Got A New Pug

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

New to me and it's a non sunroof phase 1 and wasn't a lot of Money either,obviously needs work, but engine runs fine and pretty original

Edited March 19, 2014 by erbs

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Nice early car

[allye 530 3 Cars]

That's very early indeed, good buy!

[nick205 12 5 Cars]

What needs doing, is it just tidying or more major work?

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Nice is it one of those that has the gearbox as the sump?

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

It was sitting in a wood yard since 2005 and was dry stored,so things are gonna be seized,

 

Engine a bit hesitant when revving and ticks over at 1400rpm

 

So will go through it slowly and see what needs attention

 

Bodywork ok, minimal rust

 

Will add more pics soon

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

Nice is it one of those that has the gearbox as the sump?

don't know as of yet,its has the reverse next to 1st,not had much time to look at it yet,just put in my garage

 

brakes are non existent,it stutters when revving then revs freely after 2000rpm,don't know what that could be,there is surface rust on the bottom of the rear quarter,opened the boot expecting to find nothing and there are loads of tools in he back,seats have no tears,which is unusual

 

 

it has the clocks that are not standard,not sure why this is?will put some pics up now, maybe someone can answer that one lol

[m_john_m 4]

Looking good mate!

[Pugleyrich 37 1 Cars]

I saw this on ebay. Look forward to seeing updates once you've done some work on it. What do you think will need doing for the MOT?

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

front brakes need work,probably strip down, engine needs servicing, won't really know until i get a good look at it, don't look to shabby to be honest

 

it was dry stored which has helped with corrosion, only time will tell i suppose,will get underneath and have a good look

 

in the description it was waxoyled underneath then stored so hopefully rust is not an issue

 

i did look in the boot and inner wings and all rust free so i'm lucky in that respect

[speno 239 2 Cars]

The one from wales

nice work

oh im selling some brakes hubs here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231182014204?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

thanks

could sort shipping out too for you

[jackherer 543]

Nice is it one of those that has the gearbox as the sump?

 

No GTIs had that gearbox, that was just fitted to early base models with the Talbot 'suitcase' engine.

[Anthony 1,003]

it has the clocks that are not standard,not sure why this is?

AFAIK those clocks are correct for the very early Phase 1's.

 

That should be the early 105hp 1.6 engine too at that age, which must be getting pretty scarce now! The lack of breather pipe on the cam cover looks to confirm that too.

 

Indeed, at a glance it all looks quite original

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Yes the clocks are original and even the seats which are the first things to go

[Rjuhar 52]

By the interior I would say that this has to be late 85 or early 86 model. The dash is late ph1 (early ph1s hat that textyle look), new style gear knob, non-leather steering wheel, but old style stalks and old style instrument cluster support that and look original.

[jackherer 543]

By the interior I would say that this has to be late 85 or early 86 model.

 

The B registration means it was registered between Aug '84 and July '85.

[Rob_the_Sparky 9]

I would think that at least checking, if not replacing, the cam belt as a precaution would be a good idea. It would not be good to loose the engine...

 

P.S. nice find

[Rock Lobster 28]

Nice little find, I had my eye on this as it's only up the road from me in Carmarthen, didn't notice it was such an early model!

 

The rust put me off a bit, how bad are the rear panels?

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

Nice little find, I had my eye on this as it's only up the road from me in Carmarthen, didn't notice it was such an early model!

 

The rust put me off a bit, how bad are the rear panels?

had a poke with a screwdriver,seems solid, surface mainly

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

went to the pug today to sort out the hesitant running, so i went and bought new leads,dizzy,rotor and plugs,replaced them and fired it up and now runs sweet

 

revs through the range fine and no more hesitant lumpy running

 

noticed the radiator is goosed so that will need replacing,left it running to see if the fan kicks in at temperature and it worked perfectly

 

will also change cam belt and tensioner and water pump for good measure

 

still ticks over very high,now it ticks over near 2000rpm, any ideas?

[Rock Lobster 28]

My guess would be it needs a very good clean out and check for air leaks as a place to start mate. Some of that rubber is bound to have perished over the years.

 

There is a lot of useful info on idle problems on here that helped me a lot.

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

I had an absolute nightmare with my 1.9 where it was not only sitting at 2000 at idle, it would also cut out for a good twenty minutes of a journey. I think the general consensus was that there was an air mixture problem, one thing I did know for sure was how much petrol it would get through!

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

Thanks for the tip, but for now going to concentrate on the timing belt, water pump, rad and sort out the brakes

 

Looking forward to doing this, gonna be a slow project.

 

I looked the gear rods today and I was surprised that they look new,all the zinc plating is there, a bit wobbly, is there any place I can get the nylon parts that sit on the ball? Or do I have to get new rods?

[speno 239 2 Cars]

So what made you buy this ? From previous topics I know you was thinking about Spending upwards to 5k

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

Just wanted something cheap that can sit in my garage rather than having a 5k motor sitting there