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Won\'t idle, sometimes

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Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#180545
Righto, got a 1600 single port in the kombi, stock as the proverbial rock.

Kick it in the guts & away it goes, but once it warms up, it may or may not idle.
Bastard picks its moments, stop in the driveway, it will idle, stop at a set of lights it wont.

Touch the throttle & it will rev, but turning up the idle does nothing.

I cleaned out the carby & changed the fuel filter. No difference.

The bloody thing runs like a bird, it just wont idle.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

jnr356 Wolfsburg Wizard

603 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#180548
blocked idle jet?
valve clearances too tight?

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#180559
its not icing is it?
Jon

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#181872
it's not simply the idle shut-off solenoid playing up is it?
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Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#181873
or maybe a lose wire to the solenoid

splitbusaustralia Wolfsburg Wizard

487 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#181938
If it stops on deceleration (like coming up to a set of lights)
but will then start and idle its the idle circuit....clean (blow thru
might do) and adjust?

RobK

VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#181970
check the idle jet. It may become blocked with crap from your tank crappy fuel etc) or fuel line deteriation.