Hi...I'm new to all this ..bought a vw t2 a couple of months back and it runs fine and starts up first time when cold with just a slight touch on the pedal but once I've been running around in it then leave it for an hour or so it takes a bit to fire up and have to pump the pedal aswell...is this Normal for these vans...?
Is your auto-choke properly? They have a tendency to come back on again even when the engine's warm. Don't pump the pedal - all you're doing is squirting neat fuel into the manifold. You'll likely flood it. Press the pedal slowly down to the floor. The slight touch on the pedal starting from cold is just to release the choke mechanism.
the vw original method for starting when hot foot all the way down on the accelerator hold it down and turn the key when it starts release the accelerator when cold foot down once then release the accelerator then turn the key
have twin icts on ours so no choke and as @matty says pedal flat to floor when hot which works but if starts and stalls is normally a non starter tuesday_wildchild
Thanks guys I'll try it...someone also said to me that the fuel lines run along the side of the engine so that when it's sat hot the fuel evaporates in the lines...?
Well...no . If you're new to Bays, best thing you can do is get underneath and have a good look around to see what's where. It'll serve you well
I'd change friends.... both carbs have a little tank of petrol each ,even if the miracle of petrol evaporating from pipes happend... if your engine is too hot , then it could evaporate before it gets to the cylinders...
But its actually meant to do that. When you stop the engine, there is a tendency for a lot of fuel to be hanging around in the manifold. Eventually the choke will pop back on even with a hot engine. Holding your foot on the floor encourages the choke flap out of the way if you have a choke - there is a vacuum bit that cancels the choke with high vacuum . This is as well as simply letting more air through the throttle butterfly to reduce the concentration of fuel in the air in the manifold to the point it becomes flammable.
