Rutti's Golf MK2 GTI-(RR)

[rutti]

Got round to remove the Weber carb last weekend (It will be for sale shortly )


Contemplating if I should wrap the headers?


My 1st ever GAP order arrived this week!



Hope to get it running soon!

[buzuki]

yeah the dipstick leak should just be the oring on the end.

AS for wrapping your headers, im sure there will be mixed opinions. Obviously its good for bay temperature, BUT the wrap does tend to hold moisture which can cause accelerated rusting of your headers.

[rutti]

yeah the dipstick leak should just be the oring on the end.

AS for wrapping your headers, im sure there will be mixed opinions. Obviously its good for bay temperature, BUT the wrap does tend to hold moisture which can cause accelerated rusting of your headers.

Buzuki... thanks for confirming the o-ring. Hmm... maybe I should leave it as it is for now. But I am stuck now while trying to put the intake manifold on the head... I think the following is the heat shield and preheat hose (warm air hose?) , I know 1 end of the hose goes to the bottom of the airbox, and the other end to the heat shield.. BUT how and where do I mount the heat shield plate?? I assume it sits close to the exhaust manifold (which I now have a header in place) ... Anyone has photos/pictures how it should be mounted??

[ryana89]

That weber/manifold set-up looks almost new!?
I bet your had a smile from ear to ear when that GAP package arrived

Also, IMO, in the aussie climate, you can do away the pre-heat pipe/setup, I have for the past year with no problems.

[rutti]

That weber/manifold set-up looks almost new!?
I bet your had a smile from ear to ear when that GAP package arrived

Also, IMO, in the aussie climate, you can do away the pre-heat pipe/setup, I have for the past year with no problems.

You are spot on.. the Weber/manifold was fitted just before i bought the car... thus the excellent condition!

Oh yes.. the GAP package was like receiving xmas pressie! Heee..

So without the pre-heat pipe setup, do i need to blank off any of the vacuum lines on the airbox? How is yours set up? Any photos to share?

[ryana89]

You are spot on.. the Weber/manifold was fitted just before i bought the car... thus the excellent condition!

Oh yes.. the GAP package was like receiving xmas pressie! Heee..

So without the pre-heat pipe setup, do i need to blank off any of the vacuum lines on the airbox? How is yours set up? Any photos to share?

Havn't got any pic's, but basically I have no pipe's connected to the pre-heat set-up.
As you've seen, there's a 'trap door' at the back of the airbox where that heater ducting pipe would connect up too.

The trap door is actuated by engine vacuum, which is dependant on outside air temp, if you remove all hose's from the set-up, the trap door simply doesn't open.

EDIT: Here's a good page on how the system works in cold weather http://www.race.nangreaves.com/golf/FU01/ch7.2.2.html

[walshydub]

Got round to remove the Weber carb last weekend (It will be for sale shortly )

Would you be willing to sell the air filter seperatley?

[rutti]

Would you be willing to sell the air filter seperatley?

Sorry mate, only selling as a set at the moment.

[rutti]

Havn't got any pic's, but basically I have no pipe's connected to the pre-heat set-up.
As you've seen, there's a 'trap door' at the back of the airbox where that heater ducting pipe would connect up too.

The trap door is actuated by engine vacuum, which is dependant on outside air temp, if you remove all hose's from the set-up, the trap door simply doesn't open.

EDIT: Here's a good page on how the system works in cold weather 7. Digifant II Fuel Injection - 7.2 Cold Start and Cold Running Enrichment - Intake Air Preheat System

Thanks for the Link! A good read.

[rutti]

Need some advice about nylon (hard plastic) fuel lines underneath the car. As 2 of the lines (fuel tank to accumulator & Fuel filter to engine) been cut off previously (at where the plastic hose joins the rubber hoses). What is the best way (leak free) to join rubber hoses to the nylon lines? Will brass compression fittings hold the pressure?