My sort-of restoration

**JoshFair** · 13-05-2010, 03:32 PM

hmmmm i'm a sucker for white wheels i'm afraid.. but my car would go great with white wheels.. IMO your looks sexy with white... but black also looks cool.. hmmm tuff one.. maybe paint one set white and one set black and just interchange as you feel lead

**GeorgeMK1** · 13-05-2010, 04:22 PM

Nah dude, im sticking with black. Just gotta get some smaller profile tyres and stretch em'.

Well guys heres my problem. Iv got that long bendy rod and have extended the bit underneath with the c clamp. I extended it to REVNIT's measurements. Now

the problem i have is the ratio is waaaay too close. I have driven it although the gears seam really wierd and its very hard to get 1st and 2nd. Im thinking if i

make that c clamp bit underneath that joins the long rod, a bit shorter hopefully ill have a bit further ratio. I still need to work on getting 5th into the picture haha.

Not only that but where first is ment to be, reverse happens to be there? any ideas at all?

Apart from that seems like we have got the timing pretty good as the car starts pretty quick whether it be cold or hot which is good, although im not sure if its due

to the cold but it smokes from time to time, today was white-ish smoke, but im pretty sure iv seen black, although it might be a mistake? It idles at 1000 rpm

steady and doesnt drop. Only today for some reason while i went around the block, when i stopped the car jsut couldnt idle alone and stalled. this happened 3

then worked fine again? By the sounds of my explenation is there anything wrong? One more thing is would someone recomend me where the best place to tune

the golf would be as it needs one.. thanks guys

George

**Jarred** · 13-05-2010, 05:49 PM

generally, white smoke indicates worn stem seals, black smoke indicates overfuelling, and blue smoke indicates worn piston rings, but as i said, a guide only. It could have just been steam, cause it's cold out etc.

here:

GermanAutoParts.com

get the proper 5 speed parts off there, they may help!

**Preen59** · 13-05-2010, 08:04 PM

White smoke usually means blown head gasket. If you're getting blow by, it should be the same colour as if you have worn valve stem oil seals, as it's burning the same stuff.

**GeorgeMK1** · 13-05-2010, 11:06 PM

I reckon perhaps its just cold? Like i said it only blows white smoke every now and then, indicating maybe the cold. After i take it around he block and its warm, it doesnt smoke really.

Although i do get black smoke sometimes, but how can i be overfuelling? Wouldnt the float to the carbi be shut when its full, and if overfuelling wouldnt the carbi be drowned? sorry im just a little lost haha. But apart from that its running pretty good. Im just going to pay the rego this week and she's back on the road for a good tune.

**Jarred** · 13-05-2010, 11:15 PM

over fueling as in the jets are too big for the engine, or it's tuned too rich,

**Preen59** · 14-05-2010, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by GeorgeMK1

I reckon perhaps its just cold? Like i said it only blows white smoke every now and then, indicating maybe the cold. After i take it around he block and its warm, it doesnt smoke really.

Although i do get black smoke sometimes, but how can i be overfuelling? Wouldnt the float to the carbi be shut when its full, and if overfuelling wouldnt the carbi be drowned? sorry im just a little lost haha. But apart from that its running pretty good. Im just going to pay the rego this week and she's back on the road for a good tune.

Most engines will blow a little black smoke when you get stuck into them. Carburettored (petrol) engines will puff black smoke when you floor the throttle, as the engine briefly gets a rich mixture due to the throttle pump being actuated greatly in a very short span.

It's probably just steam. If your stem seals are a bit worn it may blow a bit of oil smoke on start up.. But i wouldn't worry about it unless it does it excessively all the time.

**GeorgeMK1** · 17-05-2010, 09:52 PM

Paid off the rego today, and happily took the golf for its first proper drive.

As i left the house i realised the breaks were rubbish. I think they need to be bled or adjusted as they dont work AT ALL, which made driving pretty scary and had to go extra slow.

The gears still are extremely close although i just wanted to drive it, so that still has to be fixed. Aswell as 5th.
the reverse lights dont come on, and neither does the speedometer work. Iv checked that its plugged in properly in the back of the clocks thingo, and in the actuall gearbox, although still nothing. My eletrics also started playing up, for some reason wipers stoped working, the thing that squirts water stopped etc.
As i was driving i saw a road block ahead, and for the reasons above did a u turn immediately haha, and got away with getting the car checked luckily.

One of the major things i noticed was, when the car was driving (in gear) it made noises as like a clicking noise, although when i nuetral and rolling, the noises dissapear? could this be the gearbox.. The other problem was, as i took corners i felt the car "skipping" or hopping and it felt like i was driving on a flat tyre.

Could this be perhaps busted bearings or something similar? I think it should be checked straight away..