Finally managed to get some transport until the golf is back on the road. My lips are sealed though as its non vag, 1200cc, and in my desperation I paid well over the odds!
Should have just got myself a valver, but its got to go to the missus once I've finished.
Anyway, as I'm now rolling, things can get moving with the Rocket!!!
Not entirely sure whats wrong, but think the headgasket/oil cooler or both. Also just noticed the fuel pump isnt priming. Relay is clicking away, but it used to be an obvious hum, and now you have to really strain to hear anything and not sure if it even is the pump I can hear. Also some mayo and oil smell in expansion tank. Took the spark plugs out that have been in about 4 months, and they are black! looked like a little water residue on them too so drained the oil, but there was no evidence of it there
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All in all, gonna be an expensive and drawn out process. So here are some pics of progress so far, a little slow as I have never done anything like this before so making sure I do it properly.
And this one is of my bumper and reinforcing bar that also now needs to be replaced, as I didnt have the tow ey in the car, so had to wrap the rope around it for the 80 miles of back roads home!
Gonna change the alternator, oil cooler, strip the engine with all new seals and gaskets, clutch, lightened flywheel, cams, cam belt and tensioner etc etc......And obviously a general spruce up of the bay and other bits.
