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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: ricosuave on February 12, 2006, 01:04:41 pm

Title: need advice on a 86 golf idi
Post by: ricosuave on February 12, 2006, 01:04:41 pm

hey all

looking at picking up a 86 or 87 golf with 1.6idi

was told by the po that the shifter linkage broke twice, so thats why hes selling it

hes got a new linkage as part of the deal, but its not installed

hes asking $700cdn

thoughts?

Title: need advice on a 86 golf idi
Post by: Adam on February 12, 2006, 01:22:04 pm

How many km's?

What's the body like; when were the plugs/t-belt done last?

Title: need advice on a 86 golf idi
Post by: jtanguay on February 12, 2006, 01:28:55 pm

maybe the shifter linkage is breaking because hes driving it too hard? shifting too hard? bad motor/transmission mounts???  How can the linkage break so often?

Title: need advice on a 86 golf idi
Post by: zyewdall on February 12, 2006, 03:57:01 pm

Lots of old VW's I've driven have very vague shifters because of worn bushings.  You've got to use The Force, not just force.  Maybe he's not a finesse type of guy and thinks he can find gears better by jamming it....

Sounds like a good deal if there's nothing else weird wrong with it.

Title: need advice on a 86 golf idi
Post by: ricosuave on February 12, 2006, 06:01:44 pm

ill try and find out tomorrow

thats all i know

is the linkage hard to install?

thanks for the advice

rico

Title: need advice on a 86 golf idi
Post by: chrissev on February 12, 2006, 06:20:49 pm

Quote from: "ricosuave"

ill try and find out tomorrow

thats all i know

is the linkage hard to install?

thanks for the advice

rico

naw, linkage is easy to install.  you can take the whole thing apart and put it back together again with basic hand tools.

Title: need advice on a 86 golf idi
Post by: ricosuave on February 17, 2006, 09:35:25 pm

decided to pass - couldnt get the doors even opened, interior was full of junk...

if anyone in the cgy area is interested, let me know, i'll pass on the info...

thanks again all!