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Re: More Golf progress. -
04-26-2007
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"Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0oa31$esv$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... Got a new heater return hose this morning, and broke the heater feed hose fitting it. Bollocks, that'll be £19 quid. So far nearly £40 in heater hoses alone. Changed plug leads, dizzy cap etc and now it's sweet as a sweet thing. Took it for its first maiden run - accompanied after first full throttle run by the oil pressure buzzer. Fucksticks. Then realised I'd bought an oil filter for the 1.8 - not for the 2.0. Bought a 2.0 oil filter and the buzzer stopped and the oil pressure light went out. Thrashed it like a red headed stepchild. There's the bloody buzzer again. Rang tame VW genius who informed me I'd probably shoved way too much oil pressure through both oil pressure switches when I had the wrong oil filter on. "Change the senders, if the light comes on you'll be needing an oil pump. Only cheap, but this cheap little conversion is getting expensive innit?" Changes senders - nicked 'em from the block and head I had 'spare'. Problem solved. Would I do it again? Probably, the thing GLF for a Mk2 Golf and feels more torquey than the Howdi!. According to the MFA it's not much worse on fuel than it was as a 1.8. Thing is, I'm now half tempted to put a 2.0 16v in the Mk1. Somebody stop me! Sounds great do you have any pictures of this nice sound car ? |
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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9
Currently listening to The White Stripes
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In news:KJednWSTcoFqnqzbRVnygQA (AT) bt (DOT) com, Kev' <kev (AT) has (DOT) no.email> wittered on forthwith; "Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0oa31$esv$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... Got a new heater return hose this morning, and broke the heater feed hose fitting it. Bollocks, that'll be £19 quid. So far nearly £40 in heater hoses alone. Changed plug leads, dizzy cap etc and now it's sweet as a sweet thing. Took it for its first maiden run - accompanied after first full throttle run by the oil pressure buzzer. Fucksticks. Then realised I'd bought an oil filter for the 1.8 - not for the 2.0. Bought a 2.0 oil filter and the buzzer stopped and the oil pressure light went out. Thrashed it like a red headed stepchild. There's the bloody buzzer again. Rang tame VW genius who informed me I'd probably shoved way too much oil pressure through both oil pressure switches when I had the wrong oil filter on. "Change the senders, if the light comes on you'll be needing an oil pump. Only cheap, but this cheap little conversion is getting expensive innit?" Changes senders - nicked 'em from the block and head I had 'spare'. Problem solved. Would I do it again? Probably, the thing GLF for a Mk2 Golf and feels more torquey than the Howdi!. According to the MFA it's not much worse on fuel than it was as a 1.8. Thing is, I'm now half tempted to put a 2.0 16v in the Mk1. Somebody stop me! Sounds great do you have any pictures of this nice sound car ? Yup. |
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"Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0r2og$ep5$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:KJednWSTcoFqnqzbRVnygQA (AT) bt (DOT) com, Kev' <kev (AT) has (DOT) no.email> wittered on forthwith; "Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0oa31$esv$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... Got a new heater return hose this morning, and broke the heater feed hose fitting it. Bollocks, that'll be £19 quid. So far nearly £40 in heater hoses alone. Changed plug leads, dizzy cap etc and now it's sweet as a sweet thing. Took it for its first maiden run - accompanied after first full throttle run by the oil pressure buzzer. Fucksticks. Then realised I'd bought an oil filter for the 1.8 - not for the 2.0. Bought a 2.0 oil filter and the buzzer stopped and the oil pressure light went out. Thrashed it like a red headed stepchild. There's the bloody buzzer again. Rang tame VW genius who informed me I'd probably shoved way too much oil pressure through both oil pressure switches when I had the wrong oil filter on. "Change the senders, if the light comes on you'll be needing an oil pump. Only cheap, but this cheap little conversion is getting expensive innit?" Changes senders - nicked 'em from the block and head I had 'spare'. Problem solved. Would I do it again? Probably, the thing GLF for a Mk2 Golf and feels more torquey than the Howdi!. According to the MFA it's not much worse on fuel than it was as a 1.8. Thing is, I'm now half tempted to put a 2.0 16v in the Mk1. Somebody stop me! Sounds great do you have any pictures of this nice sound car ? Yup. Can I see them |
gallery thing again....
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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9
Currently listening to The White Stripes
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In news:w6idndgk9pYYi6zbnZ2dnUVZ8surnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com, Kev' <kev (AT) has (DOT) no.email> wittered on forthwith; |
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Sounds great do you have any pictures of this nice sound car ? Yup. Can I see them Ang on, I'll have to find some webspace stuff. I can't remember the URCM gallery thing again.... |
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...y6m9mTEyXirmig
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...H1fHKY iCXeVA
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...4qA fabNcmcCw
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...T34D6DXfOtmfJw
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...GqLa7JxPmBlKVw
Sorry for not snipping or shortening the URLs but I really can't be arsed.
They're pics of the Golf, by the way.
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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9
Currently listening to The White Stripes
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In news:f0r6hp$lf7$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org, Pete M <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wittered on forthwith; In news:w6idndgk9pYYi6zbnZ2dnUVZ8surnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com, Kev' <kev (AT) has (DOT) no.email> wittered on forthwith; Sounds great do you have any pictures of this nice sound car ? Yup. Can I see them Ang on, I'll have to find some webspace stuff. I can't remember the URCM gallery thing again.... http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...6SYiaBYUxlNtCQ http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...y6m9mTEyXirmig http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...H1fHKY iCXeVA http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...4qA fabNcmcCw http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...T34D6DXfOtmfJw http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pPH...GqLa7JxPmBlKVw Sorry for not snipping or shortening the URLs but I really can't be arsed. They're pics of the Golf, by the way. |
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In news:MPG.209afe43bc21afa498a616 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk, Conor <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; In article <f0oa31$esv$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org>, Pete M says... Got a new heater return hose this morning, and broke the heater feed hose fitting it. Bollocks, that'll be £19 quid. So far nearly £40 in heater hoses alone. HOW FUCKING MUCH? Something special about them that can't be done with generic length of hose? Cheaper than a new engine.. The heater hoses are a bloody nightmare on Mk2's, the return hose is not that mental, but it bends a couple of times and isn't the best thing in the world to change due to being tucked right up behind half the world on the bulkhead, the heater feed hose changes internal diameter from about 1 1/2 inch ID at the head to 1 inch at the heater matrix and bends twice in the process - it's so close to the return hose when it's at the bulkhead that you have to remove it to change the return - which means bending it - which when it's 18 years old is likely to cause a fracture, or a few in the case of this one. All sorted now anyway, goes well, does 42 mpg if driven sensibly and is good fun to drive. Next plan is a set of Billy Steins finest bobble reducers, then VR6 hubs, discs, calipers, driveshafts, lower wishbones and rear axle with a set of nice 5 stud Mk4 GTi rims. |
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"Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0qsd8$ed$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:MPG.209afe43bc21afa498a616 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk, Conor <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; Next plan is a set of Billy Steins finest bobble reducers, then VR6 hubs, discs, calipers, driveshafts, lower wishbones and rear axle with a set of nice 5 stud Mk4 GTi rims. You sick bastard. Get some 5 stud BBSs or something. |
with a twist.
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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9
Currently listening to The White Stripes
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In news:f0scmu$jk1$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org, Doki <mrdoki (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; "Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0qsd8$ed$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:MPG.209afe43bc21afa498a616 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk, Conor <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; Next plan is a set of Billy Steins finest bobble reducers, then VR6 hubs, discs, calipers, driveshafts, lower wishbones and rear axle with a set of nice 5 stud Mk4 GTi rims. You sick bastard. Get some 5 stud BBSs or something. That is another option. I'm trying to keep it looking pretty standard but with a twist. |
etc. But I wouldn't because I'm still mentally scarred by the experience of
flatting my car for months on end. Only to find some imperceptible until
painted dents in the driver's door...
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"Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0se4a$m53$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:f0scmu$jk1$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org, Doki <mrdoki (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; "Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:f0qsd8$ed$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:MPG.209afe43bc21afa498a616 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk, Conor <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; Next plan is a set of Billy Steins finest bobble reducers, then VR6 hubs, discs, calipers, driveshafts, lower wishbones and rear axle with a set of nice 5 stud Mk4 GTi rims. You sick bastard. Get some 5 stud BBSs or something. That is another option. I'm trying to keep it looking pretty standard but with a twist. I'd be severely tempted to take the GTI trims off that, dehole the doors etc. But I wouldn't because I'm still mentally scarred by the experience of flatting my car for months on end. Only to find some imperceptible until painted dents in the driver's door... |
might do to the body - excluding paint - are possibly Mk4 handles and quite
likely G60 arches.
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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9
Currently listening to The White Stripes
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Thing is, I'm now half tempted to put a 2.0 16v in the Mk1. Somebody stop me! Noooooo!!! The mk1 is in completely original nick isn't it? Obviously, more power = good thing, but surely modding will destroy it's value? Hidden power is a good thing, the Howdi short block 2.0 would be invisible to the untrained eye ;-) Heh. That IS a convincing argument.. |
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It is too nice to mod really though. Yay. |
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I'm trying to stop myself asking how much you are asking for it. I'm not sure I can afford the SWMBO tax on another car.. I'll take £1750 for it with 12 months MOT. Hmmm. Just need to get shut of a passat TDi estate first, and I could |
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