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Messages - Monkey

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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Engine swap advice
Yeah, must have been ill that day!!

But I can understand your want to swap the engine, depending on how far you want to go, you could source a 2.0 bottom end, get that refreshed and then spend a couple of weekends swapping your head over and putting it in.

Though I'd still get a leak down done on your engine first, no point in putting a potentially worn head on a shiny new block.
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Engine swap advice
Problem is nowadays, any engine you swap in is going to be over 30 and feel almost just as tired.

Personally, I'd use the money getting your 1.8 rebuilt.
As long as the bores are good, a hone, fresh set of piston rings and a handful of other refresh bits should see it back to it's best.

First, you should get someone to do a leak down test. You may find you've got something like worn stem seals/guides and can get away with just a head rebuild.

I know I'm probably the last person to tell you not to swap out the engine, but if you want to get best bang for your buck, you may be better off keeping what you have.
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
Yeah, I was super disappointed with the Acelleras when I saw the width compared to my old NS2Rs.
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
That looks terrifying!

If I tried that, all I'd end up with is a bunch of fancy coasters!
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
I've never heard of a thick pile carpet before! Sounds very Gucci!

Also, glad I didn't go now, if you were one db over the limit, I'd have been bollocked on my first lap!
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Suspension & Steering / Re: Momo Steering Wheel Boss Woes - please help
Do you have a multimeter?
If so, take the boss off and measure continuity (resistance) between the ring at the back of the boss and its chassis. If you have 0 or very low ohms, your issue lies in the boss and not the method you're using it to fix to the car. It's entirely possible something has moved in the boss and is constantly earthing out the horn push wire.
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Spares list
Assuming you've kept on top of your maintenance.
Give it a major service before you leave and swap out things like brake pads, check your brake hoses for degradation, replace the flexible fuel hoses going from your chassis leg to your fuel rail/metering head, check all tyres, wheel bearings, ball joints and bushes. Go over the car and fix any coolant/oil leaks you may have, swap any dodgy looking coolant hoses, you can get them all brand new off autodoc now for only a few pounds, so it's not even expensive to do.
Really give it a birthday.
Do it a good hundred miles or so before the trip, so if you upset anything you'll know well in advance.
Doing this will dramatically reduce the kit you need to take with you and prevent any unwanted stoppages.
Then, I'd keep things like:
Coil pack
Spark plug leads
Dizzy Cap
Rotor Arm

And a basic tool kit.

Been going to the Nurburgring for about 20 years now and this is what I usually do.