weather got cold lastnight so as the fun snapping the old handle when frozen was fresh in my memory I decided to wipe Vaseline on the drivers side door rubber seal thinggy to stop them sticking.......
06.30 this morning I happily went out to my somewhat frosty B3 believing that there was no cause for concern
first try of handle & nothing
cleverly I tried again a bit harder....
& the B'stard handle snapped off
it wasnt that hard, honest, OK maybe I used the strength of garth believing I was invincible
just ordered another handle (£10 on egay) to get the B3 looking correct
BUT
it gets worse
drove halfway to work (15 miles travelled) & noticed that the heater's were worse than useless, quick check of the temp gauge & its on 110 degrees
stoped & checked under the bonnet to see the rad hoses are maybe twice their original size & hard due to pressure
as the coolant system had a healthy dose of anti-freeze I can only guess that my recently fitted (GSF) waterpump has lost its impeller so not circulating
hopefully I'll get interested soon & have a look....
on the plus side, I've fitted tyres to the MIM 1900 7x15" (et15) rims ready for the B3 (wont fit legally on MK2 golf) & re-mot'd the golf with a few bulbs needing changing
seems that I've been caught by the 'must get all B3's off the road' virus
Rich.
'93 B3 tdi'd wagon