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    Umm havn't filled it up again.. Ive just left it alone for now .. I checked the coolant hoses again and it wasn't hard like it was the other day. And that was after driving it around for a few hours.. Im guessing that if the exhaust gases are going into the coolant system then that would cause the rise in heat? Then when you boot it pushs all the coolant around cooling it in the rad... Then when i chill out and the exhaust gases fill the system again making the heat rise.. or somthink like that Don't feget it ain't a VR so head gauket should be easy? Anyway so were pritty much saying that
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    ha ha nope ive fixed it lol. The igntion timings was out. now it runs realy well even tho the timing marks are out on the dizzy :S.. Oh well Right somthink ive notest. Thermostat is the same rating 87 degrees buttttttt..If i drive it around at 3-4000rpm it will stay at 100 degrees even krusing down the motor way in 5th 80mph 100 degrees. But if im redlining the bollucks out of it around the contry it says at 90 degrees even tho im never going over 70mph. The total oppersite to what you would exspect. Does that tell you anythink?
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    Its a fresh rebuild isn't it ? Pehaps it will make abit more few thousand miles down the road. After everythink free'd up abit
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    good to hear you got it sorted
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    :-( unfair i wan't one
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    oi you shhhhhhh... Dont tempt me. Nope tbf ive never hurd of the leakage test your on about. I was more talking about the little strip of paper you up in your coolant and it changes colour if it detects exhaust gases.. Now you mention it i did hear alittle hissing at the inlet mainfold Oh and after a drive the oil filler cap had the tinyest amount of mayo on it. left it about 20min standing still turned off had a mooch again and it was gone. Also............... think my car feels better when cold. once upto temp loose power.. As i think what im going to do it give this engine loads of
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    Cheers mate theres some things I can try.. Yep the hole coolant system emptys on the floor.. I did feel one of my coolant pipes and it is rock hard... but theres nothink else to indicate headgasket. Also the coolant system only emptys if left on tick over.. If you rev it abit then the coolant doesn't overflow. Does anyone know where to get them things you put in the exspansion tank to test for exhaust gases
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    Ok I dont know for sure but I think it could be bad earths or possibly starter motor. Both of these can cause the problem your describing.. Mk2s are comon to have the bad earth problem
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    Yer I like the noise aswell. Anyone notest how it made it feel nicer round corners. With my old nackerd gearbox mount I could feel the weight of the engine shifting. Feels alot more together now.. So whats the new box like? Has acceration improded gearchanges qwicker?
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    Thanks Tony.. I have reset it a number of times now. Theres a timing mark on the dizzy rotor arm to the body of the dizzy cap... Its the type that half way down the block on the opersite side to timing belt. Can that dizzy be adjusted by hand. as in slack that 13mm off and give it a tweek left of right Thanks for your help
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    :-d
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    Phat VR6 replied to mike's topic in General Chat

    LOL noooooooo don't delete it.. Its way to much fun.. Its just abit of banter, I wouldn't take it to heart
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    Phat VR6 replied to mike's topic in General Chat

    LOL do it
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    Fair play to you.. Realy nice looking motor aswell. So which bits where the hardest and took the longest? Any tips ??
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    Fair play to you.. Realy nice looking motor aswell. So which bits where the hardest and took the longest? Any tips ??
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    lol yer it probaly is somthink obvious like that that im missing.. Think im going to change them anyway as part of a service.. Its just the fact that the day before it was running well (atho sounding like a bag of nails) now it sounds smooth but doesn't drive aswell. which made me think its somthink ive done while doing the timing Think im going to change spark plugs, HT leads and fuel filter as they could do with been doing anyway. If that doen't sort it fuck knows..ill take it to VW to get the ignition timing checked (don't realy want to take it to VW tho as will probaly cost £££££
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    Can't get my head round the fact that you can run a VR at 250bhp and 450bhp without changing the maps. Thought you would have problems with it running lean or two rich kev havn't you ever turned the boost up to see what its like at 15- 20 psi? Id be tempted if it was as easy and it sounds.. Also whys this avcr not a DIY jobby.. How have you set yours up
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    Oh also fegot to say it wouldn't move past 70 degrees before.. Now it stays at 100... 90 if i redline it.. I think it could be an air lock but ive tryed everythink make sure there isn't one.. Heater on hot..Filled it up realy slowly while running it. sqweeked all the pipes and if i take the cap off the coolant sytem emptys it self The reason i say this is could the two be related. igntion timing out making it run hot? Or headgauket? Altho it never used to empty the the coolant system before I feel like crying lol. Ive fixed 4 problems and gained 2
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    Right Ive got a mk3 1.8 driver now (VR6 is going back into it within the year :-d ) Anyway ive changed the water pump (noisy), Thermostat (stuck open) and timing belt and tentioners.. Also rad (leaking) and some oil seals. Ive put it all back together and even tho the timing marks are all spot on (cams 1mm off but if i move it on or off a tooth it would be 4 mm out) Its not driving as well as it was before. It hesitates up to about 3-4000 revs.. Almost like abit of a missfire and then seems to pull ok after that upto redline but still alittle flat.. It seems like its lost torque.. Now ive do
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    Looks very nice. Now why did i think your engine bay was going to be 100% chrome lol... Have you had your number plate recces smoothed on the front bumper or is that how US spec once come like
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    he says its OBD1? I didn't think you could use vag.com on it?
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