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duncombemu Seriously Crusin Dubber

199 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#84171
My Type 1 1600 is runnig very badly indeed. This is what's happening. It starts and idels, but won't rev without breaking down, spitting, spluttering, farting and coughing. If you put it into gear and try and take off, it stalls. The weird thing is, it'll warm up, but only the 'J' pipe on cylinder 3 is hot and the rest of the exhaust system is cold. Can someone explain what's going on?
Regards,
Mark
Don't ever let anyone tell you, "It can't be done."

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#84181
the 'J' pipe on the intake or the exhaust header? Could be a leaking exhaust pipe or you could be running on not a lot of cylinders...
welcome to the club of non working flat4's!

look for my tech post on a 'coughing and farting engine' theres quite a bit that everyone has contributed to.... hope it helps you!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#84201
sounds like lack of cylinders to me. when it runs on four it goes real good too. i was running on 3 for about 6 months when i got my first dub. amazing what 25% more power does 😀
if you're running on one.... it won't even move the car.:thumb
let sleeping dubs lie

breville Slammed & Awesome Dubber

80 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#84363
check distributor rotor, distributor cap, leads, plugs, lead to plug connection, lead to dist. cap connection etc

To quote a well known dubber "its always electrical"