The Jetta Cur..thread

**ontarv** · 21-02-2007, 05:55 PM

water must have been low hence getting hot and steam
heaters often die cause they don't get used enough
coolant sits and gets stale and they corrod out
looping the hoses good as long as you have flow

syncro · 21-02-2007, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by ontarv

heaters often die cause they don't get used enough
coolant sits and gets stale and they corrod out
looping the hoses good as long as you have flow

Doesn't make any difference on a Golf 2. Heaters are full flow (no tap).

**gldgti** · 25-02-2007, 05:15 PM

well, a visit today saw the jetta of doom a little better off.

we re-routed the water to bypass the heater core solving the leak/overheat problem.

also looked at the injectors - nice and clean, meaning we have no intake valve leakage and hence im not worried about hte top end.

seems to go alright now and after a littel drive i reckon we've ironed out at least a few of the bumps.

next job will be to replace the rear struts with some more guard friendly versions and have good look at hte k-jet.

cheers for the beers rednut too.

newy mech crew.

**Golf Loon** · 25-02-2007, 05:35 PM

Nice work again lads.
At least you can drive it without a foot bath Rednut

**Rednut** · 25-02-2007, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Golf Loon

Nice work again lads.
At least you can drive it without a foot bath Rednut

ken oath, shes running alot better.. one of the injectors might have been loose or somem.. cause it ran better after he pulled em out and put em back in.

and yes, its wonderful that i dont have a green foot or shoe anymore

good job ayden! enjoy those hops! dont forget mick tho!
i'll bring those struts around during the week. will have a play with the interior until then, give her a nice clean etc.

yay for the newy mech crew!

ps: ready for a vw cruise now!

**gldgti** · 25-02-2007, 06:21 PM

i heard it chirp into 2nd when you took off, cant be too low on power...

**Rednut** · 25-02-2007, 06:46 PM

*elmo chuckle* the tires would have helped.. might have to invest in those ones you have soon.

**Golf Loon** · 25-02-2007, 07:17 PM

The Jetta would run ok if you could resolve the coldstart issue.

I now know what the problem is, as we have just fixed the same problem on my 16v project.

The fusebox in the Jetta is the original Carby one and it needs a link adding to the fuel pump relay and a relay exchanging for another one. then it will pulse power to the injector and should run nicely. Then you could do away with the toggle switch.

Beau fixed my one and could do the same for you, as he is the guru. Bit far away from you though, unless you come to our meetup on the 11th March

**Rednut** · 26-02-2007, 10:31 PM

yeh, not too keen on her travelling to sydney yet..

wheres the meet?

drove her properly today in the wet.. i gotta drive like a granny around corners.. otherwise i feel her slip in the back..(its also too easy to get wheel spin in first and second with a bit of water on the road)

its taking less and less time to get her going tho, which is great news. Theres no more coughing when firing her up either... it was deisel city for the first few days.. black smoke everywhere..(no offence!)

ive noticed it gets to its own idle stage quicker if i sit for like.. 10seconds at about 2k revs and then put it in reverse and try to get out the driveway.. after 2 stalls from seeing if it'll idle on its own.. the third time it'll do it..
obviously more time playing will have me knowing exactly "what buttons to press"

still on for tomoz ayden? if no reply here when i get home from work, i'll just buzz ya

vrrroooooooooooooooommmmmm!

syncro · 27-02-2007, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by Golf Loon

The fusebox in the Jetta is the original Carby one and it needs a link adding to the fuel pump relay and a relay exchanging for another one. then it will pulse power to the injector and should run nicely. Then you could do away with the toggle switch.

Fuse box is the same for carby,incted or diesel.

Make sure that you use the correct fuel pump relay! Fire hazardn: