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Oh NOOOOOO!! The golf is flooded !! Panic!
Found about 3 inches of water in my golf 
all the carpets and soundproofing are soaked… I was almost crying crawling on my knees around the golf in the middle of the street pumping all the water out – had to remove some soundproofing, centre console some carpets. Luckily the floor is still there – no nasty holes and doesn’t look rotten or anything… i am going to strip the G to bare shell now
What was the reason ? Crap… lots of crap blocking one of the drainage holes and causing the water to go IN rather than OUT…
Anyway… felt the need of sharing – now the golf will also get some new interior parts by the looks of things.
Since my engine is currently in a ‘deep fried’ condition and my golf is not running, it has been decided – another engine is needed 
. Since i found a cheap KR with gearbox (needs picking up from Ipswich though) i bought it (as you do…). Now i need a garage to put it in… and some other bits – exhaust, suspension, brakes… well – long way to go before the golf runs again…
As I just finished playing with my cooling system – a short “how-to”…
Cooling system – draining
1. Wait until your engine has cooled before attempting to remove the filler cap. If this is not possible cover the expansion tank with a cloth and turn the filler cap slowly – to let the pressure escape, then remove the filler cap.
2. Set the heater controls to maximum heat and place some kind of container beneath the water pump.
3. Loosen the metal clip on the bottom hose next to the water pump and ease the hose from the pump inlet elbow. Drain the coolant into the container you prepared.
4. Remove the thermostat – it is located at the bottom of the water pump inlet elbow, and drain the remaining coolant.
5. You have successfully drained your cooling system.
Cooling system – flushing
1. Disconnect the top hose from the radiator; insert a water hose into the radiator and let the water run through the radiator.
2. When the water running from the bottom hose is clear, disconnect the heater hose from the outlet on the left hand side of the cylinder head and insert a water hose into the heater hose. Let the water run through the water pump until it runs clear.
3. Reverse flush the radiator: Remove the radiator, place it upside-down against a wall and insert the water hose into the outlet. Flush until clear water runs from the inlet.
4. Reverse flush the engine: Disconnect the top hose from the front of the cylinder head and insert a hose. Continue flushing until clear water runs from the water pump.
5. Done. Your cooling system should be in a much better condition now.
Cooling system – filling
1. Refit the thermostat and reconnect all the hoses. Make sure that the heater controls are set to maximum heat.
2. Pour the coolant into the expansion tank until it reaches the lower mark on the tank.
3. Disconnect the top radiator hose until water starts running out the hose, refit the hose and clip.
4. Top up the coolant in the expansion tank and refit the cap.
5. Run the engine until the radiator fan turns on, stop the engine and check the coolant level, top up if needed.
6. Congratulations. Job done.
I hope that proves useful to somebody. It is really easy to do even if you are not an experienced mechanic and will improve your cooling system condition. You can have a beer when working too
First of all – Excuse my english… I am polish, not english and even though I try and do my best You may find some spelling/ grammar mistakes – Please try and understand my position
Now some stuff about my ’skip’ as I call it…
It left the vw factory in 1983 as a 1.5 weird green 5-door LX. A bit rusty here and there with faded paint and (since Tuesday) with no intention to cooperate it sits in front of my house collecting dust. The plans are big – a Tdi or some 16v engine I am hoping to source for some Cadbury’s Buttons… or maybe a Happy Meal .
well… if you’re in Huddersfield… and spot the A67 GBG put a comment here
