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Ford dealers sell old stock on ebay with pictures and full spec on listings. Galaxy 12v v6 - they tend not to use VR6. I've bought chain guides a few years ago and 4 out of 6 sexy red plug leads lol (£8-£10 each)

Thursdave on here works for VW in the parts dept. Ford used the VR6 in the Galaxy (shared platform with Sharan and Alhambra - Merc in the Vito too), so there's another outlet to try for bits

If the engine doesn't respond to the pedal being pressed inspect all vac lines and breathers for splits where the engine can ingest air without it passing through the MAF (MAF reads air intake and the ECU uses this to calculate fuelling).

I've used them to host pics for 15 years for free, now they want yearly subscriptions off the account holders so other can see them, so basically its extortion.

Photobucket are holding pictures to ransom, they want money from the owners of the pics so others can view them on forums via build threads etc

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I'm near Nantwich Cheshire, bit of a trek but if you're ever down this way etc

Location? Pedal sensor would be my guess

Pay56

I wouldn't use a cavity wax before welding in the repair sections

The problem is once you've done the timing belt and known bits and bobs as well as disks and a calliper or two, you're at £3K and you could have bought an MOTd car for similar money and just drove it away. They've bottomed out price wise, but I cant see them increasing in value for 5 or so years (once the rot boxes have all been broken). I nearly bought a new one in 2001 and its an itch I'd like to scratch, but I've always wanted one in Nogaro blue. GLWS

On early bumpers the swage line curls upwards to the wheel arch lip, late the line continues straight. Late parts are harder to find in VGC, check the chassis legs for previous frontal damage, I presume you've done a HPI check?

I viewed a Nogaro blue car with blue alcantara interior earlier this year that was in much worse condition than yours (a breaker really TBH) and they were asking a grand for it, roof rusty, alcantara filthy and bobbled and it needed a gearbox too - the reason it was parked up in he first place so your price seems OK. Is it just the one wing that's rusty?

Wkd56

No worries

You're not stupid at all and the fact that you've raised the issue others have learned from your experience which is what this forum is all about.

I'm shocked there's been no response to your advert for what is the holy grail of Corrados, the engine rebuild and diff would cost more than half the current asking price.... GLWS

I'll take this posted please

The whole point of this is to fit an 02J shift tower to the gearbox for a more precise change

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Off55

The crank sensor is on the front of the engine, check its multi plug for water ingress. If this were mine I'd run the engine at idle with the bonnet open for an hour or so to try and purge any moisture from the multi plugs (you could even unplug them all once hot with the bonnet down for a while to help keep Retain the heat), before re seating the plugs and a test drive.

People have fitted a Golf V5 starter and say they crank faster for better starting, V5 stuff is usually bargain basement as no one wants them.

Consider windows carefully, natural is much better than artificial light. I bought new miss-measured windows off ebay, 2 1200 X 1200 (£60 complete with glass) and a pair of French doors on one side (£250 with glass) and a large Georgian style for the rear (£55). The other side has 2 small window (£10 the pair) as it against a fence, towards the double doors giving me room for 2 full height cupboards near the benches. I also have a porthole in the gable for the loft (£80). All lintels are also ebay and it saved me around a grand off the build price. Its all done for a purpose, but the Mrs likes it because it doesn't look like a garage....

http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?98621-Windscreen-wiper-motors