mk1 golf goes broom broom

**finemk1** · 09-01-2006, 06:09 PM

well folks the motor is done, and after a new starter motor she started pretty much straight away with that orgasmic 16v bark...mmmmmmm tasty..
fix me clutch worries and im on the road........

**GoLfMan** · 09-01-2006, 10:58 PM

awesome man!!!!
lets get some action pics

**worm** · 19-05-2006, 05:00 PM

Just stumbled across this one...... updates?

she looks lovely mate. Would love some pics.

**finemk1** · 28-08-2006, 06:49 PM

updates,,,,,..i replaced the gear box with another 5 speed, not the same though so it should be interesting with the new gear ratios... replaced the new head gasket with a newer 3 peice one and new BGA head bolts.. pained up all the special bits and peices... then ive sorted out my alternator bracket (headache) still not 100% happy and replaced numerous missing bolts, got a newish radiator, fuel filter, starter coil, leads and sorted out all my wiring... which has cleared the error light on my EMS. but i now need another starter motor i think because it just wont turn over, so ill get that this week..
i also found that the smaller wire to the alternator was broken and a chunk was missing, dont ask....... cuz i dont know
ive looked in the manual to suss it out, but because im running the KR set up the wiring is a bit different, does anybody know where this wire goes ( not the thick one which runs to the battery +) my guess is the fuse box...but where?? then i need to attack the brakes, the booster seems to be playing up, but i havnt had a proper look at it yet, so thats where im up to folks..

soon my pretty sooon

**Golf Loon** · 28-08-2006, 07:01 PM

Is that extra wire the one for the starter??

**finemk1** · 28-08-2006, 07:22 PM

it was in a heat shrink with the wire that goes from battery + to the large terminal on the alternator 13mm nut... the faulty wire attaches to the smaller terminal on the alternator 8mm nut and goes no where at the mo

**Golf Loon** · 28-08-2006, 07:33 PM

I`m suspicious that to starters dont work and you had wiring issues. Have you tried a bridging wire (hotwire)?

**finemk1** · 28-08-2006, 07:38 PM

ha ha ha im not that smart... haha love your work, might as well make my own circuit with a push button start..... brilliant..

you the man

**h100vw** · 28-08-2006, 07:53 PM

That skinny wire to the 8mm nut should be the excitation for the alternator. Needs to have 12volts on it to make the alternator work. Not sure if they call it B+ on the wiring diagrams.

Gavin

**roccodingo** · 28-08-2006, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by finemk1

it was in a heat shrink with the wire that goes from battery + to the large terminal on the alternator 13mm nut... the faulty wire attaches to the smaller terminal on the alternator 8mm nut and goes no where at the mo

Blue exciter wire comes from the relay / fuse plate, usually "A" terminal block to the alternator stud.
from the relay plate the current track then takes it to D terminal and up to the alternator light in the dash..

U can bypass the relay plate and go straight from the dash Alt lite to the Alt terminal.

HTH