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The probelm I had was in my resistor pack. The thermal fuse had been soldered on with too much solder. Due to the temperature that the unit reaches in operation, the solder had melted and made contact with a mouting for the coil, causing the short circuit. I just removed some of the solder and it's fine now.

I finally got around to looking at this problem. It's a short in the cable somewhere, so the relevant piece of cable just needs replaced. Just thought I'd add that in case it happens to someone else.

This happened to me too. I could do with an answer on it. The problem I had was when I bought my Corrado, the fan would only work on setting 4, so I soldered in a thermal resistor. After that the fan worked on 1 2 and 3, but only if you put it to 4 and then turned it down. It wouldn't switch on from 0. I put it to 4, then down to 2 on the drive home from work the other day, but halfway home white smoke started pouring out the vents, so I switched off the fan and left it. It won't switch on at all now, and I'm worried that the blower motor is dead (expensive?). Anyone got any pointers?

I had this problem, and I took the spoiler unit out to investigate. It's awkward to get out, but once you've taken the motor unit apart you'll see 2 metal runners with teeth in them which push the cables up. You'll also see 2 blue microswitches against the runners, which tell the control unit when the spoiler is up. I think the problem with mine was that one of the switches was sticking. I cleaned them both up and replaced them, and now it lowers. Try cleaning the switches with contact cleaner to see if that helps. Like I say it's awkward to get the spoiler unit out but solved my problem.

Doesn't sound all that legal tbh.

Yeah that hose feeds brake/clutch fluid to the clutch master cylinder for the hydraulic clutch, rather than having 2 seperate reservoirs. Worth replacing if it's in a bad way as it could leak fluid resulting in brake failure and clutch failure, or could be allowing water vapour to enter the fluid resulting in spongy brakes.

Does anyone have a picture of the electric window switch wiring they could send me? I recently bought my Corrado and neither window switch works. Having taken the switches out to have a look, some of the wires have been disconnected. If you could email a pic to mailto:[email protected] I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Stoo

My CV joints are shot and I was wondering if the driveshafts from the Mk2 Golf driver 1.6 (1990/H - same reg as my Corrado) are a direct fit? If not is it possible to swap the CV joints themselves over? I have a Golf driver which I am breaking, hence I am asking. Thanks, Stewart

Solved it! Turns out the throttle cable was sticking just enough for it to open a tiny amount, there was a loose vacuum hose that connects to the pipe just in front of the throttle, and the ISV valve is sticking too. A good blast of WD40 has fixed it. Started the engine and idled at 850 (give or take) right away.

I managed to solve the problem temporarily lastnight. I took apart the entire intake system, cleaned it out and reassembled it. I started the engine and let it idle for a few mins whilst playing with the throttle. It idled at 850 rpm for the entire time. However, I took it around the block and when I stopped it was up at 2800rpm again. There is a pressure valve that comes out the back of the airbox and connects again upstream of the airfilter, but before the throttle butterfly. It has a vacuum hose connected too. This was full of oil (no idea how it got there)when I took the intake system apart so I cleaned it out thoroughly. I suspect that this might have solved it, and when driving again, cornering has surged oil back into it. I will clean it out again tonight to have a look, though I can't see any oil in it just now but there might be some at the bottom. I also took the throttle body off and check it out. The smaller butterfly had a tiny gap around it, proably 0.5mm over about 30 degrees of its circumference. Would this leak enough air for the idle to climb to 2800? I will also play around with the ISV tonight now that I know where it is - I'm so used to Honda's. By the way, I have a 1.8 16v 1990. Thanks for your help guys.

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and to VW ownership. I bought my C last week and I'm enjoying the car a lot, much better handling than my old Civic, but I'm having a few teething problems. The most annoying of which is that my idle climbs and settles around 2800rpm when I stop. It will sit at 1000rpm for a few seconds then gradually climb, taking about 5 seconds. Also, if I blip the throttle the revs will go to 2800rpm and stay there. I have done a search and found the ISV seems to cause similar problems, but would it really cause my idle to climb from a standstill? Not checked to see if the throttle plate is fully closing but the cable isn't sticking so don't think that's causing it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks