I'm sure there's some good VW knowledge around here

My bosses' daughter's VW Scirroco 1.8 carb with auto choke keeps stalling once it's warmed up. It will idle OK, but cuts out when you apply anybthrottle.

I seem to remember that the auto choke can cause problems on these engines - any ideas?

I also seem to remember that the auto choke operates via a wax-stat, whch is the part that fails - any ideas?

If I can offer some useful advice I get extra credit at work - which is good

Thanks

Nick

Even if i knew it,i would not tell my boss
He could keep his credit by all means

On the other hand....being in civil service he cannot sack me even if he wanted to so it's easy to say so for me.

[Edited on 9/2/05 by Cita]

Depending on the age / condition of car it may be worth fitting a Weber conversion carb, have fitted loads of them on V.Ws over the years , every single one has been a massive improvement over the original in terms of fuel consumption , drivability , running and performance. Also converts to manual choke. Carb specialists don't generally like pierburgs as they are so tempermental.

There is a little T piece in the fuel line, next to the carb, the big tubes are for the supply from, and return to the tank. The little one is the supply to the carb. The plastic gets a bit degraded with age and can cause fuel starvation - they cost about £2 and a 5 min job - worth a try