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...and put some bloody lights on!
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I got a Thule roof rack for my MK3. One of the best things i've ever bought. The bars fit across the car and a rack fits on top.
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head gasket on its way!
psilosimon replied to Vr-Torsten-23's topic in Engine Maintenance and Problems
I'm just about to embark on that myself since finding a leak after doing the waterpump. Got milky fluid on filler cap. I was quoted £860 so I'm gonna have a go DIY style. -
I drove it last night, went up a hill with a few revs, it juddered and would not rev below 2k so I turned it off. After that it all seemed to work fine again!!! I am none the wiser.
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It will fire up on the key but dies. If the revs are kept up until it gets some warmth the idle is very low. Once fully warm it seems ok.
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I've had the dash apart to fix the heater matrix on my VR6 and now the automatic choke has stopped working. any ideas?
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Does the Aircon actually form part of the matrix? I can see the two rubber coolant pipes going in the top.
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I'm getting more steam in my cab than Ivor the Engine so I take it that's the end of my heater matrix. I have a P reg VR6 eyeliner with aircon. is this a massive issue to sort?
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Part no:1H0898081A Description: Lockcyl
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Luckily Dan from Devon Dub Shack sourced me a whole new mechanism for under 15 quid from Plymouth Trade Part Specialists.
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Went to take the key out from driver side door and the whole barrel came out. Consulted the trusty Haynes regarding lock/handle replacement, fine so far... thinking the lock coupling & spring assembly was to blame in some way. You know, the coupling & spring assemby that fits on the end of the lock barrel, the bit that some numpty in the past decided to bodge by crudely cutting a wedge of sheet steel into a triangle and forcing into the hole. Don't you just hate that?
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Coolant flushed and renewed successfully. Cheers for advice.
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That sounds good advice. I'll give it a whirl & let you know how I get on. Cheers.
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According to the Haynes - flush rad like you say top and bottom hoses, flush with hosepipe. Then disconnect the Thermostat - replace cover and flush through to clear engine. Whereabouts is the Thermostat?
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I was gonna replace my coolant today as I have no idea when it was last done. I am reading from a mk3 gti haynes manual, but I'm not sure which hoses to disconnect as they look slightly different. I want to flush both the rad ant the engine. Can anyone give any helpful pointers?
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Status update, Managed to araldite the offending knackered plastic bit on the runner that holds the cable nugget. ran a cable tie through the hole around the cable and secured it with an inch long piece of bicycle spoke. works a treat, total repair cost £3.99.
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As it says on the tin!
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Its the metal clamp the grips the underside of the glass and slots onto the runner via a flimsy plastic clip. Mine un-popped with ease because the clip has broken. I don't know if its as simple to remove normally. I need both sides/ rear.
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Decided to have a bash at sorting out the rear windows on my eyeliner. It's that crappy plastic bit that the wire cable sits into has knackered. I think first I may try Araldite (other glues are available), but it's that weird teflon plastic so I'm not planning on too much success with that. I looked at a link that shows new clips are available. Can you get them for a mk3? Anyone out there got any better ideas, or even a spare mech or two? Doesn't have to have a motor. Si
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Was nosing around the engine after a trip out just checking things over. I had heard the fan running then cut out as it normally does. I noticed that there are two fans by the radiator, the main one that is connected to a electrical motor (the one that was working just then) and a slightly smaller one to the left that does not seem to have any electrical component attatched to it. How does it work and what is it for?
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Anyone feelin the pinch yet, what with fuel prices being phenominally rediculous, and the fact that VR's don't exactly sip petrol. I am having to drive like a right fanny, proper grandad stylee. gentle acceleration, straight into fifth, freewheel downhill just so I have enough fuel to boot it when some nobber wants a race. I dread the day it goes up so much I really have to seriously consider getting a piddly little petrol friendly car.
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I took a chance and bought a VR with no History whatsoever!
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Mine was also broken so I undid the two bolts, cut off some of the black plastic coating with a Stanley blade, prised open the connector with a small screwdriver, pulled out the old bit of wire with a pair of pliers, lined up the new exposed bit and bashed flat with a hammer, re-fitted bolts to bonnet, ten minutes max, Easy!
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Just got the VR looking nice when some silly old bint drove her Toyota Corolla into the side of my VR denting the rear door and door pillar.
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I tried new batteries in my remote fob, I tried allsorts of different ways of pressing it and twiddling with the screw. I contacted a couple of different 'specialists' who basically said it can't be fixed. My keys work fine but I would like a remote so what is a fairly inexpensive alternative fitment?