Gti 16V wont turn

[Nino]

OK heres a decent update for a change, We tested the Starter, seemed ok, so got it back on the car, put a new batt on (again), removed all the plugs and tryed the turn, Hey presto, she turned this time! so we got the plugs back in and after a few trys for the 1st time in almost a year and 6 months we hered the Roar for the first time

However this has now brought us to our next problem, shes running VERY lumpy and struggling to tick over, any advise?

[bodga]

When mine was like that, i cleaned the ISV and the 3 temp sender connections screwed into right side of the  head infront and below the dizzy.

[Nino]

Brilliant when my cuz gets home from work, we will try that.

He has also asked me to ask you lovely people, is there a way to LOCK the flywheel in place at all? because he said when he tensioned the belt the flywheel comes a few degrees out.

[Simeon]

Which belt are you tensioning?

[Nino]

Which belt are you tensioning?

Timing belt, We have got it running, but its splittering on idle, and revs creep up and down sometimes when cold. Im thinking it now needs a tuneup.
Also what would cause an insane strong petrol smell to the point where the fumes where making our eyes water badly.

[Diamond Hell]

The stupid flappy plate thing in the stupid shaped bowl thing will have been knocked, which means the mixture's miles out.

You'll need to take it to some old fart to get it tuned in properly.

Then the temperature will change, or someone will look at it funny and it'll go out of tune.

[Simeon]

Shouldn't need to lock the flywheel to tension the belt, are you using the proper tool to tension it? Only thing that'll happen is the cam pulley will move slightly. Have you double checked the timing and are you using the flywheel tdc mark?

[Nino]

Shouldn't need to lock the flywheel to tension the belt, are you using the proper tool to tension it? Only thing that'll happen is the cam pulley will move slightly. Have you double checked the timing and are you using the flywheel tdc mark?

TBH i don't know why he wanted to know about that as in my op the car is timed fine, because if it wasn't surely there would be some knocking or some damage would of happened when we test drove it, I personally think it does just need a good tune up, i gotta say thou after not being able to start it for over a year then to drive it up the street was just pure amazing the feeling can't even be explained, all i know now is, i got the bug and I miss my golf lol

[golfmk4owner]

The stupid flappy plate thing in the stupid shaped bowl thing will have been knocked, which means the mixture's miles out.

You'll need to take it to some old fart to get it tuned in properly.

Then the temperature will change, or someone will look at it funny and it'll go out of tune.

LOL. I can smell the frustration.

Yes i used tdc flywheel AND cam marks, no i didnt use the proper tool. Please dont tell me i need to? cos to do that i gotta get at the tensioner again, which means taking the STUPID vbelt pulleys off to get the STUPID bottom cam cover off and then struggle to get the STUPID vbelt pulleys back on because the bolts never line up properly.
What i mean is i had cams AND flywheel at TDC but everytime i gently put the cambelt on it slightly pulled the flywheel out a tiny bit. Its like it wants to sit a tiny bit out

[Simeon]

As long as you're not moving it a tooth out then it'll be fine, timing marks aren't always perfect - if the head has been skimmed in the past for example.