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Title: Update on my new MK3
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 20 March 2006, 22:26: Picked up my MK3 on Saturday and parted with my Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£1000.

Was quite happy with it, but had a few problems that have now all been sorted thanks to GazB.

The power steering belt was slipping and making one hell of a noise and it was running rough as sandpaperÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :sick:

Went up to see Gaz and he sorted it all out for meÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :cool: Managed to adjust the belt even though the adjuster was knackered and then we sprayed some belt gripping stuff on it. Will keep me going for now, but will need a new belt and adjuster.

Then we changed all the HT leads, plugs, rota arm, put injector cleaning in the tank and changed the dizze cap.

No wonder it was running like a piece of sh1t as there was a massive hole in the dizze capÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :shocked: All sorted now and it's running great, more mpg and more power tooÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :smiley:

Just worried about the oil around the gear box now, will need get that checked out asapÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :undecided:

So a big thank you to GazB for sorting it all out for me, he's worldy and at 6'8" he's very handy to have as a mateÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :laugh:Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :tongue:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: [han] on 20 March 2006, 22:29: :laugh: it could be worse darl.. least its still a VW! :wink:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 20 March 2006, 22:31: :laugh: Still haven't had insurance docs through, so still no tax so I'm worried they will tow it away when I go to work tomorrow :undecided:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: monzablue16v on 20 March 2006, 22:32: Cool good work :) they usually need a bit of fettling when you first get em it's that enthusiast in you that says hmm it works but that's not right better fix it :laugh:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 20 March 2006, 22:35: Yeah you're right! Couldn't drive it with the noise the belt was making, felt like a right g1mp driving into the petrol station on the weekend, everyone was looking at me and I could tell they must have all been thinking shut that piece of sh1t up :laugh:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: CARPY25 on 20 March 2006, 22:37: WE WANT PHOTO'S

Rob :smiley:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 20 March 2006, 22:43: er yeah, still haven't got around to that yet Robin :undecided: Gaz was gonna take some on the weekend, but we were too busy sorting out the problems. Funniest moment must have been when Gaz dropped the socket on his eye :laugh:

Another quality moment was on the way back from Halfords. stopped to get petrol and put the injector cleaner in. Goes to start car and it just wouldn't start :shocked: Had Gaz and his mrs in the car and I'm thinking did I put unleaded in?? Managed to start it after about 10 mins, that was all before we changed all the stuff on it :wink:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: monzablue16v on 20 March 2006, 22:44: come on (http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/gifs-animated/without.gif) :laugh:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 20 March 2006, 22:48: :laugh: :laugh: Will get them up on here soon :wink: It's no minter mind! The wheels are in sh1t condition, so have to get some new ones now :wink:
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 20 March 2006, 22:52: Anyway I was far too busy doing too much of this on the weekend now that I'm single again... :laugh: :laugh:

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/gaz8512/46179473.jpg)
Title: Re: Update on my new MK3
Post by: GazB on 23 March 2006, 19:53: Get it up to mine on Saturday mate and we'll sort out your newly developed problems :angry: and take some pics of it :cool: :cool:.

That will shut em all up then :grin: :grin: