MK1 Ragtop

[MarcusAurelius]

does anyone know what these two hoses are/were supposed to go??


also noticed the water pump pulley is about 5mm out of line of the harmonic balancer? hmmmmmm :/

[Stanton]

Air pump
Heater hose
Wrong pulley

[MarcusAurelius]

Any reason theyd be blocked off?

[MarcusAurelius]

Also on the lookout for a front driverside quarter panel, rear passanger door and a lock for the rear driver side door, same style as the one pictured above, if anyone has them lying around

[sports racer]

The 2 water hoses go to the heater (under the dash) and back. It's common for a heater to fail on a 35 year old car so some people just block off the rubber pipes. What they should be doing is joining them together so water flows out one and into the other to reduce hot spots in the engine.

[MarcusAurelius]

But I have 2 hoses going to the heater. I have a hise that comes out the block and into the intake manifold. It then exits the manifold, runs through a valve hooked up to the heater control panel in the cabin and then to the heater motor. Then has a direct return line to the water pump..

[Stanton]

No hoses come out of the blockl that I'm aware of.
This is pretty common sense stuff.
You are being very naive.
I suggest you buy a workshop manual and work a few things out for yourself.
Best way to learn !

[MarcusAurelius]

Sorry buddy, meant to say 'head' there. Now, as ive already got a copy of the haynes service and repair manual on the way, these are just a few questions ive had. Sorry to do your head in buddy, but im fresh to this sort of stuff

[Jarred]

Hope you're good with a welder!

[MarcusAurelius]

Have a brother whos a welder by trade so im crossing fingers haha

Contemplating whether I should rub the whole car to bare metal or not, and how I should go about it

[MarcusAurelius]

Just a quick update. Spent a little time yesterday pulling out the engine.. did those hub nuts need some motivation or what! Sent my loyal ratchet to its grave
Did get a little stumped on the inner cvj bolts. Trying to figure out whether theyre triple square or spline and what size.. my haynes manual seemed to have left that bit of info out

Also what are peoples opinions on the standard brakes? Looks to be the girling type with the extra piston. Factory on all gls and diesels? Hows the stopping power with these and the additional mk3 booster+mc? Where have people bought their vrs gasket kits from?

[Vinda76]

Inner cv are triple square as standard, size 8 iirc.
Assume your brakes are solidddisk, if so can't comment. However 239mm vented are more than adequate for road use even if running with more power. Mk3 booster and 22mm mc is a worthwhile upgrade, makes a big difference.
Gav

[MarcusAurelius]

Yepp solid disc, however a gti system seems hard to get a hold of. I'm planning on running the 1.6 for a while so I'll look into calipers and discs later.
But definately going down the road of a mk3 booster and mc

[MarcusAurelius]

Another update, pick up myself some goodies for the mk1!
Some 4-1 headers
Dgav weber
Passat manifold
TA Technix coilovers
(Thanks peter!!!)

Noticed that the ports from the carbi to the mani dont perfectly line up, is it just a port matching job? Or should I be looking for an adapter plate?

[MarcusAurelius]