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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: Mot exempt
Last post by Robmk2vr6 -
Quick update

Tax has register online this morning between midnight and 3am but the mot status is still expired, was hoping for the "no results found" green mot box.

More waiting to see when it changes or if it does.
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Air,fuel mixture screw on top of cab cover
Last post by philip -
Thank you very much, yes there are so many ways to adjust cab that i've done in the past. As you mention people fiddle anyways wrongly :). I will try again and do it properly. Thank you for the RPM, this is what i beleived,....

Thanks again.
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Air,fuel mixture screw on top of cab cover
Last post by Keekster64 -
The mixture screw on the top of the pierburg carb only adjusts the mixture at idle for emissions purposes.  It works the reverse of most carbs i.e. to lean the mixture you screw it out (anti clockwise) and to richen it you turn it in (clock wise).  If you car is running rich, the mixture may not be the cause.  Make sure the choke is fully off when the engine is hot for example.  The idle speed should be 850-900rpm, when fully hot.  There are a number of way of adjusting the idle speed, some which are incorrect, but people do it anyway.  I suggest down loading the pdf of the manual for the correct way of adjusting it.
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Mot exempt
Last post by Robmk2vr6 -
Early mk2s are starting to become mot exempt and for a very lucky few tax exempt.

Mine mk2 is mot exempt as of January but the online system wouldnt let me declare it, just kept telling me no mot certificate found so couldnt tax it.

Loads of Internet reading giving all different thing to do, which wasnt helpfull.

So I printed the V112 form off filled it in and went to a post office on a sunday. Took my v5, the V112, insurance and the.last mot certificate which had just lapsed. The last 2 were just in case.

The lady there just scanned the bar code on the v5 and said thats £230 for 12 months. Never really looked anything else. So simple in the end, now waiting on the online system to catch up should take a few days.

Hopefully it's all done now, but I will update once its all online and official.

Hope this will help some ppl in the near future.

Rob

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Engine & Gearbox / Air,fuel mixture screw on top of cab cover
Last post by philip -
Hi everyone,
                    I got a vw golf mk2 Driver 1990 1600cc cab.
First question, someone fiddeled with the cab air/fuel screw on top of the cab cover, now it seems to use to much petrol,...
How do you adjust it properly ??? I tried a few times when car is hot but i-m un-sure if i screw too much or too less lol.

Second question, for this car what should the idle RPM be ? I've seen some saying 800 to 850, others 900 to 950 ?
What's best ??

Thank you very much,

Regards,

Phil.
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Interior, Upholstery & Trim / Code 66 Interior
Last post by Ritz -
Hi all,

New to the forum, but have own my Mk2 1.8 Driver from 1992 for over 10 years now, and finally am getting round to ro restoring it.

I am looking for a particular seat fabric. I have searched this forum and a ton of wesbites online and have been unable to find it.

Images in this drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yur88epWqwqzfp4vGtKVLWFIaW7v_4ek
(Sorry, I don't know how to post pictures on here)

The interior code is 66 and Im hoping to buy this fabric to put get some some recaros that I have acquired reupholstered in it.

A small point but the bolster and the main part of the seat are different. Ideally if i could source both that would be grand, but my priority is the main seat fabric.

Any help would be hugely appreciated. I have already emailed matrim and werk34, and neither have it stocked sadly.
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New Members Say Hi! / Hi there
Last post by JamesFerrara -
I’m james, living in st neots Cambridgeshire.
I currently own a 1989 black GTi, although currently it is a rollable shell I have big plans for the car and to get it back to being road legal. I also own a 2005 Audi a3 3.2 Quattro.
So at some point these two will be combined, been planning to do so with a body swap because it seems the most practical way to do it. Obviously the vehicles are slightly different sizes but any insight into the best way to make the gti a VRTurbo Quattro from the two cars will be appreciated. It’ll be track spec, road legal and if it’s not pushing 900hp Isit worth even doing it.? 😈

My dad had a white 16v ‘E40HEG’ when I was young and since then the mk2 is the hot hatch to have. I owned a grey 8v gti years ago and had to let it go but wanted one again ever since. This is my second black 3door shell, the previous was a driver and I sold it because the guy said he was going to put it on the road, he didn’t and I was gutted when he said it went to the scrapyard…..Once I get started on this build properly I will post updates