timing problem ?

[Si]

When i said 'Lesser Model' i wasnt being rude!!!!  :embarassed: just meant lesser than GTI!
Mines a 1.6 Driver aswell...

[pinkcrush]

si its cool,  just i didn't know if i would get help with a lesser pain in the rear car

right, wiggling the car didn't really help, but holding it slightly up when turning it off did seam too, it didn't run on at all

but wasn't hot so il keep trying it

few questions

is the idle stabilisation valve the idle regulating valve or 2 diffrent things ?
i can find the regulating valve in the book but...

would it make any diffrence if it was a german built golf ?

vacuum booster doesn't seam to be leaking

all pipes and wires checked, and all look ok, but iam going to get my brother to look at all you have said, because to be honest its abit to much for me to do

what i would like to know, is i have the old carb, it didn't cut out when this was on but its got slightly wet and is in bits, but i can see who it goes together, would it be ok to rebuild it, because its got wet ?
can i clean it or anything ?

many thanks

ann

[pinkcrush]

i knew i forgot to mention something

it sounds like a tank, and rattles like a tank on 1st cold start up, i don't move the car un till it more normal tho , well as normal as it gets

any thoughts on re building the old cam tho ?

many thanks

ann

[rubjonny]

Id say most likly cause is the coolant channel o'ring in the inlet manifold thats gone and is preventing coolant flow round the carb, which is a shame since you've already had the carb off once 

Check my 2e2 FAQ:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=18871.0

Also have a close look at all the vacuum pipes for splits

[pinkcrush]

thanks

il add that to my list

and thanks for the link, explains alittle better then hayne

many thanks

ann

[pinkcrush]

i could scream or die  :embarassed:

its doing something else now

ok its warmed up, idle still high, but sorta got used to it

but now

i stopped at lights, went to pull away and nothing, engine threating to cut out, high idle gone, well bearly idleing, and petrol fumes, i mean the whole car reaked of petrol.

ok so after dieing of shame as i blocked the road, i turned it off, as this helped before, but not this time, went through all the gears, and there was no differences in idle speed, normally it is mega mega fast in park, but they where all the same.

then it just sorta sorts it self out and runs fine fast idle comes back.

its doing my bloody head in

ok bit of a rant but every one breaks down at some point in the driving life, so why the hell do people abuse you if you do  , and even worse why the hell throw in sexist comments, day to day i could whoop there arses 

ok rant over 

but is this still because of the o'ring ?

[Si]

Calm down calm down!! 
Mines exactly the same. I know what your going through, ive been very close to finding a layby and torching the fecking thing a few times!! 
Could be o-ring, or Auto-choke.
Out of interest, what does your temp gauge read when driving?

[rubjonny]

Yup it sounds like an o'ring problem, the cack performance & stinking of petrol is probably due to the autochoke still being on when the engine gets warm, mine used to do the same
Could also be a vacuum leak making the problem worse, I had fun one day when the vacuum pipe to the pull down unit disconnected itself, it would stall whenever I dipped the clutch to change gear then jump start itself when I lifted the pedal again 

[pinkcrush]

iam perfectly calm now 


ok temp never gets past half way, ok i don't go any where far in it, but in traffic it doesn't run too hot. but today half between cold and halfway.

and si i have had that thought more then once 

right so if i replaced

autochoke (can this be replaced solo or whole new carb)
o'ring
vacuum

it will be a normal car again ?

[Si]

Change o-ring first. You see, the Autochoke is controlled by water temp, if the o-ring has perrished then water in the coolant channel may not pass easily, so the Autochoke thinks the water is cold so wont turn choke off. (so car will use more fuel, smell of fuel, and overfuel).
You see?! 
check this out!...
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=18871.0

Thank rubjonny for this!
Cheers chap!