hardmonkeys - mk3.5 Cabrio 2.0 8v auto to 2.0 16v manual conversion

[jimmydub]

Engine almost out again, few rounded driveshaft bolts that needed wd40'd and left overnight, should be out tomorrow.

they're a right pig them bolts!

I'm also watching your thread mate!

[lemski]

Pictures??

I think everyone hates driveshaft bolts.
If it comes to it chop the heads off and get molegrips to remove whats left. Had to do it once. Hopefully youll get them though

[hardmonkeys]

Progress made!!!

Driveshaft bolts were a pig!! But smashed a 12mm bolt on each of them and cracked them off gently!! That meant only engine mounts left holding it in, strapped it up, did a final check and out it came.





   

Then it came to removing the loom, so had to sort through my favourite bit!! The fusebox! Didn't take as long as last year, it all came back to me which was handy, took about an hour all in all

I manage to have a quick ganders at the state of the old loom, put it this way! I was VERY lucky.





This went to the coil!






And this to the fusebox, not yet check the full loom damage, but will report back with findings

So all in all a very productive day!

[hardmonkeys]

Weather not been great the last few days, yesterday I managed to get the loom in, and wired up to the fusebox, all straight forward, just time consuming to honest making sure it's all thought without snagging wires.

Today I attempted to clean the engine up, took the inlet off and this is what I was faced with




Using GUNK engine degreaser and a paintbrush toothbrush and a microfibres cloths, it started to get there





Didn't get a pic of the end as it started to piss down. But I will.

I have scraped the muck out from the nooks and crannies of the block, but unsure how to degrease and rinse without getting water in the important parts of the engine, so going to clean up best I can.

[lemski]

Brake cleaner. And a air line. Plus a tiny tooth brush

[hardmonkeys]

Any ideas where to get an airline. I'm doing this on my driveway remember

[lemski]

Ahhh yehsorry.not everyone has a compressor.
Brake cleaner should lossen it off ao you can get a flat head screw driver to pull it off the hard buts then wire brush the rest

[hardmonkeys]

  thanks mate.

[hardmonkeys]

It's in!!

Final checks today before the driveshaft were connected up, I replaced all the bolts with new bolts from VW, and all went ok, until I went to torque them up, my torque wrench is knackered!! So I've nipped them up, along with the engine mounts. On the look out for a decent torque wrench now.

So, aside from the torque wrench situation, all was going well, until I went to start it.... It didn't!

It tries too, and will start with some persuasion with a little throttle, but is rough as!! And running Very rich, as soon as i let go of the throttle it cuts out immediately.. I'm going to try changing the leads and plugs tomorrow, see if that helps

[lemski]

Makes sure the inlet manifolds not leaking air in.
Good work so far though. You keeoing the car that colour?