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that is a good idea delfinis!

oh i see ok :) 5*100 faces - hmmm i keep an eye out for just faces of that manner as i could then swap them between the valver & VR lol

thanks Dickie - another one on the list

if you have a blocked matrix, which is still plumbed in so to speak, then surely it makes sense to clear the blockage or replace the matrix before wondering why your cooling is not correct the coolant HAS to flow entirely though the matrix for the entire cooling system to function correctly otherwise you will just be clutching at straws you could try bypassing the matrix & see if the fault repeats maybe

chuggs on here has a very nice low mileage blackbery VR that he may be parting with

here here - well said Jim!!

sweet, love the reactions! i had some modded golf behind me the other week & i couldnt resist but manually pop the spoiler up at the lights, resulting in the golf driver pointing at the spoiler & excitedly telling his passenger lol

you may well have opened a can of worms here Trevor that (poor) rado has gone round the houses with traders & price hikes, with each trying to make their bit of cream without really doing anything to add value to it there is lots of info on here & many posts, which i am sure people will pop up with

hi lilfuzz they look like my RX 2's - what is the difference with the rs771's? just out of interest thanks

i thought that was the thermal resistor

pretty sure they are pennies at maplin m8 check this wiki http://wiki.the-corrado.net/fan_speed_thermal_fuse_repair.html it even gives you the part number ;)

unfortunately paint shops can be a PIA - especially accident repair ones - they make a job look good when it is first done but they cut corners & the finish doesnt last i paid quite a for notes for work on the VR not long after getting it & 18 months later the bonnet was a night sky of micro blisters this time i am hunting for a proper restoration body shop & also one that guarantee's their work if possible

sorry no idea on the fans but i would try replacing the temp sensors. i have a VR & 1.8 16v so unsure of the 2.0 MFA hidden menu is: turn the key on-off-on while holding the MFA button, but then i am unsure of the order of output readings as you cycle the MFA

MFA MPG explanation i have just found: It measures engine vacuum (or boost in certain clusters from cars with boost engines), compares the vacuum readings to a table to determine engine load, and then calculates that with road speed to get MPG. If you have a non-stock car (something that breathes better, or is boosted and the MFA doesn't sense boost), it'll read higher since it thinks the engine isn't working as hard as it should to go as fast as you are going. There is a diagnostics menu in the MFA (turn the key on-off-on while holding the MFA button, starting the car is optional), it'll show you the raw signal from the speed sensor (1 number is added for every 1/4 turn of the wheels, and it uses that distance measurement plus time to calculate speed). There is anther setting in diagnostic mode to show instant mpg (so if you floor it, it'll go low, if you coast in gear it'll be 99.9, or close as can be to infinity). And there is yet another setting in diag mode to get a raw reading from the vacuum sensor (it displays a coded number that directly relates to a specific in/hg or bar reading (so you can use it like a real vacuum gauge). Also, each MFA cluster is coded to the engine it came with (16v, Digi 8v, CIS 8v, etc) for the load table. If you have the wrong cluster in the wrong car it'll be off too. G60 Corrados (and Mk2s in Europe) had a vacuum sensor that also senses boost and displayed proper MPG. if you boost a non-boost-sensitive cluster, it'll just read no load on the vacuum scale, so that'll drive the average up too. This is why if the vacuum sensor is broken or not connected (no load), it shows 99.9mpg, and if the speed sensor is broken or not connected it'll show ---mpg (you're not moving). My engine is basically a stock 2.0 16v (chip and exhaust, but those shouldn't affect the load readings as the engine breathes the same) and my MFA is consistently 2mpg higher than actual.

nice lambretta! a colleague at work would love that - she has 32 scooters with her husband lol

nice pics - glad the day went well, congrats to both

absolutely brilliant info, very much appreciated thanks John :) i am considering about the same as what you have described & will add the place to the short list i have pm'd my email address if you wouldnt mind sending me a couple of sample pics :)

sweet! thanks for that easypops - bfstachan sent me some as a thank you for helping him a while ago id best get that dash out

i need to do this on the valver before winter but unfortunately need to pull the dash out again to do so did you glue the felt on easypops?

bit harsh but maybe worried of transit damge

i used interparcel.com to collect a set of speedlines from somerset & ship to midlands - less than £40 IIRC

such a pity it is so far away :( ive always been fast in a go kart too

great info - could you pls expand a little. eg full or partial respray? windows out or not? any rust repair? & cost if you dont mind divulging (or ball park) oh & time taken? thanks

sad news :( check the wanted section m8 for those who have asked for VR's

i always use interparcel.com in recent times