my `76 GOLF 3dr

[Peter Jones]

I might have to have a closer look at this thing one day.

Make sure your thermostat is present and working properly, this will help with getting it up to temp quickly.

Check the condition of your plugs and exhaust pipe. If they're both covered in black sooty gunk, you're too rich.

After a highway run the pipe should be a light grey.

Check those leads too that thing was misfiring.

If that engine is missing, of course it's going to run rich.

Pop in the std Jets and see how it goes.

Get that all sorted then we can do some CO probing and set that mixture up properly.

Adjusting Fuel mix is the last thing you do once everything else is running properly.

and congrats again on getting it back on the road.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

I tried the cable choke trick, but failed miserably! hahahah

Does it have the choke valve in the carby? I didn't look.

A choke cable costs less than $10 and will solve your problem.

Pete

[Jarred]

Does it have the choke valve in the carby? I didn't look.

A choke cable costs less than $10 and will solve your problem.

Pete

choke valve being the square plates that sit ontop of the 'throats'?? Cause I have them.

Remeber though, it was originally a water choke, so I'm not sure if it can run a manual choke without any mods..??

[Peter Jones]

choke valve being the square plates that sit ontop of the 'throats'?? Cause I have them.

Remeber though, it was originally a water choke, so I'm not sure if it can run a manual choke without any mods..??

Cool, there are kits available to convert that to manual, try some where like Autobarn/Carac in Dandenong. (Your local Autobarn won't have it, go to Dandenong.)

Otherwise visit a carby joint and get the linkages to do it the way weber intended.

Or .....just add water!


Pete

[ausgolfer]

you can also change the water choke to electric(coil) which is what I had on my mk1 many years ago.

[Jarred]

Small update:

Rejetted the carb the other week, and replaced a few things on the carb, with new bits. Instantly it ran better will bigger jets, so much so that I havn't even fiddled with it that much yet (I was too busy enjoying driving it!)
But thats still something I have to do.

I might rejet the primary throat, with the aim of getting better economy. I did 10L/100kms last tank, which included 200km of highway driving (down to Tim's and back) this was running on 95 too, which helps a bit I find.

Clutch cable broke yesterday when I was out. a little inconvienient no doubt, but stu came to my rescue with a spare (cheers stu). Although I have to fix it up. (put the clips on the wrong way)

Picked up some new doors the other day aswell. Not only are they mint, but they are MINT! They're real clean, rust free, and very straight too. Unfortuntately they're citrus red.... looks a bit funny with the yellow. So now I have 3 spare LHS doors, and 2 spare RHS doors. time for a sale

most importantly though (the main reason I bought them...)

Working quarter vents!

This is where the pics would be but photobucket is down for maintainance.. grrr.. I'll put some up later one.

There are a few other small things I've done too, mainly to keep it running though SO i got a new battery, which solved some of my problems I was having. Also got an LS lip spoiler from Dom (cheers mate) and I have a pic of that that'll share later on too.

Apart from that. Just starting to save up a bit more, so I can buy some stuff!!

[Preen59]

Good stuff. I like seeing progress.

And shut up, its too cold here at the moment!

[Jarred]

here we go with the pics:




(working quarter vents; woot!)



The pics don't really show it, but these doors are mint. Car they came off must have been resprayed at some stage.

and just some other pics of my car as she sits atm:

[Preen59]

Looks good man.

Needs to be lower though...

[Jarred]

least of my worries atm. prob will in the future.

I'm not going to daily this anymore, so who knows what the future will bring