Let me know where you plan on dropping it off. Just kidding. This is all part of the fun of owning a classic. You will learn from it and next time you can fix it like a pro.

What it do??? :?  What did you change out so far.... ?

as for being tired of it.....
Monday morining I broke the throttle cable on 153 ever change one on the sid eof the road during morning rush hour just to make it fun how bout one that sits 2 inches off the ground. :x

Tuesday:throttle cable extension broke drove home with a parachute cord for a throttle.

Wed: gear shifter pretty much fell apart in my hands drove home with a screwdriver to shift with.

Thursday: distributer grounded out and fryed the points.
It's time for some maintenance ,I've been slacking and it let me know it.

Feeel better yet???

Hey Scott that does make me feel better. Thanks .....  :lol: . All it is doing now is cranking. It almost started twice today but to no avail. I have the intake and valve covers i got from you. I took the carb and put the new parts ( gaskets etc in it ) that it needed and installed it. Fter getting all the wires etc hooked back i turned the key and it started up and ran like it did when w figured out it needed the distributor. I ran it for about 15 minutes and then turned it off. The next day i went out and it started fine again. Then the temp droped 30 degrees and it will not start. as for the distributor it is still in the box in my kitchen. I have not even attempted that. If i get it going again i plan on just taking it to R&M Automotive and have Rick fix it right.

My dad broke his shifter lever off his motorcycle in Iowa and had to use a vice grip as a shifter lever all the way back here.

I don't think 30 degree weather has anything to do with it. I think he just needs some help but I can't do it  until I finish getting the interior in the shop up.You can barely get in there right now with all the paneling etc. everywhere .

Take it out to R&M, let Rick fix it then don't touch it. That ditributer has alot of play in it,I doubt it can hold any type of timing

Have you looked at the club's training film strips yet?  If not, check 'em out.  There are two on ignition timing, one on valve adjustment and one on carb adjustment (the carb adjustment film strip can be a little hard to follow because the explain mulitple carbs).  These are old technician training film strips the club purchased several years ago.  We've got more, just haven't gotten them converted to digital video yet.

http://www.volksfolks.org/trainingfilms/

All i'm saying, Scott.....

I LOVE my golf.
mmmmm.... heated seats.....

 

Don't get me wrong.  but sometimes i just want to go somewhere without the adventure.