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Engine & Gearbox / Re: idling issues 2e3 carb
many many thanks for taking your time to respond, i am as of yet still awaiting a chance to take alook, however speaking to you an a mate, slightly more confident the webber doesnt need be to ordered now, hope this tuesday to get to the bottom of it

the vid link was good
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: idling issues 2e3 carb
yh its not cutting out instantly, its dying back ok from throttle release, kinda spits and sputters on idle, an sometimes just can't cope, was alot better a few days ago, then during the last 80 ish miles. Well almost just will not catch the idle at all, an just splutters its self to death more then half the time now, i can hold the idle with a light bit of throttle. but of course this is not achiveable everytime your pulling up.

i'm not sure what to do. Becuase ok, i might not be spotting the cheapest service kit @£100 ish but from experience you can't really just pull them apart with out replacing something, how ever maybe a good start after i clean the oil covered plugs on the front flange "not quite sure thats the fix but needs doing and rocker cover needs addressing aswell" to then if no different pull carb apart even if i find nothing wrong with it, at least i didn't just waste £100 towards the cost of  a webber

But i like the line "A weber is only a 'solution' if the carb is knackered"

The car has not covered a lot of miles in the last 15 years till i brought it, in fact i've possibly done more miles in 10 days then the last owner in 15 years, so no doubt a lot of crap has been pulled threw into the bowl, an reving it is some how over coming the fuel starvation its presenting to be

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Engine & Gearbox / idling issues 2e3 carb
Hey all,

Got a 1.3 jetta recently, i believe its the 2e3 carb hence auto choke an not manual, i've done a lovely 400 mile trip in it, last 80 ish have been a nightmare, the thing would just keep cutting out, started doing it at night with lights on an fan, so noticed on restarts was idling fine when no load on electric system, so i assumed it was a battery or alternator issue at 1st "perhaps still a leccy gremlin". but started doing it in the day with no added power consumption etc

what i would like to know is, has anyone ever had something similar, as previous knowledge was they cut out and dont restart for a short while, an a quick google hints towards this 

given its a peirburg. i always known there as useful as a chocolate teapot in reality an webber is the way forward "personally when i had a 1.6 an a 1.8 carb engine mine had the webber conversion done already, not that i recall a choke nearly 20 years later. but never had any issues, an mot time always see emissions adjusted to pass"

how ever, over last day or so i have read a few posts webbers solve nothing in the long term, how true is this ?

i really want to keep it as a 1.3. its guttless but its so original be a shame to do a conversion really

ok so it be next week before i look at it, but a quick look did see a small bit of oil on 2 sensors on the top flange on the block under the dizzy, but could this lead to my issues ?


any knowledge will be greatfully recieved
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Other Problems / Re: 1991 3dr - water leak under drivers door
Noticing this post the other day. Decided i best do something about mine, as it is the kid next door knocked my door asking if they can fish it. Honestly this last week we had nonstop rain. So i just went to take door card off, bottom half of it was soaked threw, an surprise surprise some dubber been in there an removed the membrane, poor bucket of water on the ouside, just pours striaght in,


honestly why do some people touch things an think its ok to not put it back how they found it
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I.C.E & Electrical / Re: MFA and rev counter Golf mk2 gti 16v
Where you located, as i have a spare ce2 set of clocks, as thats what id check next as it be easy to do etc.

#when you say mfa does'nt work, do you mean does'nt flick threw the options ? or does'nt display

 Rev counter side of things could be a number of reasons, from wiring not connected to coil, to broken wire from coil to clocks, fuse even ?
 
But depending on the mfa issue. if not displaying and rev counter not working, could be your clocks are just failing
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: steering U/J boot
The LHD one arrived today, i compared it with my split one, maybe not the greatest for me to compare with. But its all i got to go on, seemed no different still to me. Fited to bulk head fine with UJ going threw it, until subframe and rack get bolted in place, i dont see why theres going to be an issue looks correct to me so far

But well aware its going to bite still in the rear
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Mk2 Golf Chat / Re: steering U/J boot
Sadly have non power steering version

Have found lhd was so cheap, an no one anywhere responding. Ordered it, in hope it fits somewhat ok.

Found plenty of second hand ones that are rock hard but not cracked just yet. But they want silly money.

May just have to wait until heritage restock them
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Mk2 Golf Chat / steering U/J boot
Heys peeps,

my U/J boot is very bad needs replacing, i cant find any, anywhere. so does anyone here have the solution fot that,

or another model that will fit just as good ?

or has anyone fitted the LHD version, im tempted to get it anyway, i see no difference " but that could be due to stock pictures" i understand the postion is different so maybe the lower half is angled different,

Any info is greatfully recieved