ABANDONED For 20 Years: 1 Owner Volkswagen Rabbit GTI Can We Make It Run?

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This 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI hasn't been started since 2001 and has been sitting even longer. It was abandoned in a barn and we're only pulling it out because the property sold and the owners want it gone. We just need to get is running, get it cleaned up, and get it listed for sale... so, will it start?
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@WatchJRGo Год назад

I had to learn the CIS fuel injection from scratch today, hopefully my explanation of how it works made more sense as the video goes on... basically it just dumps fuel into the intake with no regard to fuel timing. Really hard to reconcile a system that stupid in your head, I thought it used oil pressure to spin the distributor and had some timing magic. Nope, it just splits the fuel 5 ways and sends it all the time.

@makecorollagreatagain1876 Год назад

Please do another video on this one.

@gperrydawsonlll8118 Год назад

There’s a lot more to that fuel system than what you have learned. It injects fuel into the combustion chamber not the intake.

@Drew_Snydermann Год назад

1980s VW/Porsche mechanic here. CIS fuel injection was extremely reliable, lasted forever, gave good fuel economy, and very easy to work on. The only thing that would kill it was severe fuel contamination. Considering the other fuel delivery systems at the time (Cross Fire Injection, anyone, Computer Command Control? I was also GM trained.) CIS was far superior. They only stopped using it because the parts were expensive to produce. Many of your early fuel delivery systems "just dump fuel" into the intake so that when the intake valve opens the fuel is there already. I'm so jealous you found this, I loved those cars. Pretty much all you needed to test the system was a fuel pressure gage with the correct CIS fittings. Fuel mixture was measured through an exhaust fitting before the cat and adjusted with a 3mm allen wench at the air flow sensor. Yes, you did need an emissions machine to properly set the fuel mixture. I had an exhaust gas analyzer at my shop before it was even a thing. You cracked the measured side of the fuel distributor, start with cracking the intake side to test fuel delivery (top center fitting). The device you assumed was oil related is the warm-up regulator. It applies low fuel pressure to the top of the air flow meter allowing it to lift higher supplying more fuel, as it warms the fuel pressure increases reducing the lift and leaning out the mixture. There is also a cold start injector that's triggered electronically to get the car started. To test fuel delivery to the injectors, just remove the rubber boot from the air flow meter and carefully lift up on the plate. A magnet works on the center bolt. The black box with all the braided lines is the fuel distributor. It uses internal fuel pressures to control the lift of the air flow sensor plate for warm-up and emissions. Plumbed into the side of the fuel distributor is the Frequency Valve, which is a solenoid that controls the differential pressure in the fuel distributor for emissions. Later CIS-E used an electromagnet device called the Differential Pressure Regulator..

@Drew_Snydermann Год назад

@@gperrydawsonlll8118 It injects fuel directly behind the intake valve. Actually, carbon build up on the valves could be a problem causing poor cold running.

@boilerhousegarage Год назад

You should notice the injectors on these early type systems have a much nicer spray/atomisation than what came later, despite their being timed for the induction stroke of each cylinder.

@vickiebrannon5217 Год назад

I am a 67 year old newly retired school teacher. I know nothing about cars and such, but I found your channel via the abandoned mini resort. While drinking my morning coffee, I found myself intently watching this entire video. Most of the time I have no idea what you are talking about, but I am enjoying your videos.😂 Thanks and have a great week! Watching from Middle Tennessee.

@DakotaCarlson92 Год назад

Lol that is awesome! I’m sure you will learn plenty from this channel!

@phenomanII Год назад

One of my favorite videos is still JR fixing a toilet at his house. Completely random, well edited, contains useful advice and there's plenty of can-do attitude. The type of video that makes you stand up and go tinker with something broken after watching it.

@Heffelz8 Год назад

JR puts out a good variety of videos, ranging from property purchases (and restorations) and neat older vehicle finds which he either gets running or he owns them. One of the longest running items on the channel was an Audi R8 (he has sold since finishing it) but he chronicled the entire purchasing of a dead car and resurrecting it before selling it. Took him a few years to finish and the content was fantastic. Good luck checking g out his other videos. They are mostly very interesting.

@VidTubeWatch Год назад

Oh Vickie. As you already know, you are in for a real treat. Once you're all caught up with the newer vidoes, then you can go back and watch so many more. He's got such an awesome on camera energy and presence. He'll probably disagree with me, but 387,000 subscribers can't be wrong. LOL

@retiredpopokyle Год назад

This is 1000% in the top ten coolest cars ever in your channel! 🎉

@Hard_Right Год назад

huh ??? what kind of drugs are you on

@peterpetiet7900 Год назад

YES !!

@johnhenderson3646 Год назад

I agree with you 10%!

@JunkVWs Год назад

is it really? :)

@steakandkidney3142 Год назад

Great car, shame about the name. The Mk1 Golf GTi is a very sought after, and appreciating classic.

@carportchronicles1943 Год назад

Be careful, it probably has a 40-year-old timing belt.

@SwervingLemon Год назад

Good thing the Mk1 VW's weren't clash timing.

@djapothecary Год назад

Or it has a holy hand grenade rabbit in it. "Thou shall not count to 3..."

@21Piloteer Год назад

@@djapothecary "Five is right out!"

@albertagibinik9230 Год назад

Could it have sat on shelf before that?

@chadhanebrink8009 Год назад

Non-interference motor. If it goes, you’re still alright

@GrotrianSeiler Год назад

Best find in a long time. Pretty sure that car was made in PA. Clearly the owner really loved that car. So much kit from way long ago. Nice!

@davewhite1652 Год назад

It's a westy mk1...built in Westmoreland, PA

@StevenTamburello Год назад

What!!!! My first car in 1996 was a 91 Golf and have only owned VW's since. Now have an 18 GTI. Needless to day I am hooked on this journey. Wow!!! VW enthusiasts minds are blown right now.

@NJVernick1 Год назад

If you were born in the 80's, tell me you haven't heard at least one story from some one saying "I drove away from my wedding in one of those." Or "that's the car I had when I got married." Doesn't have to be a parent, just someone in your life. Oh, and double points if it had some sort of issue told to you in great detail.

@Christoph-sd3zi Год назад

Or seen the VW TV ad "Meinen GTI" set to the Beach Boys' hit song "Little GTO"

@jeffb6786 Год назад

I took my driver's license road test in one in 1982, at 16. ha ha. Well, it was a '79 and not a GTi, but still a Rabbit. We always had such a great time in that car too. Damn thing would go anywhere, my mother even driving it across a creek one time.

@alfasudoro Год назад

Super cool. A legend. These are worth a lot of money here in Europe. With only 100 hp (110 here) it is great to drive on winding roads. The handling is surprisingly good. I would change the timing belt due to its age.

@Hard_Right Год назад

why would low power make it fun to drive ? uro peons are always saying that about their garbage cars ... BuT iTs LiGhT , aNd NiMbLe 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ yeah its also too small and underpowered

@kristoffermangila Год назад

@@Hard_Right you have to understand, in Europe, cars are taxed according to engine displacement. So, for example, you buy a big car in Germany, say an '83 Passat, prepare to pay bigger bucks in taxes compared to an '83 Golf (or Rabbit) GTI. And fuel is more expensive there, on average, twice the price per liter compared to the US. And the roads there are smaller, only marginally larger than Japanese roads, especially in towns and small cities.

@alfasudoro Год назад

@@Hard_Right Haha. Typical American reaction. Remember, It is a eighties car. An camaro or mustang crashed in the first corner.

@EvilEndz Год назад

because we have roads that are fun to drive a fast good handling car on in Europe (well the rest of the entire world compared to the straight lines of the USA) @@Hard_Right

@wolfgangemmerich7552 9 месяцев назад

@@kristoffermangila Notice: The taxes are similar to cars with similar engines . Dosn`t matters if you bye a brand new Passat 1. 8 L or a brand new Golf 1.8 L. Similar Engine volumes similar taxes .

@gamerjunction5335 Год назад

Even having lived my early formative driving years in the late 70's-early 80's when horsepower was more accurately called slothpower, I still shake my head at the 90 HP or 100 HP ratings that these engines back then had. That being said, the styling of the Mark 1 Golf/Rabbit was on point. Guigaro really knew what he was doing. Yes, it was two boxes, but nicely proportioned boxes with styling that belied the basics of the vehicle.

@pmscalisi Год назад

It may have had only 100HP but the car only weighed about 2500 pounds. I had a 1981 Scirocco and they were fun to drive with a manual transmission

@wolfgangemmerich7552 9 месяцев назад

Unfortunatly the US made GTI´s was made with a lot of enviromental ,, silencers" . The european GTI`s didn`t have power steering , aircondition ... automatic gearing ... bud 110 HP from the first 1.6 L ,, EG " engine & 112 HP from the last MK1 1.8 L ,, DX" engine and a weight of 880 KG . This GTI`s was the worst nightmares for Mercedes , BMW & Porsche on small european village country roads.

@Heffelz8 Год назад

No disrespect to all the other cars you’ve worked on, this is my favorite car on the channel. It looks so good, clean…original (mostly). Great content JR.

@andygines842 Год назад

I learned how to drive a manual in a red VW Rabbit while I was in high school in the mid 80’s. Cool to see again.

@born_again_torinos Год назад

Whaaat? A car video? I thought I subscribed to "this old house".

@pkt1213 Год назад

Holy cow..what a find! Hopefully you can do some more content on this. I'd much rather see this over some supercar.

@BadBrad23 Год назад

When I first opened my VW shop in 92 I had a friend come over with a 84 VW GTI 16V that was in mint condition. He let me drive it and it was a freaking race car. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face. Never forget that. That one is just a 8 valve with cis mechanical sensor plate that when air lifts the sensor plate opens the injectors. They also used the same cis on early Porsche and mercedes. They are finiky as hell when they set.

@jfv65 Год назад

Yes, CIS (aka Bosch K-jetronic) is sensitive to non-use. When it is working correctly and used regularily it is reliable.

@MandMBass Год назад

This is awesome. When I first started working, my dad let me drive his diesel '79 Rabbit that was brown with a beige interior and a hand crank moonroof, and I absolutely didn't care how slow it was. I loved that thing! My dad would bring jet fuel home that was used for the turbines in the power plant he worked at, and that's what we'd fuel up the car with. Never had to go to a gas station. 😂

@A.R.77 Год назад

14:10 ~ And then reeving the hell out of it on the first start up. This is armature hour here folks. Replace the oil and filter, disconnect the coil and turn the engine over for a brief time in several increments. Get the oil around the engine and give the engine a good rest in-between each start to coat and soak up the new oil. Starting with premium gas is a good idea too.

@TheRvg03gt Год назад

My first car was a 79 Rabbit!! Damn this one hits home.. so many memories of me and my pops working on the car.. the 79 ended up being trash so we got a 1980 Rabbit and combined the best parts from both cars to build 1 good one. I was a 16yr old poser I made it look like a GTI Black with red trim..haha.. great vlog JR...

@andrewhillman9632 Год назад

My big brother ( 9 years older than me ) had one of these brand new, black exterior. So many good memories ❤

@cellman6719 Год назад

My friend bought his GTI in '83 brand new. I remember the ad for it stating 0-50mph in 7.2 seconds.

@TracyCorbett Год назад

This brings back some memories! A🎉 diesel Rabbit was the first car I spent a lot of time in. My Dad drove a couple back in the mid 80s. He was a *big* guy but happily drove those tiny, slowwww diesels for the 40~50mpg they got. He ran them over 300k miles before letting them go. The ignition buzzers on those sounded just like this one, and the keys were just the same too :) Thanks for this!

@superbug1977 10 месяцев назад

Excellent! I owned a 1977 Rabbit (turquoise blue, manual) and later a early 80s Rabbit Diesel L (air conditioned, mint, out of a retired woman's garage for around 1,800 dollars). The 1977 Rabbit is among my favorite cars ever. I later graduated to Volvo and BMW--but the prestige of those brands never matched the love I have for the VWs of my youth. Good video!

@lcheaton1130 Год назад

for the $$$ this car could bring in on a sale, it is worth putting $2K+ into some maintenance, detailing, paint correction, etc. it is a total diamond in the rough

@windronner1 Год назад

Aside from the disco 🕺 era sound track. That engine was smooth. One of my favorite OG retro hot hatches. Owned 3x GLi’s from ‘86 to 92 16v. The best.

@jtkent28 Год назад

This was THE car I always wanted. I remember in high school there was a silver one parked downtown across from our local church. It was $1800 and I was heartbroken I couldn’t afford it at the time. So instead I settled for an ‘84 rabbit diesel for a few hundred bucks. It was still a fun little car but I told myself when I was 30 I’d buy myself a brand new one. I did just that in 2010 with my mk6 GTI. Now I’m 43 and just bought myself a ‘23 GTI 40th anniversary edition. I’m keeping this one and someday it will be a barn find for someone just like this one. Not too soon I hope though! Great video and looking forward to seeing more.

@jontg429 Год назад

Man that is a cool car, I had a Scirocco and loved it! A note about Bosch CIS, it is electro-mechanical. There is a fuel pump by the tank, it then pressurizes the fuel to the injectors. Fuel metering is done through the fuel distributor. When you open the throttle a vane opens which in turn increases fuel delivery to the injectors. It gets a bad rap but is a very simple and efficient system. I would bet that fuel distributor needs rebuilt as does the control pressure regulator. I would contact CIS flowtech and send them in for a refurb.

@johnhenderson3646 Год назад

I had an '80 Scirocco 'S'...I really miss that little car. I stored mine at my parents' house when I was in the Navy. I came back and had all sorts of fuel injection issues. I drained the tank and flushed it. Finally I took it to the local VW/Porsche dealer, and they installed a new fuel distributor. Ran fine for a while but began sputtering and stalling intermittently. I gave up and got rid of the car, damnit! It might not have had tons of power, but that was one of the funnest cars to drive into and out of corners. It had Recaro seats, if I recall. I could ramble on forever about that car.

@jontg429 Год назад

I had the S model as well, was white with the air damn, the go fast stripes, sunroof, everything but AC which made it really easy to work on, but not so much fun when I moved to Arizona. I had it for 10 years, it was very reliable and practical. At around 280K miles it met the end of its life when it started to blow out seals on the oil filter. I pulled the pan and found the thrust washers inside. I gave it to a friend, but he did nothing with it and it got towed. I still have never forgiven him for that.@@johnhenderson3646

@im4it825 Год назад

I grew up with theses... i love them ... I've had more than a few and ... in our family many ... great cars so much fun to drive ... I love little hot hatches... currently we have a 2013 500 Abarth and a 2002 Peugeot 106 GTI both have some serious work done and are animals... I also have 01 Prelude with 54,000 miles ... a 91 and a 93 ls400 each have around 120,000 miles ... a 88 lx 5.0 with 50,000 mile and a few others.... And JR .... been a subscriber since the beginning.... car stuff building stuff tech stuff doesn't matter what .... you make great content.... keep it up!

@vaalrus Год назад

*sigh* I fell in love with my 78 Rabbit, when it died, a 78 Scirocco literally fell into my parking space… The previous owner bought a new car, and rolled it into my (then) unused parking space, where I found it and left an offer to buy it under the wiper. Drove that little beauty for 10 years. Then it had… Issues that couldn’t find time to deal with. Last month I finally admitted it was beyond salvage and sent it off for burial.(the doors were in terrible shape when I got it, and the floors were “reinforced” with aluminium traffic signs).

@jeffburmester8885 Год назад

Duck season…rabbit season. So good.

@ericmcelroy6970 11 месяцев назад

These cars were absolutely manufactured in Westmoreland Pa. Not just assembled. My Dad was a Tool Designer there. It was a great time. Bosses got new cars every year to drive and after the year employees had opportunity to purchase. He was able to get a year old black 83 GTI off his boss it was an awesome car. Dad still has good stories of when the German bosses would come over and take some of them out to dinner. I drove a 84 into my mid 20s sold after got married. Love the video.

@randygranger2294 Год назад

This is an amazing car! I would love to see that cleaned up! Thank you for sharing!

@limeyosu2000 Год назад

Wow prob a new fuel pump and it will sorted! Lovely condition nice one John Ross !

@tiredoldmechanic1791 Год назад

That series of Volkswagen window was known to come out of the channel in cold weather. The glass would freeze to the outer belt on the door. When the window was cranked down, the glass would come out of the channel. Glass installers would use the urethane windshield adhesive to glue them into the channel.

@buzzshavinutts8898 Год назад

That car should be kept in a museum, honestly. Unicorn status!

@MrMattDat Год назад

LOVED the GTI!!! What a find! Covered and totally out of the sun! Sweet!!

@richardsmith2721 Год назад

What a find! I ❤ it! I have a one owner 1984 Diamond Silver GTI with a red interior. I have a sunroof though. Mine has 168K miles with the original clutch. I did some tasteful upgrades over the years. A g grind cam, euro downpipe, high flow cats, Neuspeed springs with Bilstein shocks, Technics short shift kit, etc... I was yelling at the video. No. That's not a factory cruise control. One little FYI tidbit for you. That black tray by the cowling has a trad pattern on it. The OE tires were Pirelli P6. That's the P6 trad pattern. They were gorgeous tires, but they were crap. I have Yokohamas on mine. Please remove those awful mudflaps!

@jessestevenson8041 Год назад

Beautiful! I just bought a 2023 GTI 40th Anniversary Edition. I’d love to have a crack at buying something like that to park next to mine! I’m in KC for the next time it’s up for sale!

@MikeBeauchamp Год назад

It’ll be for sale here soon.

@lilyamongbrambles4458 7 дней назад

I had this exact model! I drove the heck outta it from '91-'95. Sweet ride in the mountains of Colorado ❤

@trbstang Год назад

This is so nice! I test drove a new one back in the day, but couldn't afford it at the time as I was still in highschool and just got a 81 Cutlass a couple of years earlier. Such a fun little car!

@justinborysenko3885 Год назад

I had an 83 in 1993 after college. This is amazing mine was ragged I’d love a mint one like this.

@skidave74 Год назад

Been obsessed with VWs since I was very little, when my dad had a ‘77 Blue Scirocco. Have had 7 since 1998. I am very excited to see this get going (only 10 mins in).

@Logo897 Год назад

I love how you mix the content with different uploads! Love the channel 🙂

@michaelbaka4777 Год назад

My '83 GTI would start, but not rev. 2 months at 3 shops couldn't find the problem. Admitting defeat, I had it towed to a Volkswagon dealer. They called me in about 2 hours to tell me the fuel line from the tank to the engine compartment was rusty and had collapsed inside, reducing fuel flow to a trickle. They replaced the fuel line and that thing ran better than ever!! Oh, they changed the fuel filter too, no charge!!!!!

@A.R.77 Год назад

16:42 ~ Love that dash...not to mention it's a 5 speed, amazing for the day n' age.

@andrethib Год назад

Nice find! I'm sure Johnny knows this, but with old CIS cars, a big enemy is vacuum leaks. if the car doesn't run right, look for leaks.

@PowerSportsQuebec Год назад

I had a 79 (real MK1 with the round lights) and thats the first of my cars that I rebuilt from the ground up with a blueprinted 2.0l n/a engine. I used to kill 5.0 Mustangs with that car! Was a real gem and I miss it to this day.

@dubworldvwadventures Год назад

Now that you’ve cracked the line open you’ll need new sealing washers. Replace the filter too. Replace the timing belt too.

@milolll Год назад

It is so freshly preserved! Although the mechanical fuel-injection is somewhat high-maintenance.

@gperrydawsonlll8118 Год назад

You really can’t say that it’s mechanical because it’s air flow controlled.

@alfasudoro Год назад

It is mechanical because it hasn' t a computer. It is the K jetronic from Bosch.

@Drew_Snydermann Год назад

Disagree. Keep the fuel clean and they lasted forever. Occasionally the warm-up regulators would quit, injector seals would dry out, some cars had carbon build-up problems on the intake from shit fuel. I was a VW mechanic in the 80s-90s and CIS was virtually bulletproof and easy to fix with only a few special tools. At my shop I'd have this car diagnosed, and probably running, in 30 minutes.

@Drew_Snydermann Год назад

When I was working on these cars in the 1980s the old VW Beetles were still somewhat common. The difference in fuel technology was mind blowing for a VW.

@JayBayPEDALS Год назад

Those gti's are a ton of fun. I had an 83 for years. Somthing that is just fun to drive.

@anibalbabilonia1867 Год назад

Man that one brings back memories! I used to own a 1981 Rabbit 1.7L with a 4 speed manual! White with black interior! And when I saw that one in 83 I fell in love with it! I was gonna trade my 81 for one of them, but the salesman didn’t want to offer me what I wanted for mine or lower the payment’s! And at the time that car was a hot popular hot hatch! Wow! That one is in mint condition! You lucky dogs!👌🥰👍

@SteveBassen Год назад

What a find. Back in my HS days (25 years ago, yeesh) a friend of mine bought one of those in silver for probably a couple grand, at the time. This one's probably going to pull $40k+ easily once it's cleaned up, tuned up, fresh tires, etc.

@stevelongbeach5290 Год назад

Ahhhh.....all is right with the world. JR is working to get an old car running!

@bret7306 Год назад

I love when JR takes shots at S talkers, and I hate that negativity they bring also. BUT, JR!!!!!! You know better than to just jump into a car that sat for 20 + years and crank it!! Ok, I hope your day is complete with that S talk. Keep up the content, you are THE channel that got me to watch RU-vid for entertainment. Thank you, Sir.

@AcmeRacing Год назад

I have a 1983 Rabbit that I put a later GTI drivetrain in and ran One Lap of America. (We came in third in our class.) I'd have enjoyed joining you on this errand. The oil pump is not running the fuel distributor; it's just fuel pressure and airflow. When the boot collapsed I figured that the flapper in the mechanical airflow sensor was stuck with varnish, and then broke free. You should have heard the fuel pump run the moment the key was turned on. At one point I owned four Rabbits, parts of which are all in the One Lap car. I'd have tried rapping the fuel pump a time or two with a piece of wood; it might have revived briefly so you could drive onto the trailer, but I'd still have changed it. I'd also have checked the air cleaner; they're often full of mouse nests and seeds in a car that's been sitting, even in a garage.

@mightysprocket Год назад

Bosch CIS K-Jetronic Fuel Injection....jump 30 & 87 to run the fuel pump, which puts out 90psi.

@marknelson8724 Год назад

Great to see one of the "new hot GTI" cars. I had a 1976 Rabbit. It had a carburetor and was said at the time to be the last one to use leaded gasoline. 71 horsepower and a 4-speed. The 1.5L motor was a warrior but hard on points in the distributor. The distributor was right in front of the transverse engine and basically right behind the bumper. If I parked in a paved lot, I could change the points by kneeling in front of the car. I would take a good long look at the gap and then install the new points. I had the car in high gear and would just pull the car toward me with one hand to open the points gap to max. It was a fun car and notice the hood slope. I came out of the era of sitting behind the wheel and viewing an area in front of me the size of someone's lawn to sitting behind the Rabbit's steering wheel and seeing about two inches of hood. Great forward visibility. Fun car. The seats on mine had flax straw inside them, very warm to sit on. When the car writers were racing these hot hatches at Lime Rock, the big problem on twisty courses was the front tire blowouts. Front drive meant that the front tires were steering and powering the car forward, the stresses of which were too much on a race course for the junk we called tires in the good old days. Manufacturers took notice.

@toolzshed Год назад

Omg that VW wheel design, so many memories

@keithlawton1234 Год назад

A friend had the 1978. Even at 100 bhp, with a curb weight of 1800 lbs, it was a ton of fun to drive and created the hot hatch segment. I bought a 1987 GTI 16V with 130 bhp and 2,200 lb curb weight. You could drive it hard with confidence, channelling your inner race driver. When it snowed in those days most people didn't venture out after dark. With a set of Nokian winter tires, I'd take it out and thrash it around on empty roads. Great memories.

@starckmad1779 Год назад

I LOVED my ‘76 type 1 Rabbit! Champagne Edition with velour seats and sunroof!

@Flies2FLL Год назад

I'd kill to have that thing! Check the timing belt while you are at it; It is certainly due because of age.....

@hoffa2586 Год назад

I want to buy this! Would look great next to my white 84! This one deserves a comprehensive refurbishment.

@MikeBeauchamp Год назад

We’re working on getting it sorted properly!

@VidTubeWatch Год назад

I have always loved these cars JR. As a kid, there was a neighbor down the street from my childhood home that had two of these. Well, it started out with two in that Emerald green color? His boys were a few years older than me, so as they reached driving age, the collection grew. I remember them having a white one as well and maybe even a red one like this. The pristine green ones were in the two car garage, and the other two parked out in the driveway. I wish I had gone over and talked to them and learned a little something about these cars.

@douglasdoornbos5900 Год назад

I had an 84 in the same color. I want this car!

@edwardlucero2120 7 месяцев назад

I had a 1984 Red paint and Blue seats with the sunroof. drove it off the dealership lot in 1984. It was a blast to drive for a 23 year old.

@JGarcia2016 Год назад

The red interior is so rare in those rabbit 🐇 GTI's specifically in that condition literally brand new condition.

@davidinfante8529 Год назад

I've soaked pumps in carb cleaner, tapped them against the ground while energizing and had them free up. It's not a recommended long term fix but it will get you up and running.

@rafaelm.2056 Год назад

I used to own an 84 GTI. It was extremely fun to drive. I used to burn through a set of brakes and tires twice a year because I drove it just like in the ad. Front wheel drive is very hard on tires because they do most of the braking, acceleration, and steering. The rear tires are just there for the ride. Here are a few things to take note: Front brake rotors were vented on my '84 GTI but not on non-GTI Rabbits. This will affect replacement pads because the rotor is thicker. I had a hard time finding replacement pads because they would not fit the vented rotor. I bought the car used so I don't know if this was from the previous owner or a VW feature. Another pain point is the electrical connector to the alternator. It needs to have that special connection grease. Mine got fried inside the cable because the connection got bad and over time the cable heated up and broke the connection inside the plug. The temperature for the heater is controlled by a hot water valve in the engine compartment and is linked to the temperature lever in the dash. This used to fail every so often. The A/C compressor is fixed and doesn't swivel like a normal car. Belt adjustment is done in a very classic VW way: You have to take apart the pulley at the crank. It comes apart in several pieces, but basically disassemble the pulley with a wrench and switch the shims around several times until you get the proper tension. It's a pain but it's how old VW Bugs use to have to be adjusted.

@davidbrownell1129 Год назад

One of the batch of GTIs that was never imported. This one was made in the VW plant in Pennsylvania. You can tell these cars by the rectangular headlights and side marker lights.

@tyrehester5550 Год назад

That is a cool find! I have only purchased two brand new cars in my life, a 76 Dodge Aspen $3650 and an 82 VW Rabbit $6205. 🙂

@justincredible8362 Год назад

Super Cool Find!! What a GREAT Video.... I had an 82 Scirocco & 83 GTI. Love the cars & miss those cars.....

@ericwhiteside9806 Год назад

I love seeing bone sto 13:11 ck Mrk 1 GTIs and Rabbits. They are so rare to see now a days.

@n9wox Год назад

My first DIY oil change was on my parents Rabbit. I've been learning how to wrench on my own ever since then.

@SUPERPOWERPHIL Год назад

I almost didn't watch the video! I'm do jealous! Love those cars

@Roogs209 Год назад

Super cool, my dad had an 81 diesel in baby blue that I apparently rode in the back from IL to Gulf Shores in summer of ‘83. Since then my father and/or myself has had a VW, Porsche or Audi. Current Passat owner(wife’s car)

@gregsv64 11 месяцев назад

I grew up in the 80's and I remember those. Those ripped!!!

@tunepatrol Год назад

The untouched plastic sheeting behind the door card tells the tale. This thing could go for 50k easy.

@pixeldiablo Год назад

This is something Scotto from @hoonigan would probably want.

@zaphodbeeblebrox6627 Год назад

Personally I would have changed the oil filter. God only knows what a paper element submerged in oil for at least twenty years would do. It MIGHT start to break up when it’s put under pressure of the engine running for the first time in years.

@MikeBeauchamp Год назад

We’re doing that today for exactly that reason ;)

@histriamagna1014 26 дней назад

My Euro spec 1983 GTI had 112 horse powers. It was a fast little bastard. 0 to 100 kmh in les than 9 seconds. I still miss that fun...

@kevinrowley2579 Год назад

I bought a new '84 Jetta GLI in June of 1984. Have owned several MK1s since then and currently own an '87 Cabriolet that we also bought new. These cars are pretty simple to work on, once you do a little bit of research. Unfortunately, I was cringing at some of the things you were saying and trying. Good call on sending it to Jonny, probably should have started there first.

@shawangunk Год назад

Wow, back in the day my friends and I bought Volkswagen rabbit diesels. Mine was that same color. We were making our own fuel for the cars back then. Thanks for bringing back those memories !!! ❤😎

@Tsitris46 Год назад

What gem-a true dream car! Beautiful Mk1.

@michaelhawkins5530 Год назад

What a time capsule!

@thurley7731 8 месяцев назад

i had this same car with the orange body but the interior was all black and a manual crank mood roof; best car ever. I had it for a year until a new diver slammed into the back of it while I was waiting for a light to turn green.

@joeychicago6436 Год назад

I had a 1980 Rabbit back when I was a teen. over 3 years I had these issues. 2 Alternators, the starter went bad, ballast resistor wire caught fire, valve body on transmission, front wheel bearings, 1 sub axle went bad, fuel injectors, fuel pump relay, and fuel distributor, FUSE Block, speedometer stopped, radiator went bad, water pump failed. I now have a phobia about VWs

@cheferic6969 Год назад

Well at least the dry fuel system gave the oil pump time to prime the extra dry bearing while it cranked for a minute or 2.

@thomasainlay924 Год назад

That mint low mileage one owner GTI should bring big, big, big money on BaT or Cars & Bids.

@theEagleBeagle Год назад

I look forward to Jonny's reaction to it. What a cool find.

@JT-un7dc Год назад

Sweet. I really like these cars. We put a 2.0 in one of these bored 30 over with porterd head with biggers valves custom made header with cat deleted larger stainless exhaust. It would smoke most cars from stoplight to stoplight back in the day.. obviously no top end. Handling was so fun on winding roads. I had more fun in that car than most of the faster cars i owned.

@mancsblue 11 месяцев назад

Extremely cool little GTi The tank will be junk and the fuel pump will need changed and probably all the fuel lines too This car is a real barn find and worth a fortune to the right person

@andrewbrown1463 Год назад

Had an ‘83 Scirocco. Coolest car I’ve ever owned.

@Jman5001 Год назад

"It seems the Jetronic is working fine" ....damn dude you just jinxed it.

@BIGBOB-ew9oo Год назад

Yes the Milwaukee transfer pump is the best thing to have in that situation. Use mine all the time.

@plymouths1 Год назад

What you pointed to, wasn't the fuel injectors, they are held in place with a O ring on the head, nice car!

@mph5896 Год назад

I had an 84 Rabbit 4 door back in the mid 90's. First car I paid basically nothing for since it was wrecked in the front end. Got it pieced back together and drove it for a bit. I would love to get another early 80's VW. That one is a little to rich for my blood, but will make somebody a neat ride.

@jzenick Год назад

The top portion of the fuel distributor probably needs to be rebuilt. Injectors need to be cleaned.

@BrunoSchenkel Год назад

This was a nice colab between WatchJRGO and TechThrowback. ROFL

@kristijancoric3604 Год назад

This will be easy $30-40K car if you put in on an auction. Great find and great looking example.

@jimdieseldawg3435 Год назад

Lovely machine! From my own experience: clean the AFM, make sure the air filter element is super clean and don’t trust the timing belt at that age, it was either a 30k or 60k-mile change (I forget which) but there’s no allowance for aging in there and it’s carnage if it fails. Other than that they’re a solid and hugely fun car; excellent turn-in, very predictable grip, and lift-off oversteer while really testing the limits is yours to enjoy. Babe can DANCE 😁😎🤟🏼