Any mechanically minded people?

[Chris-White]

still running a piersh!t carb?

[Horney]

£50 sounds good.

For a tune up they should be checking the timing against factory spec which is adjusting when the spark plugs fire. Too early or too late cause rough running and idle problems or in the extreme melted engine components. He should be doing this with a timing strobe gun and following the way VW recomend you do it (Not sure if these carb engines have any quirks when timing them.) He should then sick a tester up your exhuast and measure the co2 output and adjust the ratio of fuel to air on the carb so that the engine is getting the optimum mixture.

For a service they should do what I listed in one of the posts above.

Nick

[TheRaven]

Yea that sounds like it, his actuall words were *weve washed the jets through*

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[Chris-White]

Yea that sounds like it, his actuall words were *weve washed the jets through*

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That'll be carb jets then i would have thought?

[Horney]

That sounds more like they cleaned the carb jets out.

Edit: Damn you chris and your lightening reply skills!

Nick

[TheRaven]

Right OK, now I will get this guy to come and service it, put some redex in it.

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still running a piersh!t carb?

By the way I have no idea what carb it is, although it is the original? Does that mean anything to you?

I know the polos, golf and jettas of that era had sh!tty outsourced carbs made and fitted.

But the guy at the garage said the carb is fine?

[daniel-1986]

i had a problem similar with my 1.3, check the auto choke fuse (no.17), its the one place no-one ever checks first always looking for the big problems first

[TheRaven]

i had a problem similar with my 1.3, check the auto choke fuse (no.17), its the one place no-one ever checks first always looking for the big problems first

Ok, so where is this and how do I do it?

[Jay]

Putting Redex in is easy peasy as putting fuel in   Next time you FILL your tank put in the recommended amount of Redex in, which is usually 1/2 bottle to a FULL tank if it's the 250ml bottle.

Also try running Tesco 99 ron through, when I use that it makes my car so nice and steady and does not feel 'jumpy' when crawling at 1mph

You probably still have the Pierburg car fitted, they are apparently really bad   People replace them with the weber carbs

[Agreeable Slick]

Don't double post. ta

Edit: Sorry for the delay, some of us have to work for a living