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Scirocco will be back on the road soon

Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:35 pm
by steve GT VW
Hi All
My high mileage rocco should be back on the road after 3 months off, the Exhaust manifold blew a gasket after searching the country for a replacement Manifold without success, big thanks to those who tried to help, I had to get my old manifold face re machined 3 mm as there was some wear to near side, I was looking at getting a ss manifold but alas one of the bolts from the manifold has sheared off, so i was unlikely to the unit hold in place with one bolt for that pipe, so 7 new bolts ordered and this has been fitted, Inlet Manifold bolts are coming from VW tomorrow, so this can be re fitted along with new gaskets and sealing rings all around, then just get the carb put back on and hopefully it will be good to go?

which will be just in time I have been riding my motorbike to work but as the weather is no longer on my side it will be good to drive the rocco again.

Best regards
Steve

Re: Scirocco will be back on the road soon

Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:54 pm
by eefy
Glad to see its back on the road :)

what the mileage on it now then?

Re: Scirocco will be back on the road soon

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 6:07 pm
by steve GT VW
yippee, as of today its back on the road, running sweet, just fitted the new tyre, the mileage now at 503,000

Re: Scirocco will be back on the road soon

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 11:13 am
by steve GT VW
sorry typo, should have read 514,000, drove down to Watford today, running sweet, next job give the car a wash and a polish, change the oil next week, and drive it all the time.

Re: Scirocco will be back on the road soon

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:03 pm
by mark1gls
Good news it's still going strong.

Re: Scirocco will be back on the road soon

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:12 pm
by Risocco
This story just gets more and more impressive. Great stuff

Re: Scirocco will be back on the road soon

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:27 pm
by G Beats
Lovely story.Just goes to show if you look after them they will last a very very long time and keep on going.Sally has done nearly two hundred thousand now.She has just half a engine rebuild.But she has along to catch up with steve GT VW mk 2.