I have been having massive amounts of trouble with my Kombi.

It doesn't want to start, is stalling all over the place, and is suffering significant loss of power.

As it's only 8wks before I pick up the new kombi I can't afford to take it to a mechanic, but desperately need to keep it running.

I have no clue what I am doing but am willing to try, so please keep it as simple as possible :o

help?

I am a bit inept so bare with me.
I was having a problem like this after being in my engine bay - luckily I was on a cruise the following day and KruzinKombi put the lead for the choke back on my Rhand carbie (I must have knocked it off).

Worth a look

ok, so if it turns over ok there isnt much wrong with the starter. You say it has trouble starting, and it stalls all the time and has no power.

My guess is that it probably is an ignition problem or a fuel problem.

Firstly check all the obvious things, like that everything is plugged in properly. This has gotten me too many times

The fuel problem is easy to check, can u smell petrol after cranking it over? Pull out the jets and clean them out, blow them out with compressed air.

Crank pull out one of the spark plugs and ground it against the body of the car (not too close to the spark plug hole where there could be fuel vapour) and see if there is a spark at all plugs.

Check your ignition timing, and give it a tuneup before this.

[Edited on 12-2-2003 by Che Castro]

check all areas where it can suck air eg the rubbers on the crossover pipe to the heads the manafole on the heads using a sprayer bottle put some dish washing liquid in and fill with water and while running the engine spray around these places if there is a leak it will suck in in and run better for a second
good luck
greedy

yes u can smell fuel, but this has been a problem ever since a mechanic had installed an electric fuel pump.

do tuneup before?

what's involved?

I don't want to spend money on mech.as it only has 8wks to go

Ignitiontiming?

Is it single or dual carb ?

If single check all the rubbers on the intake for leaks as previously suggested.

If dual carb i dunno :vader

Sounds like you need a fuel pressure regulator fitted to the outlet of the pump

ok....sounds like he's had his last ride

i guess that I can still sit in him and remanse ( I know bad spelling ) at least for a while.

:cry

now the neghibours really will think I'm nuts.

Ahhhhhh
Screw that !!!!!!
I'll just have to find the money.
God damm it how did I become so attached to a car?:o

How could you not.
I tink most of the people here are that way.
I have decided that im never getting rid of JOE, worse case he'll be cubbie house or spare room. He may even one day get a hydrogen engine.
I think many of us can relate to having to do such jobs for the first time...plugs and points, carbi cleaning, tappets, changing clutch cables, puling out motors....its the VW way..
Time to learn to clean carbies by the sound of things. easy..u take it off, pull it apart, put new stuff in or not, carbie cleaner the hell out of it, blow every hole with air and put it back together (fingers crossed)oh there is just checkn the gap on points and timing....

Hey I'll be a grease monkey in no time

now...what is that thingy next to the dohicky called? LOL

thomas the tank engine lives to ride another day!!!!!!