16V Overheating

[golfvr6]

?40??
They only cost about a fiver!!

[Gambit]

?40 all in, fitting/thermostat/coolant & sh!tty VAT

[golfvr6]

yeah thats the problem, its all labour.
you should do it yourself gambit.

[Gambit]

im just to lazy though

[golfvr6]

Its fun mate!
Plus you get the satisfaction knowing some muppet hasn't touched your car.
 

[GavG60]

I changed my thermostat cos my heater woudln't get warm... turned out to be something else, but there you go. It's quite straight forward, take the alternator off to give your self room, unbolt the steering pump and you should be able to get right in to the thermostat.

[simoncox]

I was gonna try and do it myself, I got as far as taking the bolts out of the steering pump bracket, but it didn't seem to budge.  I figured I'd rather cough up the money for an hour's labour instead of spending a day or so battling with the bloody thing myself.

There would be satisfaction from doing it... only I've only just replaced one of the water pipes, the 4" one that comes out of the pump buried under every other pipe that took me a couple of days of wrestling with.  :'(

I've got a love-hate relationship with my golf!

[GavG60]

know that feeling..... turned out i only needed to change the bypass valve  

Still, I won't need a new thermostat for a while now

[grimpigreaper]

is this simon cox from hayling island!!!!!!!!!!!
if not just a common name eh !!

[simoncox]

Sorry, a different Simon Cox.

Just go the car back from the garage... and they think the head gasket's gone.  How difficult is it it to change on a 16V?  And would I need anything other than a head gasket set (CYLINDER HEAD GASKET SET - ?38.00 from GSF Car Parts)?