Engine runs misfires and stalls intermittently.

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  1. Mk2 driver 1800 New Member

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    Hi everyone went out for a drive in my golf lastnight and it was running well but after a few miles it started misfiring and the engine would die on acceleration managed to limp it back to my mates with the choke out to have a look at it and we couldn't find anything obvious so I took it for a spin and it was ok for a few seconds but then started playing up again I got out and revved the carb up by hand but it just backfired through the carb so parked it up for a bit and spent a few hours sulking then drove it home and it ran spot on all the way back?
     
  2. Mk2 driver 1800 New Member

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    Anyone got any ideas my mk2 is my daily so need to get to the bottom of it as soon as I can.
     
  3. Tristan

    Tristan Paid Member Paid Member

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    Blockage in the fuel line? Choked In tank filter?
    Weak fuel pump?

    Spitting back through the carb is a sign of an engine running lean.
     
  4. rubjonny

    rubjonny Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    sounds like carb icing to me, as it cleared up when you left it for a bit. make sure the factory airbox is used, the warm air feed pipe and manifold shroud are ok, and the flap in the airbox opens when the engine is running
     
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  5. Mk2 driver 1800 New Member

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    Thanks for the replies turns out I've cracked the carb rubber flange I pushed the carb to one side to try and get a spanner which was a bit to thick to fit onto the 10mm bolt and ended up breaking the mount which is less than a year old what a dick :/ hopefully be a cheap fix tho
     
  6. Simon Peter Dodgson Forum Member

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    Hot air in carb is good
     
  7. Simon Peter Dodgson Forum Member

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    Had a polo 1.3 sport. Was attended by police on motorway m6 UK. In snow
    Clue
    And my audi 80 too
     
  8. Mk2 driver 1800 New Member

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    Bet that was scary ran out of petrol in a fiat seicento on a motorway once and had to walk to garage refilling it was genuinely one of scariest moments of my life.
     

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