My 1st Mk1 Golf!!!

**Antonvs** · 23-05-2010, 03:47 PM

Yeah,
at first it didn't feel like a normal handbrake but i didnt think much of it and i thought that was just the way a mk1 handbrake was!
When i looked at it properly the next day i saw that the 4mm handbrake cable was snapped/sheared!!! how the... they managed that i do not know.
SInce i didnt pick up the damage when i was signing the car off it might be a little difficult claiming it back. i will still try however.

So does anyone have a handbrake cable i can buy off them?

I also drove it to touch rugby, and on the way back there was a kid in a daihatsu charade that was looking at my car at the lights.
i took off slowly wanting to look after my little car, but this kid in the charade stared back at me as he was going faster than me.
I couldnt resist overtaking him then. Well i got home and the car was boiling over a bit. (its not like i overexerted the car at all)

Will a simple service with new oil and coolant minimise the car boiling over???? what else could be wrong?

**Gipson** · 23-05-2010, 04:16 PM

see how the temperature goes after giving the radiator a good flush, make sure your thermo fans coming on too. may aswell check that the thermostat is working properly at the same time could be a bit bunged up. otherwise take it to grant and he'll no doubt diagnose it straight away! have some cables here if you get stuck. good to see its over this way will have to pop down and check it out sometime. are you going to leave it in the gti trim or take it back to stock golf?

**RedMk2Gti** · 23-05-2010, 04:50 PM

What was the temp gauge sit Anton ? The thermostat was newly replaced 2 years ago when I changed coolant. I'd say it's about the time to do a coolant flush again, but I don't think the car has overheat problem.

Btw, don't race the beauty