Advice needed on 1987 Mk1 Golf Cabriolet !!

pi22api22a Officially Full-On Dubber

345 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 29 Jun 2007, 5:33 pm

#599497

Gday dubbers,,

Chasing advice (yet again),,, LOL,, I'm heading out in the morning to check out a 1987 Mk1 cabriolet and am after some tips from those in the know,, Car looks pretty clean from the pictures, it is an import, needs carby work too..

Any ideas on stuff to look for, and what its worth?

Cheeers
Daaaaaaaave

pi22api22a Officially Full-On Dubber

345 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 29 Jun 2007, 6:13 pm

#599505

Just found a cool Pdf on http://www.vwgolfmk1.co.uk/

Gives you general tips + a checklist,,

Still like to here from anyone who has one,,

dave

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 30 Jun 2007, 8:41 am

#599595

try vwwatercooled.org.au someone on there should be able to help out if noone on here has one.

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

vwjon Fahrvergnugen

914 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 30 Jun 2007, 10:58 am

#599610

one of the big things to check is crank case pressure, or blow back, theres a breather at the back of the engine its a bugger to replace, but i would change that as soon as poss unless you have firm proof of it being changed recently!
if theres lots of smoke or gas coming from the rocker breather this is a sign the case breather needs changing, you mentioned the carby needing attention, is it oily? if so 100% change the crank breather! hope that helps. jon

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