Goodey's daily Mk2 GTI

[Goodey]

I replaced the wiring to the pumps and cleaned all connections and it was still only reading 10v, so I had my car booked into Eurotune yesterday and told them about the 10v at the pump and all the symptoms and the guy said it would probably be an ignition problem as everything runs through that, and when they inspected it they found the ignition switch was faulty, they ordered the part and I'll replace it on Thursday morning so hopefully that will fix all the fuel/starting issues

[golfmeup]

Glad to here you found what the problem was.
I guess this means an extra key?
Good luck and hope your back on the road again soon

[sports racer]

It isn't too hard to modify the new ignition lock barrel to accept the old key but you need to do it before the new ignition switch goes in.

[golfmeup]

That's good!
Hope Goodey's mechanic knows Paul!

[Goodey]

Yeah i'm not too sure what they'll do about the key situation, keeping the same key for both the locks and the ignition would be great as I already have 2 keys for my other car (Solex door locks) I'll have to ask the guys when i go there Thursday morning!
Luckily the problem isn't so bad and that the car has been drive-able the entire time the problem has been going on

Who is this Paul character? haha

[sports racer]

Paul's a really ancient guy who has had old Golfs since 1986 - 6 MK1's, a MK2 (twice) and a MK1 Scirocco. He knows all sorts of crap and loves his MK2 so much he bought it back after 3 years and 2 other owners. A real cheapskate who tries to get things working or improved by scavenging off other cars or making bits to save money. No official skills but after 30 years of tinkering he thinks he can fix anything on an old Golf.

Cheers

Paul

[golfmeup]

You've owned that many?
Wow

Paul's a really ancient guy who has had old Golfs since 1986 - 6 MK1's, a MK2 (twice) and a MK1 Scirocco. He knows all sorts of crap and loves his MK2 so much he bought it back after 3 years and 2 other owners. A real cheapskate who tries to get things working or improved by scavenging off other cars or making bits to save money. No official skills but after 30 years of tinkering he thinks he can fix anything on an old Golf.

Cheers

Paul

[martinijosh]

Well that sounds promising. How's she sound with the new exhaust??

[sports racer]

I still haven't fitted the Euro downpipe, been too busy getting the Passat registered for my wife so she'll feed me again - she wasn't too happy about me buying back the MK2. Probably do the exhaust next weekend while my wife is at the Easter Show.

Did you sort out your new ignition lock and adapting it to your old key?

[Goodey]

Hahaha that's a lot of golfs to own, they are a great car, with the coilovers and advan semi slicks the golf has way more mechanical grip than my weekender/track car which is kind of concerning/awesome

Good News! Had the ignition switch changed over this morning and it solved the sometimes not starting and intermittent fuel issues
They took apart the old ignition switch/barrel and attached the new switch to it which means I also got to keep the same key. When they were looking over it he found that the management system at some point has been changed to LE-jetronic and that some of the wiring that was used with some sensors was a bit odd and that a coolant temp or O2 sensor not behaving quite right could be why the car initially idles quite rich

[sports racer]

Sound like you've found someone who knows what he's doing. Make sure you find out what his favorite beer is - you'll be asking him a lot questions every time the Golf gets a hiccup.

[golfmeup]

hooray to beer!

On a side note- I just bought a volvo for the mrs lol.( well family hauler).

[Goodey]

Beer is pretty awesome

What Volvo did you buy?
Edit: Just saw the v70 on your thread, looks like you could squeeze the golf into the boot haha

[golfmeup]

Beer is pretty awesome

What Volvo did you buy?
Edit: Just saw the v70 on your thread, looks like you could squeeze the golf into the boot haha

Haha, well it has a tow bar, so a trailer could be an option...

[AusScare]

Nice to see the Golf is getting along ok, it was initially a barn find that I was building with a mate. Check out my build thread for info on what was replaced.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51870

mk2 GTI Track Toy Project

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