nightmare...

[mumbles]

so my mk3 let me down big style last night...

chucking down with rain, pull up to let somone out of a space and the revs stick at 2000... I think to myself "thats odd" I rev it to see if it goes back down right and it sticks higher and takes a few seconds to come back down and again sticks at 2000rpm. person in front has pulled out so go to move off and car shudders, revs die and car dies... "sh*t!!" wont start, battery is fine (brand new yesterday) starter is turning over enginge but nothing happens.

Figure its probably dizzy. Anyone had this problem before?

it needs a new PAS belt which also drives the alternator so I know battery isn't charging properly while I'm driving and I figure that might be why the revs stuck high (the engine management trying to keep charge going to battery)...?? Is this a correct assumption?

could try cleaning throttle body... would that help?

thanks in advance for any help

[Khare]

full service followed by throttle body cleaning will help.

[mumbles]

its booked in for service on the 13th... booked it last week and its the soonest they could do it.

cheers anyway khare.

Any other ideas??

[gazpowells]

Good service will always help 
Check all the vacum pipes going 2 the manifold mate and
Give the TB a good clean 

[mumbles]

cheers guys. you not think its the dizzy then??

will have to somehow get the car back to mine before I can do the TB.. or anything else for that matter. Not goin to be today as the heavens have opened and the winds up to 50mph gusting to 70!

[mumbles]

dad drove me around to the car just now and took off the distributer cap to find the centre connection totally black and covered in dust. tried to clean it up but as we did the connection went back up into the cap (spring broken or worn away completely) Ordered a new cap, should be here by saturday. rotor arm cleaned up ok so not goin to get another one right now.

hopefully that will get the car goin till I can get the service on wednesday. 

thanks again for the help 

[tobybrennan]

give the throttle body a good clean, if you dont know where it is, tell me and i'll show you in a picture

[mumbles]

ye, will do mate. got to wait till i get her home first tho 

cheers, but I've already searched and found all the threads about cleanin it on here and had a look on the car when I was checking the dizzy earlier, should be straight forward enough to clean it up.

[boneybradley]

I will add the pas belt is seperate to the alty belt!! but for around £10 the pair sort them both!

[mumbles]

I will add the pas belt is seperate to the alty belt!! but for around £10 the pair sort them both!

I believe BB but you sure?? there's two belts. one fat, one thin. I've got a replacement fatty. should I replace the other one too??

cheers