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.damn, my fuel gauge suddenly stopped working. probably the instrument itself, as the sender is OK (checked it today)
oh well. kinda sucks not knowing how much fuel i’ve got left 
its vdo. i’ve got loads of them lying around so should be no problem, but this is the only G60 unit i’ve got. altho that does not matter when it comes to the fuel gauge itself
found the reason why my fuel gauge didn’t work, suddenly became apparent to me when the nut that gives the gauge ground/signal fell on my foot while i was driving. this has rattled loose. making it loose either its ground or signal point
oh well, its back on and working now, along with a counter nut so it won’t get loose again
aaand my gearbox probably went bust today 
got some wierd vibrations in the car about a week ago. tought it might be the wheels, so got those balanced today. and when i was on my way home, i was shifting from 2nd to 3rd. and the engine almost stopped. so i got it back to neutral and stopped. and there i was. 200meters from my garage. going nowhere
since the clutch pedal feels normal, but does not work at all, i believe that it might have been the transmission which have detonated internally. not visible from the outside
ohwell, just going to have to take out the entire engine/trans then
hydaulic, 02C box. clutch operation feels normal but i’ll drain the box and have a look at the master and slave sylinders
can’t seem to put my finger on whats wrong in this vid 
hahaha (irony)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr84LR5YC6I
engine is back in the car now,
i’ve even mounted an oilcooler this time from a MK1 GTI which has the external one, with a thermostat built into the oilfilter bracket. should get my oiltemps down to a more acceptable area.
injectors have been replaced aswell (310cc/min) with the appropriate chip to go
what i need to do now is:
Put the front axles back on
Torque the Exhaust downpipe to the manifold
torque the 3 bolts that mounts the prop-shaft to the transfercase
various wiring need to be hooked backup again
fill up with new (red) coolant
fill up the transmission with 2.4L of fresh 75-90 synthetic gear oil
start the crap up and test that bugger, and hope its all okay again
so, i’ve got some work ahead of me now
golf works great, some minor details tho.
i’m still chasing the knock i’ve got on full load with full boost (0.9/1bar)
other then that, only small issues, like worn valve oilseals
why in the ****ing hell am i driving a lowered syncro?
tried it on the snow today (it started snowing here today. so, winter is at the door )
feels very unstable at speed on snow. probably because the rear alignment is a bit “wierd”
i should get the stock G60 syncro shocks and springs.
its a bit jumpy aswell, snow isnt very smooth to drive in, so everything rattles, and i’m jumping in my seat
