oh sh*t!

Subject: oh sh*t! Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:36 am

my clutch pedal has gone really weird,press it down and it only comes up about half way then it gets stuck and u need t pull it up with ya foot. still engages,just feels wrong,any ideas??? Crying or Very sad

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:21 am

nevermind! sorted! pheeewwwwwwwwww!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:12 am

was it the ratchet?

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:35 pm

what my ratchet?

no it werent,far more stupid!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:08 pm

come on share!!

just in case some1 else ever has the same problem!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:13 pm

try finding the cluth fluid filler neck on ures mate!? i didnt know this but the hydraulic fluid that runs the brakes also runs the clutch. ran out of fluid,i feel pretty daft but then i didnt know?!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:54 pm

lmao nevermind slim nuff said lol

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:56 am

lol i just panicked,had a paddy and that was that! went out after numerous smokes wiv little karl and sorted it no problem. i just thought its the gearbox leaking so got a bit worried!! ah well,learn something new everyday!!lmao

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:06 am

Is your's a KR valver like mine? I don't have a hydraulic clutch, and it's news to me that rado's had them. Learn something new everyday!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:28 am

i dunno mate,it has tho! i thought being ancient it wouldve had a mechanical one,thats why i got worried! its the engine with all the pipes on top of airbox so i cant have an induction kit,have to make do with k&n panel and some holes!!lol

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:34 am

Is it the 1.8 or the 2.0? If its the 1.8 it'l be a KR. I'm guessing you got a K jet injection set up like me too, with all the braided fuel hoses?

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:37 am

yeah i reckon u might be right,it is a 1.8 16v k-jet im sure of it! new engine to me mate,vrs are much easier to play with! my webbered up 16v had far less sh*t in the bay!!lol

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:58 am

Thats would have been digifant anyways I think, cuz it was a G plate wasn't it? Surprised your rado is a K jet tbh!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:01 am

i aint got a scooby doo?! its an h plate dude!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:05 am

no the carb'd golf was a G plate I thought. I know the rado is a H plate which makes me wonder why it's K jet

Guest

mines a k jet n its a d reg if what slim is talkin about is on top of the air box it has to be a k jet lol cant fugure out hydrolic clutch on it though 4t it would be cable operated?

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:40 am

the digifants have a big lump on top of the airbox too but no braided hoses coming off it

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:50 am

fook knows i will get a pic! on the bright side i dont feel so dence now as it seems ive got a mix n match engine,and in-betweener so to speak!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:29 am

I'm sorry to hear you don't fit in slim

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:37 am

im not atleast mine was an easy fix!!lol

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:12 pm

it isn't k-jet, its ke-jet (E stands for electronic.)

has a few electronic senders to clean up the emissions. audi and porsche were still using it well into the late 90's and whereas k-jet will fuel up to 180bhp, ke will do over 200, just.

it wont be a kr as rado's had a dif code. off the top of my head i cant remember which.

it's coz if irc the ke-jet engines had a knock sensor fitted so you could run low octane fuel without blowing the gasket between the pots. That means an extra hole tapped into the cylinder head same as the 9a/abf 2l lumps did.

They also run the same gearbag casing as the vr's so have a hydraulic clutch actuator to cope with the heavier duty clutch.

Jon.

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:27 am

nice 1 dude!

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:57 am

all news to me! So technically if you had a faulty knock sensor and ran cheap petrol, you'd be in trouble?

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:33 am

adi wrote:: all news to me! So technically if you had a faulty knock sensor and ran cheap petrol, you'd be in trouble?

You'd probably find it'd pink its tits off under load and not run awfully well - until it melted the tops off the pistons!! Very Happy

As for 16v's - all UK mk2 Golf 16v's were KR engine code (1800cc) with K-Jet injection and separate ignition ECU. Corrados had the KR engine with K-Jet until about 93 when they went to 9A engine (2000cc) with KE-Jet injection which is basically the same as K-Jet but runs extra sensors (knock sensor and lambda sensor) due to emissions laws (ie meant to have a cat on). 9A and KR have about the same power (136bhp I think), but sticking KR cams in a 9A takes it to 150bhp. The first 16v with Digifart electronic injection was the ABF (Mk3 Golf). As far as I know, the 1800 16v was never fitted with KE-Jet in the UK due to the emissions laws strangling the power (I think US had 1800 16v with KE-Jet).

All Corrados were fitted with the hydraulic clutch set up (nicked from the Passat), although the clutches are the same as cable operated ones, its allegedly progress. The gearbox internals are all the same as well.

Jacko

Subject: Re: oh sh*t! Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:41 am

nice1 mate,thats sorted that out!