Broken the VW

[Brisben]

Yep ripped the bolts out of the steering rack moutning brackets on the weekend. No car at the moment as I don't really have the parts to lift her up in the air and safely repair here.

It felt funny the other day, I reckon that was when the first one sheered off.

Anyway driving a magna now, niceeeeeee

[DubSteve]

Hmm having the same day warmed up the car while I was having toast this morning jumped in ready to take off and then as I start to pull out car cuts out

Electrics still work, car tries to turn over and nothing

I'm seriously now over the mk1

[pepperwhite]

Hmm having the same day warmed up the car while I was having toast this morning jumped in ready to take off and then as I start to pull out car cuts out

Electrics still work, car tries to turn over and nothing

I'm seriously now over the mk1

After only 6months? Sheesh, man up bro.

check your coil is getting juice, make sure the hall sender plug(on dizzy) is in well (popped out on me once and was stranded for a minute). Got fuel? check fuses? it is usually something very simple..

[DubSteve]

Bro after the last week and a half with it its let me down a fair bit too much

[WABIT]

hey steve, remember the first post you ever got on your "ive brought a mk1 YEEESSSS!!" thread......? all i gotta say is.............

i told you so!

as for brisben........... how the hell did you manage that!

dom

[roccodingo]

Bro after the last week and a half with it its let me down a fair bit too much

Its just letting you know you hav'nt spent enough money on it yet ...

Do it all first up then you only need do the servicing, My Daily has almost 120K on the rebuilt drivetrain / wiring i put in back in 2003, still no probs...

[pepperwhite]

You have to remember it is basically a 30 year old car at heart! Once you learn it inside and out the problems are pretty easy to diagnose. Get a good manual and frequent the vwvortex as any answers that aint here are there.

ps. what is the problem?!

[pepperwhite]

Bro after the last week and a half with it its let me down a fair bit too much

a 'fair bit too much'? hah

[DubSteve]

I have a thread about my catastrophy lol.

You have to remember it is basically a 30 year old car at heart! Once you learn it inside and out the problems are pretty easy to diagnose. Get a good manual and frequent the vwvortex as any answers that aint here are there.

ps. what is the problem?!

Well not to get away from the OP but went to start the car this afternoon after I got home from work and the car turned on, from this morning when after warming it up it didn't want to go and wouldn't start

[Brisben]

hey steve, remember the first post you ever got on your "ive brought a mk1 YEEESSSS!!" thread......? all i gotta say is.............

i told you so!

as for brisben........... how the hell did you manage that!

dom

dunno Dom, maybe driving her a bit hard??

Anyway hopefully a cheap fix.

I am happy, she does me well, the minor incident is allowed, as long as the repair is cheap

[velly_16v_cab]

pretty common on the mk1 to break them.
esp if you drive it hard

[Brisben]

pretty common on the mk1 to break them.
esp if you drive it hard

Well my baby is back, very happy, cleaned her yesterday just to show some love

Back on the road, jee that magna was a dog !

[SpeciP3]

Magna's are dogs!!!

i reckon if there were stats on the most common smoke-blowing piece of **** out there, the array of magna models would come out on top haha!

bet ur loving the mk1 again now

[Brisben]

Magna's are dogs!!!

i reckon if there were stats on the most common smoke-blowing piece of **** out there, the array of magna models would come out on top haha!

bet ur loving the mk1 again now

Yeah mate, back on the road again, well it feels like, I used to have a new mitsubishi lancer and bloody hated it, even though it was new, sold it to buy the vw and glad I did it is so much more enjoyable and different.