1st TECHENDERS/MEET OF 2016 APRIL 23/24 WHO'S COMING?

As per @pkrboo. Make sure it's seated properly all round as they have a habit of kinking inwards just as you offer them up.
VW logo upside down on covers on Type IV motors isn't it...?

 

yes but is it type 4?

 

Was going to wait until I had things fully sorted but here's the issue - it has now run but - there is a mystery some wires were not connected although they were near their appointed place, some were connected to the wrong place an some missing altogether. I want to check everything again before I do the distance to T/E!!

The only conclusion we could come to is that they may have been some tampering, can't prove anything nor am I going to try to take anything further - will get things running properly and find a
lock for the engine lid !!!!

 

Great news, which wires? can you do pics? do you think someone has been in and fiddled while it was on the driveway?

 

No idea, just saying
My main concern at the moment is whether you've ordered enough pork for Saturday

 

Yes sorry it is a type 4
Haynes is saying different size gap on exhaust depending if it after a certain chassis number , mine has had a replacement engine so not sure which size gap to use

 

Dry or a tiny bit of oil to hold it in place works for me every time

PS if it works for you, you can check and advise me on my valve clearances as I always cock them up...

 

agreed

Yes i have orederd to massive shoulders of pork. i reckon 17Kg should go round!!

first one will be going in for slow cook tonight. takes about 10 hours

 

Check on the fan housing as there a sticker there

 

Yep - that was our thought - I had not opened the lid between parking up and trying to start 3 weeks later.

The wires were, fuel pump live being connected to permanent live, the coil having live and neg. turned around and the coil feed to the black box disconnected altogether. The live feed to the coil was "broken" down near the join to the main loom and there were 2 bare wires wrapped together near the fuel pump live which I admit I didn't understand!!

So the sparky and I want to go through everything before I drive any distance - booked him for next week !
Cheers B

 

Both the same according to Bentley, or maybe that's what I've been doing wrong!
Nope, the sticker is only 1 gap size

 

Reference the clearance via the engine number stamped just in front of the distributor.
If it starts GE, happy days as they're self adjusting

edit: and the procedure is different....!

 

nah you'll be fine, drive it round the block a few times and see what happens

 

I love my magic self adjusting tappets.

 

That's my one, what about everyone else?

 

there isnt a ciabatta or wrap big enough!!!!

 

Mmmmm....Pulled Pork......tempted @pkrboo, but really need to spend a day with the wiring before that distance!!

 

i'll give you a freebie if you make it.....

 

I've got a problem with my wiring too ........

 

A likely story