, more aimed at tuning then just plan old rebuilding.

Yet talking to the machine shop, and a couple of other places, have all said pistons are about £40-50 plus rings around £20 mark ish. yet i can't find anything like this

until they done the machine side, i will not know what size i need. so can you peeps shed some light on this for me please for when i come to buy the pistons and rings, as initially i did ask about just relining which they have said no need for that unless something is badly damaged or worn
17
New Members Say Hi! / Silicone Crankcase Breather Hose for VW Golf Jetta MK4
Last post by Brancho -
Hi everyone
Glad to meet you all.
I have an anniversary 2002 golf which needs a new breather hose set as the one in the car have split. I can get a silicone one off eBay as instructed by my mechanic but he says I also need back lines and a boost pipe but I’ve looked for these I can seem to find anywhere that does it all. Can anyone help please? Much appreciated.
19
Technical / Re: 1.6 Driver Carb/Running issues
Last post by Keekster64 -
No problem.  I spent a lot of time doing research on the Pierburg, and ended up stripping mine (the one in the video), to clean it.  The video explains the various parts of the carb, and how they work.  There are other videos as well.  If you have a manual choke that gets rid of one potential source of trouble, i.e. the mixture.  However, the idle will still be set by the three point unit, and the waxstat, neither of which are controlled by the choke cable, which explains why adjusting the choke does nothing.  There are two electric connections on the back of the carb, the solenoid, which when activated stops the three point unit fully retracting (via the vacuum hoses), and the thermo time value, its only job being to allow the engine to rev higher (about 2k for up to 30s), when you first start it up, again by adjusting the vacuum in the 3 point unit.  If you do the checks above, you should hopefully get to the bottom of it.
20
Technical / Re: 1.6 Driver Carb/Running issues
Last post by RhysMarkham -
Hi,

thank you for taking the time to reply, much appreciated.

Yes, it is a Pierburg. I will try the things that you have suggested. I was confused that it now wont run at all after swapping the mount, and wasn't sure if it was not getting enough air now that the split isn't there to suck air in. (although granted I have no idea if this would be the case).

The car has a manual choke, and wont idle no matter what position the choke is in.

I have no experience with carbs and was a little sceptical about messing with it, but may just bite the bullet and have a go.