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Offline lordbigsack

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car stalling - garages in york
« on: 15 November 2010, 22:19 »
Hi,  my8v keeps stalling since i changed the head gasket.   It runs well while driving around and idles at the correct speed (i think - <1k ish) but between gearchanges the revs drop down to about 500 before either coming back to idle or stalling (wife says never getting in car again).  Does anyone know what might be calling this or can you recommend someone in york/selby that could take a look?  I have had a few bad experiences with garages in york and would much prefer to spend my money on someone who knows what they are doing.


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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #1 on: 15 November 2010, 23:12 »
Take it you have checked the isv?
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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #2 on: 15 November 2010, 23:17 »
did you alter the dizzy timing that could cause it had a similar experience myself. also check all your vac hoses are ok/attached
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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #3 on: 16 November 2010, 13:25 »
http://www.holmescarservicing.co.uk/

Top bloke - used to get him to do loads of work on various Golfs / Jettas before I started doing it myself. Still use him for MOTs though.
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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #4 on: 16 November 2010, 21:14 »
Did you plug the small plug on the throttle body back in?
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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #5 on: 17 November 2010, 01:14 »
Quote from: Mr Ed on 16 November 2010, 13:25
http://www.holmescarservicing.co.uk/

Top bloke - used to get him to do loads of work on various Golfs / Jettas before I started doing it myself. Still use him for MOTs though.

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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #6 on: 17 November 2010, 21:32 »
Try Colin Hicks in York centre - VW specialist - my lads who live in York swear by them - both have Mk 3s but that's not their fault.
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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #7 on: 30 November 2010, 09:52 »
cheers for replies, been ill  :sick: for a couple of weeks but will check out the throttle body plug.  How do I check the ISV? 

Timing could be off - my mate who helped seemed alot more enthusiastic than knowledgable, but by the time I had made the tea most bits had been pulled off the engine :(

Roger Holmes is just down the road from my work so I think i'll nurse it down there.


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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #8 on: 01 December 2010, 15:52 »
Colin Hick hasa just pronnounced the ISV dead :( gsf want about £200 better get on the bay.....
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Re: car stalling - garages in york
« Reply #9 on: 01 December 2010, 21:49 »
Always a few on there - I managed to bag a nearly new one for about 50 - if you don't mind waiting - which in your case you can't :smiley:
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