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Mar 22, 2012 21:48:27 GMT
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My car is being an idiot. i am actually probably the idiot. Driving the car the other day and as i was slowing down it cut out, kinda weird and uncharacteristic but turn it over and all is well, off i go again. Same thing happens again a few days later but takes a few more turns before she fires up again. 1 week later it happens again but it turns over but no fire up. ring my brother to say i have blown up. I try it when he arrives with a tow rope and it works again so i drive home quickly. then it happened a few days ago so i sit there for a bit and keep turning it over but nothing and then the battery runs flat. good news is i am with my girlfriend so i make her push the car home, thats obviously a joke, i had to push both of the sluts home. Been sat on the drive for a few days so i get the battery charged, take the air filter off have a look in the carb and fuel still gets injected in there, the plugs look ok and there is still fuel in the filter. so i attach the battery and it starts fine first go. i don't dare go drive cause i know whats gonna happen. its a mk2 polo 1.3 with a auto choke. some one please give me answers and you will be rewarded with kind words. cheers.
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Davenger
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my car is being a slutDavenger
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Mar 22, 2012 21:56:30 GMT
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Is the air filter blocking up?
Sounds like it's struggling to breathe.
Had the same trouble with my avenger when I got it
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Mar 22, 2012 22:02:53 GMT
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Might not be this but if the breather on back of the block gets blocked it then works allowes oil into the air filter housing. Doesn't mean the engine is knackered - just needs a new breather (not cleanable).
Paul H
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Mar 22, 2012 22:08:42 GMT
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i had a scirroco that did that,something to do with a wax thing on the carb? possibly the same thing?
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Mar 22, 2012 23:37:34 GMT
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sounds a bit like my mk2 polo, mines a late 1L model though. on mine its the needle valve in the float chamber thats partially blocked. don't be fooled by a filter thats full of fuel, it just shows that the fuel pump is working. when I removed the carb and turned it upside down, there were only a few ml of fuel that came out of the vent hole, so jI need to strip and clean it again. another indication of fuel starvation is when you can crank it over without it firing up is to spray carb cleaner into the carb choke then try and start it. if it fires up and the dies you havnt got any fuel. you'll have a different carb on your car though. I'm using a weber 32 tla
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cheers for all the comments, will have another look. i have a feeling it might be flooding, it explains why if left for a while it works again. The original pieburg carbs are renowned for being rubbish, also been told the auto choke can and has given people problems. Again, cheers for the help
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taurus
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I was reading through this and thinking it sounds like the auto-choke is sticking open. I used to drive a Transit in the early 80's and it was a devil for doing just as you say. Drives OK but won't idle, or is very lumpy, starts fine cold (of course), but won't fire when hot - or at least it takes a bootful of throttle to make it fire.
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Mar 23, 2012 15:46:36 GMT
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carb blockage, run cleaner through , and change fuel filter,.
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zomerzet
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Mar 25, 2012 20:46:43 GMT
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Probably not you issue but I had a Mk2 1.1 Polo which used to cut out when I was pulling to a stop, unless I blipped the throttle. Turned out to be a dead condenser on the dizzy. £2 fix  |
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Mar 26, 2012 17:48:00 GMT
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It sounds a lot like 'carb icing', mk2's at known to suffer from it. Hows the warm air intake from the exhaust manifold?
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itom
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Had the same on my mini. just strip the carb, blast it with carb cleaner and replace the filter - job done!
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my car is being a slutscimjim
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Not sure if you have a coil or coil-pack but the symptoms are classic coil failure - cuts out when hot, steadily gets worse, cutting out earlier and earlier?
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