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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: b300y on 25 January 2009, 20:46

Title: arghh getting fed up of old cars
Post by: b300y on 25 January 2009, 20:46

right since my dad said do a full respray not just the arches i sanded the whole car down to be told we will spray it ion the summer next year, this was all in october so the baer metal parts i sprayed with primer then tide a car cover to it , sweeeeeeeeeeet
last weekend i took the cover of and it wasnt rusty mint this weekend i got to start it and after the engine being seized and all the brakes being seized it started woo,
but my damper on the day is that it needs a new carb or mine refurbishing/tuning a full respray which my dads seems he can do is it realy worth it im getting sick of it , please can someone say its worth it or something and is there anything i could buy for about £20 that will make my carb any better thanks

Title: Re: arghh getting fed up of old cars
Post by: Jay on 25 January 2009, 20:54

I would say take it for a good run with Redex in to clean the carb out, but as it's covered in primer...  :grin:

Make sure the hot air feed is connected to prevent the carb icing, some say a squirt of WD40 down the carb via the air filter (with air filter removed ofc) helps... I've never tried it.

I usually run some Redex through every couple of months to keep it happy.

Title: Re: arghh getting fed up of old cars
Post by: b300y on 25 January 2009, 20:57

its not tax or tested tho as its sitting in the garden as a slow project lol

Title: Re: arghh getting fed up of old cars
Post by: Jay on 25 January 2009, 21:01

They can't stop you from running the engine and putting your foot down to give it some revs though  :wink: