ive never seen the wedge tool before but i have seen exhaust claps used to bend them out
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if original there is a chunky red wire going from the positive battery pole to the fuse box
check that wire is tight and if you have a multimeter it would be a good idea to check voltage drops in and around the fuse box (ie 12.6v on the battery should equal 12.6 and close to it in and around the ...

check the x relief relay as this powers a lot of things
also check the battery clamps are tight and ESPECIALLY the fuse box wire connected to the positive pole is tight and not loose as ive had that be loose on my car and would cause it to cut out randomly
other than that your looking at earths and ...

it also prevents water and dirt entering the top of the steering rack through the input shaft seal so does do an important job as well as keeping nasty gasses from possible exhaust leakage local to that area

good to hear your back and ready to restore a wonderful beast of a motor
defo put up some pics and keep us all updated

ease of uploading pics is another problem too especially from my phone as keeping tech info handy for everyone was one of the most useful thing the forum is for too easy for it to go missing on fb

ike wise i will probably buy a spare just in case
ive noticed over the last fear years a good many spares are now being discontinued
time to stock up

i remember fitting a shorter cable or at least trying to fit one to my rocco and it was a no go
the golf has a shorter cable
when i fitted the south african clutch conversion kit, the link bar for the bulkhead bracket to the pedal was too short and had to make some lomger ones for that reason
i ...

get yourself a cheap oil pressure kit and remove the sender in the head to test the oil pressure, no point guessing your actual oil presure as your current sender might be telling the truth

nows a good time to be doing it as its much hotter, the plastic wont be as brittle but yes you do have to split the casings in order to fit through the scuttle.
removing the wiper mech is a good idea and as above a good chance to refurb the wiper mech.
take your time and it will be a fairly straight ...

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ide buy one of these then get an original key cut to suit so it looks genuine

lovely looking motor

is this the door seal that goes around the entire frame? or just the metre long bit that goes from the the top down the A pillar?
if its the latter i used https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275814562078?_skw=d+seal+9x11&itmmeta=01JVC4YCQ00XTR656PRN7QEH6K&hash=item4037d4391e%3Ag%3AOHMAAOSwLclkRKPN&itmprp=enc ...