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Members' Cars / A white turd
Last post by Keith -
This white one sat outside, practically abandoned, while the kid who owned it spent more time in Thailand than England.
It got to a point where it looked neglected enough that it was a shame seeing it.
Eventually I gave him pocket money for lady boy hookers and cobra whiskey and he gave me the V5 and the keys.

It was a 1.3 with a 4+E box (saucy) and I had hoped it'd be the usual 'old VW' story.
Fresh oil and filter, fresh fuel, new battery, turn key, go.
That did happen, kind of, but wasn't that clear cut.

By the time we'd given it a preliminary clean, I had to break my "no hospital unless dead or dying" rule.
That poo gave me the nastiest sun burn on my neck and shoulders that I have ever gotten and I've had plenty.
Resorted to going and getting it scraped off and patched up by a nurse. Fun; 1/10, do not recommend.
Luckily my mrs and my nephew who gave me a hand washing the car were cool though.

The good:
Fired up as expected, ran fine, after the carb gasket and some vac hoses.
The gearbox felt good... weirdly good. Impressive work.
Discounting the crustiness and the typical 35 year old beater paintwork, it looked ok in some usually suspect areas.

The bad:
All brake lines and hoses were clapped out.
A bunch of bushes were perished or split.
Certain chassis components were gross and rusty.
There were a couple of rust holes, but fortunately nothing mega.
The carb to manifold gasket had perished and split because it didn't want to be left out.

The ugly:
With the amount of work needed, I naturally went to my default setting of a bland engine replacement.
This is regrettable, but if I have to put actual elbow grease into a car, I need a little power and decent MPG.
Once done I'll daily it until winter gets gross and I start worrying about subjecting the old girl to the salt and grit.

That said, if anyone wants a 1.3 and 4+E box along with shifter, shafts and anything that came out attached to it, just shout.



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New Members Say Hi! / Hi all! Mk2 Driver project underway...
Last post by JiminyBillyBob -
Hi, I recently purchased a 1990 1.6 Driver that has been off the road for 13 years, It's not too bad, but has it's problems and will need the parts cannon fired at it. I may have to post a question to challenge the electrical experts, once I've exhausted all avenues I can think of to work out why the warning lights don't illuminate when the ignition is switched on. >:(  I'm sure I'll have many more questions once that one's sorted too...
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G - J / Re: GT - Special Edition
Last post by jumoo -
That kind of Golf Mk2 issue can be tricky to pin down. Has anyone found a reliable fix, or was it traced back to a specific part?
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Technical / Re: PB injector seats
Last post by mintysgt -
Nope, they have black plastic seats screwed into the head, with out running out and checking, i believe just above where inlet bolts in. I'm of course replacing the o-rings top and bottom. Just unsure if the seats should be replaced
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Technical / Re: PB injector seats
Last post by Monkey -
Pretty sure there aren't any seats, think they're just cut into the inlet manifold.
When I've rebuilt them in the past, I've just done the o rings and I believe top and bottom are the same, thought it's been a few years.
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Mk2 Golf Chat / AGG/PG build
Last post by Marlbro -
I’ve scored a great job lot of engine bits including an agg block and a very good condition pg(g60) head.

I’ve already stripped the block down and have ordered new bearings and a gasket kit. And given both the block and head a good clean and a lick of paint

I’m planning on running the digi setup and possibly down the line adding a turbo. But is there anything that could be an issue running the pg head on the agg block?

A standalone ecu isn’t out of the question but would like to remain as stock as possible. Hopefully running the distributor ect

Has anyone done a build like this before? I can’t find much online
Cheers !
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Technical / PB injector seats
Last post by mintysgt -
Quick Question in middle of a rebuild, Having removed the injectors, i know its good practise to, but is there any reason that i must change the injector seats. Of course im replacing the o-ring seals top and bottom even if the head gasket kit only comes with 4 typically. Are the top o-rings the same as the lowers ?

1.8 pb engine