Big J
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Look at it this way, at least she shares your interest of the vw badge, so it's not all that bad lol
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I'd be keeping that for myself, it must be true love!
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Sweet, welcome to the stable buddy [emoji106]
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If you haven't got proof of timing chains guides and tensioners at the mileage mate, you really need to do them. If you can do the labour yourself, parts are in the region of £300 plus a clutch, for the last one I did. It's far better than it wearing through a guide and smashing valves. Have a dig through your service history and paperwork first and maybe trace the previous owner?
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There is a couple of plastic plugs in inspection holes here and there but I'm not saying the fork can actually be seen because I haven't tried it. Get a torch in there if you can and have a poke about. What's your mileage and timing chains like? If I was going as far as pulling the box I'd have the covers off and re chain it, new clutch, good for another 100k
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Yeah give it a go sometimes could be a trapped pocket. If the rest of the pedal stroke feels a bit limp then chances are your not compressing fluid until your already half way down. If it does feel as tho there's fluid there from the too then it could be a fork issue, or the master cylinder seals passing. If you get to the point of changing an cylinder, do both if them. Master and slave together. I've never yet known a vehicle to have a new master and not blow the slave apart within a couple of days and visa versa. I always change in pairs.
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Check fluid level first mate, possible air in system. It means your pedals doing jack all until the bottom of the stroke, and it's only just managing to disengage the clutch before it hits the floor. So, very little pedal movement means the clutch is re engaged and the remaining pedal movement is free travel. Could also be a bent clutch fork if you drive hard. Box out job if it is I'm afraid.
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I spotted that the other night, there's no way you could put that on the road, that's purely an investment car. Stunning!
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I lurked for ages when I joined in 06, can't shut me up now!
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Doors are 165mm and I think the rears are the same but I don't know about the dash sorry mate. The grills pop off dead easy and the speakers just flick out if you wanted to put a tape across one.
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96 vr6 1st ever project build thread,
Big J replied to bennyk's topic in Members Rides and Event Photos
I could do with a black headliner to match my colour concept pillar trims. Did you make yours Dave or get it done somewhere? Always wanted a set of genuine red black red rear lamps too -
Your a brave man lol, that said you might be lucky, Mine wasn't too bad when I ditched the arches. Often thought about refitting a set though.
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Can't comment on 2.8 fault lights but I have heard the 3.2s throw faults when they stretch, it does make sense really considering the timing is being altered beyond the control of ignition timing. Later 6cyl engines like the r32 can hav timing checked on vagcom using electronic measuring blocks which is a good indication of chain wear.
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The haldex is good, but do it with an r32 mate, I will prob get slaughtered for saying that but I'm biased having had 2 mk4 32s and I'm now on a 6R purely for the haldex. But none of them have the soul of the traditional mk3 VR. Hence why she's wrapped up under a cover [emoji6] As for chains, I can only speak for the mk3 AAA engine as I haven't changed any on a mk4, but listen for rattles on startup around the bell housing area especially on cars approaching or just over 100k. Anything sounding a bit metallic and rough round the edges could be signs of guides wearing or worse still worn throug
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Welcome, don't believe Dave, buy a mk3 instead, the original and the best [emoji6]
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My dad used to be service and after sales manger of a dealership called stapelys in Rhyl, he used to travel from wrexham each day until they closed it and built a B&Q instead. He was always coming home with different company cars, from audi 80 quattros and mk2 big bumper Gti's in the early 90s and I remember him pointing out the "new" mk3 and me asking him what the badge on the front was because it wasn't a gti. And so the love affair with VW began.
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Not sure if you can over tapatalk, Pete will be along to help soon I'm sure. Failing that, ask the mrs to help you..... JOKE! don't do that for god sake!!
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Relationships and the VW Golf: Conflict or Harmony?
Big J replied to Shinobi79's topic in Newbies Corner
Yeah don't go and say... "Listen love, the lads on the VR owners club say you ought to be glad I'm not gambling..." Or your next post could be titled... "Wanted: room to rent" -
Relationships and the VW Golf: Conflict or Harmony?
Big J replied to Shinobi79's topic in Newbies Corner
Stick to your guns, everyone's entitled to an interest outside of home life, they ought to be glad it's not gambling. A very close friend of mine has a gambling problem and I've helplessly watched him go through serious relationship problems. -
Relationships and the VW Golf: Conflict or Harmony?
Big J replied to Shinobi79's topic in Newbies Corner
It's a tricky one mate, especially when you've been married for as long as you have. I'm 28, not married, and 12 months ago split from a long term relationship. Things weren't right for me and it didn't feel natural anymore. We argued quite a bit towards the end, and like you, the VR was thrown in most times. The thing that annoyed me the most, was I payed all the bills, the rent, council tax etc etc, but she still had the face to tell me I didn't need to buy "that car out there" an the money would have been better spent on "us" as she liked to put it. Some women will never understand the conc -
Well you do learn something every day. In that case, I haven't skinned my lead runners I've wrapped them with 3M wrap. Still bloody hard work!
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Ive done my lead runners with carbon skin, bloody hard work to get it somewhere near right. Not seen an example of the hydro stuff yet.
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Never mind bob show us the car! Looks interesting...
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What they said
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Have a word with a vw dealer, you can normally get a plug kit consisting of the plastic outer plug, the terminal pins and the weather seals for most applications, which means you can just replug it instead of changing the harness. I do this regularly with HGVs and those things are laden with electrics.
