Hey,
Had my 1990 MK2 8v big bumper in reflex silver nearly a week and over the moon with it, slowly discovering some things that need attention but expected that.
So far ive noted -
- 1st gear is difficult to select when warm, bordering on impossible sometime without forcing it so this is a priority to fix
- Trouble starting from cold and hot, takes around 5 seconds of key to come to life, but once running its perfectly fine and never stalls
- Tickover is on 1k, not sure if this is slightly high?
- Tracking is way out
- Small drops of oil front offside, literally 1 or 1 drops on the driveway
Looking forward to reading all the content here and learning stuff and meeting others
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Welcome along!
Not sure where you're from, but our National Meet at Curborough sprint track is on in a couple of weeks.
As for the issues:
1st gear could be gearbox oil, or the linkage is on it's way out and needs a refresh/realignment, both easy enough to do.
Hot/cold starting and the tickover could all be from the same issue - timing. There is a great guide I'll link below. I used it on my old 8v and had it running like a sewing machine.
As for oil leaks, the firm favourite is usually the rocker cover gasket, they like to go for a past time!
https://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/clubforum/index.php?topic=141.0
Welcome along!
Not sure where you're from, but our National Meet at Curborough sprint track is on in a couple of weeks.
As for the issues:
1st gear could be gearbox oil, or the linkage is on it's way out and needs a refresh/realignment, both easy enough to do.
Hot/cold starting and the tickover could all be from the same issue - timing. There is a great guide I'll link below. I used it on my old 8v and had it running like a sewing machine.
As for oil leaks, the firm favourite is usually the rocker cover gasket, they like to go for a past time!
https://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/clubforum/index.php?topic=141.0
Hi Monkey, thank you for the warm welcome and for the advice, this is awesome! I'm from Northampton and always happy to do a road trip but probably won't be doing so until I've got those bits sorted out but, will definitely try to do some shows soon.
Hi & welcome:)
Welcome to the forum.
Hi and welcome.