southerner88 10 Posted June 12, 2016 Thanks kip, so happy with how it is all coming together! Fingers crossed it wont be long before she is on the road! The fan controller seems to be a frreat bit of kit! Gets rid of all that wiring! I got it from demontweeks ebay store http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301358361825 You can set the temp for the first fan, then the second kivks in a few degrees more...i havnt run the engine up to temp just yet, but have tested the fans using my soldering iron on the temp probe. The first fan came on at 42 degrees, then the second at 45, i will set it to about 80 when shes running, and they turned off at 35. Theycshould also do the overrun when the car is off but again i will have to test this soon when i run up to temp! Sent from my LG-D856 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted June 19, 2016 No progress on bits unfortunately, still waiting for parts to arrive or be made! But i did get a new phone with new funky camera settings, only had a quick play, here are the results Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vtvw 0 Posted June 19, 2016 Nice looking beemer in first pic mate,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted June 19, 2016 Was waiting for that comment.... Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted July 6, 2016 Still waiting for parts to arrive! Hopefully not long to go! I now have working front and rear washers with the boot instal and put a better stearing wheel on! Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted July 27, 2016 Right its been a pretty mixed couple of days...coolant leak! I thought i had a coolant leak from where the crack pipe joins the thermostat housing so i reseated it a couple of times but still had a leak. So, thought it best to strip stuff down to have a proper look and managed to snap one bolt and thread another Sorted new bolts out and put it all together with a little bit of sealant round it but again it leaked...getting cross with it by this point with some choice words! Decided to look at the downpipe whilst i calmed down a bit! Feeling better as that went on well, i went back to the coolant....front end off this time! This is wear it gets more complicated...this issue was not where i thought it was between the thermostat and crack pipe, it was what i think is where the chain housing meets the block. When i put the thermostat housing bolts in, they went in too far and caused a gap to form between the two (pictures will explain it better). I have now cut down the bolts a little more abd also found that i didnt have a bolt keeping the two metal parts together. Put a little sealant in and bolted it back up. I have now put nearly everything back together again and tested the pipes so far with no leaks (keeping the fingers crossed). So tomorrow all going well i can try to run up to temp at last! Massive thanks to switfkid, russ and woody for helping me with it! I was just about done with it all this morning! Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Come on! Gotta get this ready it's come so far! I'm determined to get mine there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted July 29, 2016 Im trying Phil! But every hurdle i get over opens a new one up! I think all the coolant system is now sorted. We bled the brakes and clutch yesterday but that took about 3 hours too...after much investigating and strippi g down my brake system again, we gound that the prong from the brake servo that goes into the master cylinder was 3mm too long and basically closed the master cylinder when fitted which stopped is from being able to bleed properly! Dreading what i find next now... Hows your stsering coming together or am ilikely to get shot for mentioning "steering"?? :-) Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted July 30, 2016 Steering is driving me mad, got a new rack coming on Monday which will be getting fitted next week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted July 30, 2016 is that the last part replacement possible now? surely you have been through everything else! hope you get it sorted dude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted July 30, 2016 Yup, new pump new pipes and the only other thing is the rack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted July 31, 2016 Well fingers crossed this is the fix dude! not long till VW now to get cars all sorted out Hoping to run mine up to temp tomorrow with the coolant prep fluid in, then if that all goes well, fill with coolant and see what happens, think I have a misfire so hopefully that will be a simple spark plug swap out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted July 31, 2016 Yea fingers crossed we can finally get these cars together! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 1, 2016 Aaaaaaaaaaand the next problem.....what i thought was the missfire is actually worse, i have no spark on 1 2 and 3, only 4 5 and 6. Will this ever come together??? Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted August 1, 2016 Just a coilpack I reckon, nothing too major. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 1, 2016 Thats what i was hoping...we unplugged 1 2 and 3 which didnt change the engine tone at all whilst running, then 4 5 and 6 did change it. Swapped the coil packs across from 4 5 and 6 into 1 2 and 3 and same problem. A mate is coming up later with a multi meter to check we are getting power up to the first 3 as the second 3 are fine. All spark plugs and coilpacks are working fine which i suppose is a good thing, but now i need to work out whats happening with the wiring! On the plus side, pretty much got her back together again! Also, what is the best way to bleed the coolant system? I am running waterless coolant and trying to get rid of all the air from the system Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted August 1, 2016 Run up to temp with the expansion tank cap off, and massage the hoses when it starts getting hot. I tend to rev it to about 2.5k rpm for 30 secs the idle for 30 secs whilst massaging. Never once had a problem on any car doing it this way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 1, 2016 Nice one, cheers dude, i have put the car back down on the wheels so she isnt in the air anymore which might help too Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted August 1, 2016 Forgot to add, once it's up to temp (90) shut the engine off and let it cool. Top up if required when cool, and put expansion cap back on. Job done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 1, 2016 perfect thanks again Sean, Will give it another go tomorrow following your instructions :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 1, 2016 Oh yeah!!!! That R32 sound!!! https://vimeo.com/177161274 Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted August 2, 2016 Well done mate :) what was it in the end Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 2, 2016 No power to cylinder 1 2 and 3, got power over to them and they run perfectly! Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 3, 2016 Its MOT time!!! Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
