ive recently had my engine rebuilt ,it runs really well when on a run but when i come to a stop it wont tick over .ive tried turning tick over up but that doesnt work . any ideas what else i could try thanks
Try this if the wire hasn’t fallen off. You don’t adjust idle, with the screw you’d think you do.... http://www.vw-resource.com/34pict3.html
It has got colder, so if there is a chrome filter sitting on top of the carburettor, it tells you it is not happy by dying at junctions after a bit of a run , with a period when it is maybe just hesitating .. This is caused by the carburettor getting very cold without the hot air feed through the stock system. A loose fuel shutoff solenoid shows up as it dying at junctions when the choke comes off, after a few miles. If you set up the idle with the choke still on, and not warmed up properly, it will die. If you have a hole in a rubber boot on your inlet manifold or your carburettor is not bolted to the engine, it will tend to die as you come off full throttle.. If you knocked the timing while fiddling with the carburettor, it may die..
My turn! Are you raving it after you start it? if you don't the Automatic choke will just flood the Carb! Look for the simple things first!
@davidoft please explain to 1600cc engine owners what to do when starting from cold and hot you just have a way with words sweat's
Cold : It should start after just one (maybe two ) pump of the throttle pedal (needed to set the auto choke on) , and keep running with the choke on. It shouldnt need revving (not good idea for the first few seconds as oil pressure has not built) .. If you pump the pedal, you fill up the manifold with petrol from the accelerator pump . Too little fuel it wont start, too much it will be flooded. Hot: crank for a bit with your foot held hard down on the pedal until it starts . Release pedal
