Bianca Ratlye

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Not a very sexy update, but fitted my Rallye blanks at long last.



Have been driving it a few times to ensure all is well, hooned it plenty of times around Rugby and it seems to hold up well. I have had a few odd issues, such as the screenwash line to the rear deciding to fall off the pump and dump all my screenwash on the floor on the drive - I had a heart in mouth moment thinking it might be coolant, since it dripped from the same place off the arch liner, but alas all is well. I also have had issue with a seemingly faulty rad cap. In the warmer days earlier this week, I came home to drops of coolant on the drive below the overflow pipe. Most peculiar, since the car hadn't moved for 3 days. Swapped it out for a spare one I had in the garage I kept from my old rad and all seems ok there - one to keep an eye on.

Gave the brakes a follow up bleed and as expected got a few air bubbles out of 3 of the front nipples so that's good, brake pedal is noticeably sharper now. The discs seem to have a slight wobble which isn't surprising given how much surface rust had accumulated! It also still seems to run very cool, which is odd. The temperature gauge is either lying, or the thermostat is stuck open I would say, as never gets much over 75 even when you've just caned it. Don't ever remember being in a GTi6 that ran cool!

Have been busy collecting parts as it needs a full service. Oil/filter/coolant/driveshaft seal/gearbox oil. Think I have everything, just need an evening on it now. I have been trying to service my beam in the garage, but seems you can't get the beat mount bolts out with trailing arms that are lowered. I hadn't foreseen that. Have pinched a slide hammer from work but can see the trailing arm is going to try and come out - clearly whichever reputable dealer lowered the bars didn't see fit to grease them. They've bbeen soaking in plus gas for over a week too.