Hi Wayne, nice car you have... it was advertized here but I think sold through eBay in the end? It seemed to be pretty good but you said in the other thread it needs lots of work. So what needs doing?

Stop slowing down.

VW... I think there's an FAQ on the main site with the part number.

Yes, I understand it's usually a fairly straightforward job. I think there used to be a step-by-step guide with pics on the old forum.

I had a look at their website and it does say air-cooled only. Thanks for the leads so far.

Does anyone have any experience of using a specialist company to restore a car for them? My mk.I's been sat in the garage since I picked it up in January and nothing has happened to it save for me getting the engine running. If I'm going to see it running before all the petrol runs out, I think I'm ...

filmidget wrote:* 1990 could be a 1.8GT, not a GTII couldn't it?

If it was registered a bit late, yes. They're usually '89 F or G.

It begins. Zurich have decided my car is a category C total loss. Offered me £175!!! Tell them to F-off. What valuation did you give it when you took out the policy? If you said it was worth £175 or less then that might be a problem, but if you gave it a higher valuation they should respect the val...

On recent evidence I would suggest anywhere between £2000-£4000 depending on MoT status and any rust or problems.

Do get in touch if you want to sell

You're a lucky.......

GTXTRA wrote:not done so myself but apptly they speak english if you call them directly.

It's hard to find a German who doesn't speak excellent English these days.

They were never shiny or painted... at least not the most common sort found on all scalas, GTIIs and bodykitted GTs (which is the kind your '90 car would have had). They are essentially porous, so I'm not sure they'd take paint well.

if it's leaking from the seam of the tank or a hole (even a small one) then you need a new one. You can get them from gsf. The other ways it could leak are either the seal where the filler neck attaches, or the seal in the inspection hole at the top of the tank ( under the rear seat).

That sounds more like a mixture problem to me... and if it's variable I would have thought you have some kind of vacuum leak somewhere or something like that, so the amount of air getting in is not steady.

Surely someone else here remembers that fabulously limited edition Scirocco "Teddy" with the Ronal alloys and power steering. That must be the rarest of all mk.2s

Thanks for your help, I'll give that a try. I was quite careful to transfer the HT leads across in the right order so I think they're ok, but I'll take a look to be certain.