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| posted on May 4th, 2014 at 04:59 PM |
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Need engine help
Hi I bought a kombi that has been sitting for 6 years put new oil, petrol and battery and she's not starting.
It turns over but not every time I turn the key and when she does turn over it seems to be turning slowly.
I've tried tapping the starter solenoid.
Another thing is while it is turning over it stops it self every so often.
Any other suggestions?
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| posted on May 4th, 2014 at 06:10 PM |
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Sound like you might have the timing out or maybe the firring order does it give a bit of a back fire through the carbs
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| posted on May 4th, 2014 at 06:41 PM |
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Starter could be polling, the bush in the gear box could be worn, simple replacement if required, check all the battery leads to the started and make
sure they are free from corrosion and everything is tight first, also the power to the solenoid could low, try jumping a wire direct from the battery
instead of using the key.
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| posted on May 4th, 2014 at 08:25 PM |
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No back fire just very slow winding over.
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| posted on May 5th, 2014 at 10:32 AM |
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So if you were to disconnect the coil, and try turning it makes no difference to performance / ability to turn over?
Earth strap still mounted from transmission to chassis?
Sounds like something is gobbling up all the current to the starter. What voltage the battery reading? (Might be a dodgey new battery or perhaps it
drained through a leak in the circuit).
Have you tried jump starting it with another car?
Engine turns freely by hand? This might not be the case with sitting for so long.
If its been sitting for 6 years, it might have gunk / wasp nests in the combustion chambers, as well as corrosion galour from humidity, or you have
dry rings. Open each spark plug, put in a cap full of oil, turn over by hand a few times. Then with 'start your bastard' starter fluid, squirt a gob
full down the starter motor and see if it comes to life then.
IF there is rubbish there, naturally you'd wnat to confirm before turning over so as to not score the bores but you've already given it a go turning
it over so you may as well run with it 
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| posted on May 5th, 2014 at 11:03 AM |
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Not a dodgy battery as I used it to start another vw yesterday.
Yep turns over easily by hand so not an issue there.
Will check the earth strap now
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| posted on May 5th, 2014 at 11:12 AM |
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and turn over with coil 12v + disconnected. see if it makes a difference.
Although it might not be backfiring, it might be firing too advanced where the piston hasn't reached TDC, so the fire (that you won't here)works
against the motor.
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| posted on May 5th, 2014 at 12:17 PM |
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Has the earth strap off the transmission. Was a wester car so everything is covered in red dust.
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| posted on May 5th, 2014 at 02:40 PM |
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So decided to remove starter motor and get it tested, a mechanic said his pretty sure this will be the cause to the problem so I'll start with
that.
Got told that because it's an automatic it should have a larger starter motor can anyone tell if this is the normal manual one or if it is the
automatic starter motor?
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