Hes Died.
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Old Timer
Hes Died.
Not quite sure which engine either as ive looked on a thread on here about a gt engine and the gti engines, collo you know the answer i know you do.
Please.
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=38909
All problems.
Thanks.
Been told its piston rings and head gasket.
Going to try do it today…
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Local Hero
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1986 Cabriolet (long resto!)
1983 Cabriolet (daily pain in the bum)
1983 T25 (weekend pain in the bum)
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Old Timer
Speeding is like masturbation, everyone does it ,but it's not something you should record and put on the internet!!
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Old Timer
I do want to try and get a different engine tbh so i will see what happens.
More power is needed
If not then i might try and do the head gasket/pistonrings my self…
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But my mates a machanic so id probs ask him for stuff when it came down to things like engine mounts etc.
But i do want to learn how to as it would help me alot in later life, with this project and when i get my corrado…
Would be a handy thing to know..
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Was going to get the heead off and have a look see if theres holes in it etc..
Could be warped etc…
didnt have an air filter on when i bought her…
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Local Hero
its a 1.3 carb engine that wont start YES
in the english you learnt at school type the problem not txt type english im getting old so struggle to read what some people write init :wink:
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Local Hero
fulltiimejunglist said
im running about 1-3 on the compression test and when oils put down the thing( ) it goes back up to about 6
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explain? 1-3 what
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Wasnt using my own keyboard.. so few mistakes…
Generally type quite fast and as this doesnt mean im going to fail an exam etc i dont really care so much about spelling or adding an extra a onto the end of a work etc.
Its easy to understand if you put it into context
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Local Hero
do you have water in the oil ?
is the oil in the rocker cover white and creamy?
are the spark plugs wet with water?
do you have a spark?
do you have fuel to the carb?
before you rip the engine out make 100% certain its dead ive seen people go from bad to worse due to not checking
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bens_cab said
fulltiimejunglist said
im running about 1-3 on the compression test and when oils put down the thing( ) it goes back up to about 6
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explain? 1-3 what
sorry but you make no sense were just trying to understand what your saying do the checks above and go from there
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