the 2e2 is awesome, you shoudl do your best to fix it. I do actually have a used 1.6 auto weber in my garage, only problem is fuel nipple is snapped off. plus the donor carb flange was so bad i just had to pull hard to rip it off, so the idle and co settings will all be way off I expect
Ah too bad. I'm not against the Pierburg at all, it's a decent unit and I'm not looking for gains as such (the car's never gona be fast I didn't buy it for that). Just looks, sounds and goes better with a weber on the whole
I've had speed with Golf mk3 gti passat b5 estate 1.8T Vento 1.9tdi I'm just after a good looking/sounding cruiser
Enjoying your 'can do' approach here mate. Nice to see someone not saying "2e2, oh, that's too hard for me"
Been DIYing for a few years now, mainly vauxhalls but i've had a few Vdubs now (including my first ever car a 1974 beetle) I've learned most of what I know now by jumping in and getting on with it
Well it's been a good news, worse news kinda day Firstly the new carb mount arrived this morning Secondly (and not good) Got to my work carpark and noticed my N/S rear passenger footwell was basically a big puddle Checked under the boot carpet and it all seems ok. Not checked under the front scuttle panel yet as it's pitch black, raining and my 3 year old lad's in bed. I'll be replacing the inner door seal as the bottom is a bit crunchy and perished, and I'll replace the door membrane as even a fingertip check told me it's ruined. I'll probably just change all of them. Then the rear carpets gonna have to come out for a clean and to dry Best news. I'm working all day tomorrow and then on holiday for 4 days as of monday so I've bought a waterproof car cover for while I'm away.
Going to Prague for a few days tomorrow so I'll get on it when i'm back. Should be a nice collection of parts waiting too
Back from Prague! Lovely city and saw some lovely motors too and last but almost certainly least... Also came home to a nice pile of parts
You can always count on finding a MK3 based vehicle, in pretty good condition anywhere in Europe. Quite a lot of MK2 and MK3 non GTI cars still alive today!
New top plates/mounts for the rear Bilsteins arrived today. Not bad considering I ordered them yesterday afternoon!
Made a move on sorting the water leak yesterday. Started by checking and clearing out the drains and plenums under the scuttle. As you can see, pretty messy. But not as bad as I expected Cleaned up a bit Then I removed the rear n/s door card and the old membrane. The bottom had come away from the door and the whole thing needed replacing Making a new template Fitted and left to dry overnight
So tonight I decided to dismantle the new (old) Bilstein rear shocks I got. They could use a refurb. Here we go... Springs compressed of course. Seen better days! These little washers were a pig to get off! Stuck fast Box of scraps left over And a brief brush down as the lad's in bed New parts will be arriving soon
No updates for a while so apologies. Whether's been miserable and work keeps coming. Good news is the leak appears to have been fixed (touch wood), with the new door membrane and clearing under the scuttle. No fresh water ingress. Today I finally got the new carb gasket fitted. Even managed to do it without completely removing the carb itself. Just a couple of hoses (one of which had a nice big split in it (coolant hose from carb to manifold) Sorry didn't take loads of pics, trying to beat the rain So to begin: As you can see, I could literally lift the carb up while still attached to the old gasket! Lots of leaking fumes Old coolant pipe (with split) off and replaced with new Old vs new gaskets Should make a nice difference to power, fuel consumption and cabin smell!
Hey thanks man, apologies I've been away from the site for a bit. So to recap, I've had to swap the entire carb as it was ruined and I'm still having issues with cold starts. Possibly the auto-choke, possibly a vac leak. But it will be sorted (fingers crossed). Also ordered a new sunroof outer seal for an extortionate amount. But it's on it's way
