Wash Yer Cooler! A Utah County callout.

[Junkyard Hero]

i dont have the 85 golf anymore BUT i have my 91 GTI back!

[syncrogti]

Ha, sorry I didn't!

2nd'ed, sorry I missed it.

MAT, what do you mean you don't have your 85, I thought you were going to diesel it?

[zukgod1]

Was nice to meet ya tumtumGTI.

Glad you could make it down..

[Rodeeo]

bmw 7 series, probably painted black or white?

16x8 et? 5x120

[syncrogti]

bmw 7 series, probably painted black or white?

16x8 et? 5x120

Perfection! Its got a serious ALPINA look to it! no black, just compomotive white or gunmetal or anadized bronze (like the TE37's)

[Rodeeo]

That's what i thought. I just have to hollow out one of the spokes to hide the valve stem.

white and some kind of a red sticker for the compomotive look

[Cushy]

hey does anybody know where i can get those little adjustable rubber grommets for the rear hatch? my hatch vibrates a bit much for my liking and id like to get some new ones. i think im missing one even.

[Provocyclist]

parts for imports? I need a new rear hatch strut... sounds trivial, but itd be nice to have more than one thing that works on the rabbit.

[syncrogti]

itd be nice to have more than one thing that works on the rabbit.

Something works on the rabbit?!?!

[Provocyclist]

Hell yeah! Exterior lights... and glow plugs

[syncrogti]

bmw 7 series, probably painted black or white?

16x8 et? 5x120

Fill in the valve stem hole on the front and drill a new one on the back for stealth mode

[syncrogti]

Hell yeah! Exterior lights... and glow plugs

it runs?!

[Cushy]

it runs?!

waiting for further details...

[Junkyard Hero]

no it doesnt run yet

[Provocyclist]

it runs?!

LOL! No. but the lights work and the glowplugs glow. now matboob and i need to figure out where tdc is, cuz the flywheel is definitley not the stock one.

[Junkyard Hero]

anyone wanna come by and help me do a Tbelt on a 1.8t? more just need company!

[zukgod1]

LOL! No. but the lights work and the glowplugs glow. now matboob and i need to figure out where tdc is, cuz the flywheel is definitley not the stock one.

Clark,

Get one of those little Red coffee straws, take out #1 injector (get new heat shield) Shine a light in there and turn the crank slowly, if you look carefully you will be able to see the piston come up then insert the straw, feed it down through the injector/ precup hole then turn crank slowly until the straw stops going up.
TADA!!! you have TDC!!


You will probably need to rotate the crank back and forth a couple times to find the real TDC but you can find it this way.



Mark the crank now! Center punch and whiteout etc.


Proced...

[syncrogti]

Dan knows more about Diesels but on the gassers, the flywheel will only go onto the PP one way (two offset dowel pins) and the PP only goes onto the Crank one way (offset bolt spacing). Is this not the case with Oil Burners?

[Junkyard Hero]

or install a 5 speed with a new clust and flywheels someone gave you!

[zukgod1]

Oil burners are the same but as Mat mentioned someone may have swapped in a dif flywheel in the past..

A Gasser flywheel will bolt on and give you screwed TDC marks.

Diesels have a MASSIVE weight around the edge of the flywheel compared to a gasser so some people think they should get on and call it a lightened flywheel when in reality the little 1.6 needs that weight.

Take it off and your 1st gear take off will be a blast

[syncrogti]

A Gasser flywheel will bolt on and give you screwed TDC marks.

Furrrr Reallllls? Why would VW do a different mark on the flywheel, since the cranks are nearly identical and reach TDC at the same point? Stupid Germans! Dey KNOW NUTTING!

[zukgod1]

Furrrr Reallllls? Why would VW do a different mark on the flywheel, since the cranks are nearly identical and reach TDC at the same point? Stupid Germans! Dey KNOW NUTTING!

Tell me about it.

I learned when building my mk2, I installed a lightened gasser flywheel and for the life of me I couldnt get it to start. Checked and checked the TDC marks I bet 15 times easy.

Then as I posted above for Clark I pulled #1 injector and did the little Red drinking straw truck and then looked at the flywheel marks... Nowhere to be seen, so I center punched and painted that spot and it fired.

[Cushy]

this is what the zee germans know

gettin new springs, whose up for the install?

[syncrogti]

this is what the zee germans know

gettin new springs, whose up for the install?

Springs Again? Good Night Man! Are you going for an alignment record? Can't see the pic, what are they?

[syncrogti]

Anyone know the size and thread pitch for MK2 wheel bolts? I need to tap my hub.

We meeting tonight? Where?

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Anyone know the size and thread pitch for MK2 wheel bolts? I need to tap my hub.

We meeting tonight? Where?

12x1.5

[syncrogti]

12x1.5

Stud

[zukgod1]

I'll be at my shop in PG if anyone wants to come by tonight.

I need to wrap up my headgasket on my TDI and get a headlight installed in my mk3.

[brian rogers]

Sorry couldn't make it, family party. I even missed guitar for that.

[Cushy]

Springs Again? Good Night Man! Are you going for an alignment record? Can't see the pic, what are they?

yeah apparently. i may just hold off till i get the rest of the car built just so i dont have to pay for another alignment for the record (pun intended) there h&r sports.

so i start my car, it cranks, fires, dies and unless you keep cranking it, it wont start. then when it does it runs rough for about 10 sec and then it clears up. any thoughts on what could be causing this behavior? i was thinking either a dirty cold start injector, or a vaccum leak. am i ? i just put a new rotor and cap and fuel filter in. any ideas?

on an entirely different note, merry christmas to everyone on here! its been a pleasure getting to know and work with you guys this year and i cant thank you enough for your help with either the car or just giving me a place to get out of the house. to a new year and lets hope utard county euros sticks around.

[syncrogti]

merry christmas to everyone on here! its been a pleasure getting to know and work with you guys this year and i cant thank you enough for your help, lets hope utard county euros sticks around.

Agreed bro

Anybody know how to disassemble a mk2 trans? I want to make an engine stand with the bell housing so I can mount an engine on it and start it. Kind of a test stand.

And so I can learn how to replace bad syncros in other trannys I have. food/moneys may be involved.

[Cushy]

Agreed bro

Anybody know how to disassemble a mk2 trans? I want to make an engine stand with the bell housing so I can mount an engine on it and start it. Kind of a test stand.

And so I can learn how to replace bad syncros in other trannys I have. food/moneys may be involved.

i dont know but im down. ive heard you just go in order to take it apart and then reverse to put it back together. simple enough right? in any case, sounds legit. im down. pay me in cylinder head and ill guarantee i show up on a time and date

[Junkyard Hero]

Agreed bro

Anybody know how to disassemble a mk2 trans? I want to make an engine stand with the bell housing so I can mount an engine on it and start it. Kind of a test stand.

And so I can learn how to replace bad syncros in other trannys I have. food/moneys may be involved.

http://www.brokevw.com/020rebuild8.html yeah i am just full of info and DIY sites

[syncrogti]

pay me in head and ill guarantee i show up on a time and date

[Junkyard Hero]

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=0&n...iew&ad=3670898


this guy built a 4 door caddy!!!!!