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Members' Cars / Re: J5CEB - 1992 Golf Driver
Bingo Martin109! Noticed that if I retract the choke a bit, behaves ok. So I assume that I was flooding the carburettor badly :))
Other than that, the old boy slowly gets ready for the MOT. Next? Shockers, springs, lower arms with ball joints and brakes. Sounds like fun.
Next friday he will get his licence plates

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Members' Cars / Re: J5CEB - 1992 Golf Driver
Yeah, noticed that myself. However, I've heard two stories about him:
1. Came to scrapyard 2 years ago and stood in yard untill a couple of months ago when it was brought in the front parking area(confirmed by 3 colleagues)
2. Came in scrapyard about half a year ago(version confirmed by 2 colleagues)

I would go with the 2 years one due to how mouldy the interior was and the seized brakes. MOT says something else so....God knows
Still, he's a good boy :)

This is the main cause of the water inside:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196957495@N02/52517545920/in/album-72177720303774298/

Now waiting for some good weather :D

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Members' Cars / Re: J5CEB - 1992 Golf Driver
Regarding rust, only issues I've found are at the rear valance(small areas around the exhaust - sort of the corner of the valance) and battery tray. Will be lifted these days while at work for oil change so I will see underneath If any issues.
The problem with the sunroof is that it is sealed with silicone. At a quick look, a very sloppy job. However, I'm afraid that if I open it somehow, it will not close back properly and more water will get in. I'll get a pic of it to understand what I mean. By the way, there is a sort of cover on the inside. Does that slide with the sunroof or is simply a slide thingy moved by hand?
Yup, he needs a lot of work to have it back on the road properly. At the moment, I want it just to run for heating and movement purposes.  I will take a look at the timing to see what's the state of it.
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Classic EV - Electric Conversion / Re: Other considerations beyond the actual job of converting.
I've converted like over 5 years ago a Suzuki Swift MK2 to EV and it was a giant hassle. Essentially, had to re-register the car again as an EV(with tons of pics, receipts of the parts used etc). The car had to be inspected by VOSA for whatever reason. Can't remember exactly all the steps :(
Now, all this hassle was because back home, EV conversions are illegal unless done through a company(which usually charges over 10k euros). So I've used the loophole "if it's registered as an EV somewhere in EU, you got to register it as an EV here too" in order to defeat the government back home. Things we do for our moms...

Don't know how things are now to be honest
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General Chat / Re: Regional meets….
If there is a meet around Manchester area, please let me know. The Old Reliable would love to meet you guys(even if it comes on a transporter)
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General Chat / Re: Dodgy Members...
Quote from: mk24ever on
in the new members say hi section,
there seems to be a pornspam high tide, over the last few days.
and sometimes it takes some of them, until an admin comes by.

the solution could probably lie in the filters, that you have there,
but no harsh measures, please ;-)

kept on reporting them. I mean, this is a vw golf mk2 forum, not porn.
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Members' Cars / J5CEB - 1992 Golf Driver
Hello

As some already know from the "introduce yourself" section, I've found a nice MK2 Driver from 1992 at my workplace. He's been neglected and abandoned for quite some time. However, I've made a mission from giving him some better days as he simply looked sorry for himself.
The pics with the Golf can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196957495@N02/albums/72177720303774298
Once I'll manage to put pics here, I'll give up with the links. But untill then, it is what it is.
In the meantime, good news: found the registration of the car - J5CEB.
I've made a whole new topic for this car due to needing a lot of this forum's knowledge. I haven't got a carburettor car since I think 2006 so some things I've forgot. Plus being literally a noob when it comes about MK 2's doesn't help the car at all.

So far, he got the following:
1. fresh fuel
2. fuel filter
3 air filter
4. spark plugs
5. ignition leads

What comes next:
1. oil filter+oil(haven't managed to change it due to complications)
2. distributor cap

On the "mouldy" side of things, manage to notice that the sun roof leaks on passenger side. Can't do anything due to weather at the moment. So...come on Spring! However, I've made a solution comprised of vinegar and water(1:2) and scrubbed the entire interior, from dash and steering wheel to seat belts. So the mould should be gone for a while.

However, need some help with a problem(first in a line of many):
Every morning I go to work(even if in holiday) and start it, run it around the yard and then park it back. All this is done to heat up the interior so that the moisture is non-existent. But...
If I remember correctly, the sequence for a car with manual choke is to pull fully the choke button, press the acceleration pedal 3 times and then the car should fire up. At least my Renault 12 was. This one barely starts with full choke, goes around 700rpm and quickly dies. Then refuses to start at all, as if it's starved of fuel. Checked the filter, he's in the correct position. So I try again. 4th time starts, goes at around 1000rpm but runs really, really poor, as if the spark plugs aren't firing at all.
Here comes the "but": But...if I accelerate to 2000rpm(all this with the choke fully retracted) and keep it like 5 mins like that, engine behaves normal, has a good idle, doesn't try to die...it's like the rough start never happened.
It's a bit puzzling me. I've checked spark plugs, leads all good. Fuel sistem goes ok. Even checked the air filter to be in the proper position. All is fine but every morning, she doesn't wanna start.

Any ideas? It is important to run as it provides the heating for the interior plus possibility to move it to inspection ramp, fueling etc





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New Members Say Hi! / Re: Hi all
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196957495@N02/52505230397/in/dateposted-public/

Well...hope it works. This is a pic from this morning, after 8 attempts to start it. He rolled out of his grave like a champ. Took a couple of laps of the yard, stopped for a quick pic(this one) and then parked it back. I'm happy to be honest because, even if it's not mine, he lives a bit.
As for the ownership...been asked by my Manager if I want to buy it(so I assume that a V5 exists somewhere in the office). But seeing that they go over 1k, sadly I'll have to just keep the old boy alive.

The problem with the water I know it(sunroof leaks badly). It has been siliconed at some point by someone. However, the weather doesn't help me at all. So I'll wait for spring and sort it out. Untill then, there is a tarp over the roof, just as a precaution.

LE: full set of pics(and a vid) which have been done since I've found the car: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAfF8Y
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New Members Say Hi! / Re: Hi all
@Eddypeck in a scrapyard. The owner's son likes old cars and saves them from the crusher. However, the problem is that he forgets about them(next in line is a mid 70's Volvo I've found today behind a giant pile of wheels)

As for the car's issues...well, the headlining is the last one of them. Still fighting the moisture from inside the car and realised that she doesn't like to start in the morning(has fresh oil, full of vitamins and dinosaurs, filters, spark plugs...and yet she doesn't like it)

Got a pic from this morning but...how do I add it here?
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New Members Say Hi! / Hi all
Hello folks!
I'm Tudor, 32, living somewhere near Manchester and thought about joining you after I've discovered a Golf MK2 at work, all mouldy and abandoned.
What do I know about the car? Well...little towards nothing. Rumors say that it stood in the main yard for a couple of years and a couple of months ago it has been moved by the side of the main building. It has no reg plate on it(that should be sorted by next month) and, again, rumors say it's a 1992. It has on front and back a "Driver" badge and it's a 1.8.
So far I've managed to change the spark plugs, fuel and air filters and got rid of the mould. However, the roof lining is all but collapsed inside due to moisture.

So...thanks for having me and get ready to be bombarded with questions :D I just want to see this little car having a better life(even if I'm not the owner)