1990 Golf GT G60 Syncro – My heaven and my Hell

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  • #8501
    Housey
    Participant

    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 :)

    #8502
    Chris S
    Moderator

    oh oh, bugger, btw which dials do you have Motorola or VDO?

    #8503
    Housey
    Participant

    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 :)

    #8517
    Housey
    Participant

    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 :)

    #8536
    Housey
    Participant

    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

    #8538
    Chris S
    Moderator

    Bugger, bugger & bugger again! [xx(]

    Drain the gearbox oil first & see if its full of metal?
    btw, is your clutch hydraulic or cable?

    #8540
    Housey
    Participant

    hydaulic, 02C box. clutch operation feels normal :) but i’ll drain the box and have a look at the master and slave sylinders

    #8542
    ld50
    Member

    arg sorry to hear it :(

    #8593
    Housey
    Participant

    well, finally started the clutch work..

    this is MUCH work too. oh well. should not take too long i guess

    #8599
    Housey
    Participant

    can’t seem to put my finger on whats wrong in this vid :P hahaha (irony)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr84LR5YC6I

    #8614
    Housey
    Participant

    engine is back in the car now,

    i’ve even mounted an oilcooler this time :P 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

    #8615
    Housey
    Participant

    the golf is up and running again :)

    still needs some small work tho :)

    #8616
    Chris S
    Moderator

    Hurrah

    #8714
    Housey
    Participant

    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 :)

    #8755
    Housey
    Participant

    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 :( )

    snow%201.jpg

    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 :(

    snow%202.jpg

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