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Offline homer

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truble starting
« on: 18 December 2005, 20:48 »
i have truble starting my car in the cold its a mk2 driver can any one help plz it runs ok when ive driven it .
and after leaving it for most of the day it starts fine .

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Re: truble starting
« Reply #1 on: 19 December 2005, 14:27 »
this car has no return fuel line on it either if this helps anyone with the problem???
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #2 on: 20 December 2005, 17:31 »
Have you read through my Pierburg 2e2 FAQ? ;)
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #3 on: 21 December 2005, 06:37 »
rub its my old car, it has a webber carb on it, also a 1.8 head gti cam and exhaust system
it cranks over but its as if its not getting fuel or a spark then all of a sudden it fires and the revs rise real slow, oh its also got manual choke too
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #4 on: 21 December 2005, 08:06 »
does it have the fuel reservoir on the front of the engine?  I'm guessing not as there is no fuel return?
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #5 on: 21 December 2005, 21:07 »
no rub, im thinkin maybe we should put on on it, am i right in thinking fuel reains in there when u switch the car off??
as it stands he has two in line fuel filters and thats it??
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #6 on: 21 December 2005, 21:21 »
its there to seperate fuel vapor I think, so would prob run better with it on there :)
Sure it isn't safe without a return line as well!
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #7 on: 21 December 2005, 21:38 »
mine was done by a mechanic who said he always did it on golfs??
its weird this car it turns over wont start then fires up out of the blue
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #8 on: 21 December 2005, 21:48 »
Hmm I'm not sure why you would need to, except perhaps it might up the fuel pressure slightly.  I guess it could 'cure' a worn fuel pump...
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Re: truble starting
« Reply #9 on: 21 December 2005, 21:53 »
fue; pump is run off the crank?? plus ive replaced that one too
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