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Fuel Starvation Issue - 1302
yortle - March 20th, 2011 at 09:05 PM

Symptoms:
I can drive the car for 20mins to 1/2 hour then if I have to stop & start i.e. traffic lights the car will stall. The motor turns over fine but doesn't fire. If I have a little bit of fuel & feed it to the carb the car starts fine and away I go again. What could be the cause?

Cheers
Troy


Bizarre - March 20th, 2011 at 09:08 PM

My guess is some how the fuel is leaving the bowl

I would start with changing the pump
A cheap and easy check that wont break the bank


barls - March 20th, 2011 at 09:16 PM

could also be vapour lock, i use to get this in the other bug i had.
here one if you open the main just plug on the fuel bowl do you get fuel or is it dry?


beetleboyjeff - March 20th, 2011 at 11:13 PM

I reckon fuel pump - I had a similar problem, and that's what it was.


1303Steve - March 21st, 2011 at 09:01 AM

Hi

Check to see if there any inline filters and on a 1302 there is also cleanable filter screen in the tank, have look underneath car for allen key plug.

Steve


yortle - March 22nd, 2011 at 11:35 AM

New fuel pump seems to have solved the problem.
Cheers
Troy