1.9 petrol engine prob (im a thicky please help)

[billymaya]

hi there just brought a 1.9 petrol engine t25 panel van, brought it on ebay drove it back from torquay to winkleigh approx 50 miles no problems at all, however since jumping in this morning and going for a drive theres a problem, the engine starts fine and tick over with out any problems at all, however when i put it in gear and accelerate the engine faulters some times stalls and doesnt accelerate as it should i dont have a clue as to whats wrong with it as im no vw expert,it almost feels like the engines chocked up or blocked or something,when i take my foot off the accelerator and stop its fine and goes back to tick over,anyone got any ideas? id be thankful for any help and suggestions, thanks in advance all the best paul aka billymaya

[Mocki]

sounds like petrol starvation, check the fuel filter( under the drivers sill, nr the tank) or maybe choke stickiness

[stuckin88]

--obviously check yer rubber fuel lines are ok-you should replace these on newly aquired van, anyway 'cos if they are perished & leak in the engine bay you will have a fire--change the small fuel filter just behind the fuel tank outlet--but realisticaly to solve the problem--& I'm guessing its a fuel problem-you will need to remove the top of the carb & clean out float bowl--but also check your advance/retard pipe is in place on the distributor & is working--

[billymaya]

well ive only owned it for 2 days and havent had a chance to tinker with the engine ie oil, water and such ive been told that its most important to keep the coolant level correct as this stops the gaskets corroding? is that right? the engine def feels like its struggling one minute and then all of a sudden it shoots off kangarooing down the road lol ,ill try and follow all of your tips and suggestions thank you altho i think i might need a haynes manual to try and find all this stuff lol (can you tell im a novice?) thanks once again

[Hacksawbob]

have you had a chance to look at the wiki yet? https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Main_Page there is a new owners section near the top. Re coolant, it is the concentration and type that are just as important as level. G12+ is the stuff to get from VW or GSF carparts,http://www.gsfcarparts.com/

[billymaya]

ahh right no i havent looked in there yet ive seen some posts on here saying sumert about becoming a full fledged member to gain access to all bits on club80-90 but im not sure how? theres a chap who runs a garage just down the road who has one of them thingy ma jigs to measure the right level of coolant in vw so i might get him to check it for me,tiz a good tip mind,we have a vw specialist over in south molten who i might take it to to have it checked over (service and stuff) ive been given a quote on the panel replacements on drivers side bottom panel the panel behind the sliding door and a small patch on the drivers door ive been quoted £600 ish, does that sound resonable? sorry bout all the questions but im a total novice lol

[stuckin88]

--If your gonna keep the van & dont know when the coolant was last changed-I suggest you change it--best to use the pink 5 yr stuff--

[billymaya]

pink five year stuff righty o, im not sure what the chap who originaly had it did to her service wise so i think that might be a good idea to change the whole lot,im planning on having a good investigate over the engine right now wheres that haynes manual ????? lol

[billymaya]

well a bit of a update on the ole t25 engine ive filled it up with fresh oil and water, taken for a test drive but its still struggleing in lower gears,tiz fine when im in fourth but the slowly i go the more then engine faulters and quite often stalls when pulling off??? i think a trip to south molten is needed

[R0B]

read my how to become a member thread.at the top of the general forum page....

to gain access to all bits on club80-90 but im not sure how?

[billymaya]

ok kewl thanks ive click on the afore mentioned and have gone thru the process