ok i need some help here. scarlett when cold goes like a scolded cat shot in the arse with a pelet gun, but as she gets warm she starts to develop a stutter. what could this be? i need to get it sorted b4 friday.
also she wont start while hot. i need to let it sit a while....

need help guys tell me waht to look for.
thanks
2G.

please someone must have some suggestions. i wont be able to sleep if i cant have an idea of what to look for tomorrow.

OK - here is a suggestion

Choke / air leak

When cold the butterfly is "masking" a leak or is just not coming off properly.

Check first to see if it is fully opening after a while.

butterflys i think are stuck open. they are open when cold. dont think they would close when hot???? would they? :duh
thanks.

Butterfly/choke should be closed when cold and opens as the elctric element heats up.

When you first pull the throttle cable the butterfly should go closed.
If it is staying open when cold and the car runs GREAT then this is your problem.
Coz when the car warms up it will want more air

can these things be rigged to not work, so therefor jsut stay open, as they were not wired up. i got told that people do this.....

Yes - this is a recomendation of John Muir.

Have a good read of Aussiebug's site here

http://www.geocities.com/vwresource/automatic_choke.html 

What seems wrong is that fact you are saying it runs great cold. If the car ran like a pig till it warmed up then i would say that is normal.

Sounds like you are running terribly rich - which is like a choke when cold but running like a pig when hot??

Does this sound like your problem??

Can you swap carbs and see how it goes??

sounds like my old type 3 it was running way too rich and when cold had heaps of fuel to run but when it warmed up flooded it
cheers
rhys

no i dont have carbs to swap. they are now on dearly departed neville..

wondered about rich or not. would flooding cause this? as it seems that scarlett is starving for fuel!

got told maybe condensor leads or coil???

I had the same symptoms, ended up being the coli it was fine until it got hot then it would splutter changed the coil and runs peerrrfect.
Hey 2G give us your details if you still want the popout glass youi will never get it this way. Im going skiing not valla and cannot find someone close to bring it. Mitchell

hmmm 6v coils. that shouldnt be hard now should it???

did you end up getting the buggy running? im not sure if dad would have one two guns but it couldnt hurt to give him a call

havent even looked at it yet. to much happening witht he others. jsut gota get a 6v coil b4 thursday. will try your old man. otherwise im expressposting form some where.

have fun ill see you up there on sunday

i may have one dude or try midcoast volkswerks dont have the number here but look it up he should have one!
or there is people in sydney!
just get her running and when she starts to play up feel how hot the coils is if its to hot to touch theen thats bad but if not then turn to carby troubles!!
cheers
rhys