Wish Me Luck

[steve@cornwall 100]

I thought it may be an idea to use the thread as a diary of how the car goes on between MOTs - sort of 12 months highs and lows of GTi running, if you like.

 

Firstly, I have found it rather expensive to run as I tend to do short journeys around town etc. so the 1.1 has come back as a daily driver and I use the 1.9 at weekends .

 

This week a slave cylinder has blown on the o/s rear, so new cylinders and shoes will be required. This will be fun as I couldn't get the n/s drum off to replace handbrake cable for MOT.

[Anthony 1,002]

If you can't get the drum off even with a liberal dose of BFI, the trick that I've found is to knock the stub axle out of the middle of the drum - with that removed, the drum then comes off very easily even if there is a big lip that the shoes are caught in

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I thought it may be an idea to use the thread as a diary of how the car goes on between MOTs - sort of 12 months highs and lows of GTi running, if you like.

 

Firstly, I have found it rather expensive to run as I tend to do short journeys around town etc. so the 1.1 has come back as a daily driver and I use the 1.9 at weekends .

 

This week a slave cylinder has blown on the o/s rear, so new cylinders and shoes will be required. This will be fun as I couldn't get the n/s drum off to replace handbrake cable for MOT.

 

hammer and some huge lever bars!

[steve@cornwall 100]

Small update- Due to difficult family times the GTi was laid up at Xmas when it lost all it's coolant again Now it's back again, taxed from April Fools day no less. Coolant loss was a split in the heater (return?) hose where it clips to the SAD, trimmed a couple of inches from the end and Bob's your uncle !

 

Today the o/s front brake started to bind horrendously - the advisory perished brake hose, I guess. Maybe don't forget advisories as soon as the ink is dry on the MOT? I've replaced the hose and caliper and all is now fine.

 

All in all I think the car's doing ok

[steve@cornwall 100]

Small update- Due to difficult family times the GTi was laid up at Xmas when it lost all it's coolant again Now it's back again, taxed from April Fools day no less. Coolant loss was a split in the heater (return?) hose where it clips to the SAD, trimmed a couple of inches from the end and Bob's your uncle !

 

Today the o/s front brake started to bind horrendously - the advisory perished brake hose, I guess. Maybe don't forget advisories as soon as the ink is dry on the MOT? I've replaced the hose and caliper and all is now fine.

 

All in all I think the car's doing ok

 

 

Radiator sprung a big leak yesterday so needed replacing, also replaced a seal on a leaky injector- was weeping precious petrol. All in all going great for a car of its age

[steve@cornwall 100]

Ah.....Sh*t !!! HG failure Not unusual it would seem on a car that's b een laid up for any length of time, Parts ordered.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

jesus just read the last couple of pages of this, you aint having much luck coolant wise with this motor are you

[steve@cornwall 100]

jesus just read the last couple of pages of this, you aint having much luck coolant wise with this motor are you

 

I suspect the gasket has been leaking between a waterway and cyl 2 from the first recommissioning which has gradually got worse (hopefully not a liner problem!!!!) Will know more when I strip it,

[steve@cornwall 100]

I suspect the gasket has been leaking between a waterway and cyl 2 from the first recommissioning which has gradually got worse (hopefully not a liner problem!!!!) Will know more when I strip it,

 

Gasket had corroded between cylinders 2 & 3. With luck everything will be fine now it's been replaced.....