Mk1 3 dr Ex diesel van

Are the solenoids on diesel starters the same as solenoids on other mk1 golfs ???

If anyone has a diesel starter or solenoid  for sale ,contact me on           

            Azim    07772322452 .

a mk2 or mk3 starter will fit to get it going  :wink: just a smaller geared unit
Bert

Got a starter from a AAZ engine ,fitted but is turning a little slow .
Have Bled the injectors ,but still no joy.
Will charge the battery up tonight and get some easy start tomorrow .

Ps just realiized the engines done 107k not 70k as the clocks only go to 100 k and there readiong only 7230 miles  :roll: .

dont use easy start,it wont do it any favours     
Bert

As i said before ,any advice at this point reguarding starting her up would be appreciated .

Also what do i do about the quarter of a tank of diesel thats been sitting there for 10yrs ??.

drain the fuel,put a new filter on,start it up  :wink:
Bert

good find….

Bert your de man

cheers ant,here to help  :wink:
Bert

I love stories like this  

There's nothing like seeing a "barn find" being brought back to good health!

I will be keeping a close eye on the Tdi conversion - if I change out my 1.6 diesel, I think it's got to be for a Tdi too…

Couple of more pics for you .
Been cleaning the boot today ,just to see what the situation is .
Seems to be in pretty good shape bar some light surface rust .
The rear panel is good also ,so happy days .





Im gonna do the Tdi conversion a bit later ,but im being aided by some talented guys here in Coventry .
Been a sured they can help me achieve a TDI or MTDI conversion ,depending on what i want horse power wise .
Will keep a good log of the conversion as and when we do it .

Cool Did it start then…

Whne do you plan for the enhine conversion :wink:

I got to wait to borrrow a pump to remove the old diesel from the tank ,will be getting that tomorrow .
Im in between jobs at the mo ,so the  engine conversion is on the back burner  for now  .
Will be looking at the body first to make sure shes structurally sound  .
Want to clean and treat the underside first ,just to make sure theres no surprises lurking down there .
Hoping to drive around with the 1.6 for the time being as cash is a little tight at the mo .
Some time early next summer will hopefully be right time for the conversion (need to do more info gathering ).
If the body proves to be solid then i will defo be doing it .
The question will be  130bhp reliable or 200 bhp monster ???.

All the best buddy :y:

I am no expert on Engines however a 200BHP will be cool.

If you have time visit the Diesel expert Bert…. Dont think he is too far away from you  :wink:

Its easy to get impressed with the large numbers ,but how drivable would a little golf be with 200 horses and large ammounts of torque  on a day to day basis .
You would need to gather a whole host of other expensive parts if you wanted to use it with intent
Was told by Vince at stealth racing that 150bhp in a mk1 golf would be plenty .
Its all about power to wieght ratio and being able to get the power down .
Too much power and you will be wheel spinning ,while the lesser powered vehicle has left you behind .
Would love to ride in a sorted  1.9 td conversion like Berts ,just to decide which way i want to go and how much power would be just right .

its the torque with a diesel mate,mines plenty for me,and theres more i can do but its quick and reliable now,i may just intercool one day if i get time  :wink:
Bert

Can you fit a MK4 GTTDI in a MK1 ?

this van is my dads old 1. his firm had 2 from new this was the second one. i still have the the other one reg wfk 943x. that has also been cut into a car but i have panels 2 convert it back. it was bought new from willenhall coachcraft in stourbrigde. he sold it around the  late 80's to a mate and hasnt seen it since. its been respayed at some point by the way!! iv got a pic il get it uploaded

Great to hear a little history about the car .
Its still got the willenhall coachcraft in stourbrigde sticker on it .
My mate brought 12 yrs ago and it was a van then .
I believe he converted it to a car (not a great convesion by the way ).
The  4 speed gearbox packed up not long into his ownership ,so he fitted a 5 speed one .
About this time i had just completed a body work course 10 saturday mornings in total .
Was talking to him about it and expressed i needed some practice .
He offered his car .
He brought it in Saturday ,we prept it all of saturday and sprayed it sunday .
My gun had a air leak and the paint went on a little dry ,but he was happy.
We chose this colour as the original was a little dull and this was similar .
He used it for another year ,then parked it up for approx 10 yrs
I  brought it and am now starting to work on it .

Great to hear the history…. :mrgreen:

Will awit pics of your mrad.

Cheers :wink:

Today i removed the old diesel from the tank,and inspected the bottom of the tank .
Apart from a couple of 2cm rust spots the rest seemed clean .
My filler neck on the other hand seems to have flakey rust on the inside ,looks like ill have to do something with that .
I put some fresh diesel in the tank and placed some fresh diesel in the fuel filter .
Cranked it over with the help of another car with jump leads ,no joy .
I did something a little naughty ,i got my car towed around the block a few times and it started up for about 30 second .
It also let out a lot of black smoke initially , but cleared up a little the more times it ran .
All i can say that the engine seems to be ok   but requires further running to clear the old fuel in the line.
Im sure once this happens the engine will be fine FINGERS CROSSED   .