Cant get my bug to start again

Bugboy · Post by **Bugboy** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:50 am

Hey guys

I have problem restarting my bug after she's just been switched off. I had a bit of overflow or flooding in the carb 1st which was caused by a faulty Needle & seed (which I replaced as well as some other things on the carb) Now when she starts it idles a bit then say after 5minutes ,revs drop and she dies out. This is when I restart and all she does is swing and swing without any ignition.

What do you guys make of that? Its making me crazy alreay cos I miss driving my bug stuck diving a fuelguzzling beemer....Not Cool!!!!!!

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:42 pm

Is the idle jet blocked? On my carb it is on the right hand side. I found that because the car stood unused for a long time, this gooey rubbish gets stuck in it. Just cleaning that jet, got my bug idling.

Bugboy · Post by **Bugboy** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:46 pm

Well when I took my carb apart there was some goo in both jets. So I cleaned all the fuel passages along with the jets with Carb Cleaner. So everything was clean when I reassembled. Could I have missed something?

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:55 pm

Don't think so, If the carb has dirty jets it will at very least splutter and run rough. If it does not run at all it must be lack of spark. Check if your points did not close, sometimes it is not screwed down properly. I had points that broke on the outer spring, shorting directly onto the distributor's insides. =no spark. If the timing is way out it won't go either. Hope this helps

Bugboy · Post by **Bugboy** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:04 pm

Okay will check points.Think I will change rotor ,cap ,plug leads and sparkplugs while im at it.

Post by **calooker** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:06 pm

Sounds like an electrical problem, check to see if your coil is getting too hot it could be the cause of your problem similar thing happens when the condenser is on the way out. I say it again, a service is not expensive and can sort out many gremlins, when last was you ride serviced????

Bugboy · Post by **Bugboy** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:33 pm

Well did a self service about 2months ago. Oil, fuel & air filter,new plugs ,points and condenser. Didnt change dizzy cap ,rotor and leads though. The coil runs hot but touchable just after a short drive. After long periods she does get very hot almost not touchable. Is there a test I could do to check if that is the problem?

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:09 pm

The coil does not give much warning before it greets you. Do you have another VW nearby to quickly swap the coil and check. Mine gave up the ghost on a run with Phenomenal Bugz VW Club.

There was spark, just it was very very poor quality and the coils was very hot that day!

Post by **calooker** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:28 pm

When the coil gets to a point where you no longer can touch it, then the spark is getting weaker as the coil gets hotter, in extreme cases it will blow up, this happened to me before, it sounded like a bomb going off and then had smelly oil all over my motor, replace the coil.

Bugboy · Post by **Bugboy** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:18 pm

Okay thanks will check on that and change my coil.

Bugboy · Post by **Bugboy** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:29 pm

One last question? What make of coil should I get? Is a Bosch Blue Coil okay?

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:38 pm

I upgraded mine...

I had a blue one - and then I sprayed it black.

N.

Bugboy · Post by **Bugboy** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:59 pm

hahahahaha!!!!

hitlers revenge · Post by **hitlers revenge** » Fri May 26, 2006 9:09 pm

Hey, this sounds like the blind leading the blind. Bugboy had a problem with his carb and now he must check the coil, plugs and points?????????????? Bugboy, before you do anything else it seems that you keep running out of juice. If you messed with the carb, is your float not stuck.?????????????

Post by **Tony Z** » Sat May 27, 2006 1:02 pm

I once heard a few words of wisdom that has saved me many hours of hunting for a problem...

"If you think its your carb, its not!"
Forget the carb, it gets filtered fuel thru it, fuel is also used as a cleaner....
Check the entire ignition syste, replace all the parts if you are not sure, plugs, points, condensor, rotor, cap, leads, get a spare "tester" coil.... then only when you are 100% sure its not the ignition, check the fuel system.
Filters, pull a pipe, is there good fuel flow (into a bottle) (checks if tank is blocked), check tank breather, check fuel pump....

then check the carb

I had a guy send in his carb for a R300 overhaul and clean... didnt help. I pulled his sparkplugs out and they were all old - it wasnt the carb!!!!