77 Sedan Project

[sports racer]

Welcome to the world of old Golfs.

We warned you.

[Preen59]

Hahaha. So subtle, Paul.


New plugs would be a good start first. Then try a bit of fresh fuel straight down the carbie dude. Not a lot, just a splash and then crank it over to see if it fires.

If an engine has fuel, spark (at the right time) and compression it will fire. It has to (it might run like ****, but it'll run). It's that simple.

[golf77]

Yeah i was thinking of getting some start ya bastard, hopefully that does the trick. Im just glad all the electricals are up to scratch, coming from Alfas and Fiats, well, you sort of get the idea haha!!

[sports racer]

coming from Alfas and Fiats

S**t, you poor bastard! And now you've got a MK1.

At least the only way you can go is up.

[bootz]

Agreed, the jetronic injection system was used in all the best cars, Porsche, Mercedes, Volvo and VW

[bootz]

If the 1.8 Kjet is running well you should keep it as is, there arn't too many of these in Australia.

Good luck and have fun

Damn, previous comment quotes from here.

[bootz]

Yeah i was thinking of getting some start ya bastard, hopefully that does the trick. Im just glad all the electricals are up to scratch, coming from Alfas and Fiats, well, you sort of get the idea haha!!

Ha Ha, while the injection never gave me problems (I seriously loved the reliability) the electricals were all over the place.

[golf77]

Agreed, the jetronic injection system was used in all the best cars, Porsche, Mercedes, Volvo and VW

L-Jet sucks ass, I hated it on my 75 and on my old E30. Motronic on the other hand...

[golf77]

Ha Ha, while the injection never gave me problems (I seriously loved the reliability) the electricals were all over the place.

I put new plugs in, new oil, new filter etc etc. Still wouldnt crank, so Ive emptied the fuel tank, ready for a new fuel filter and fresh dose of petrol for tomorrow. As for the coil, the spark straight from the coil to a ground was very VERY small, I was expecting a bit more, oomph. Is that normal or am I expecting too much?

[mikinoz]

Ha, this is my method for getting MK1's to work ok.

On a car not working very well, take all componenets that are replaceable, replace.
After spending much money on this, and the car not working very well still, curse.
Months down the track you isolate your problem to degraded 35 year old wiring.

But seriously, the coil might need replacement if the spark is poor, or the contacts in the dizzy cap may be fouled or the rotor on the way out (short).