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Engine & Gearbox / 1985 Golf MK2 GTI - won't start
I'm a member of the VW Audi Forum, as I have an Audi A4 and a VW T3 Camper, but I've joined here to look for some help for my nephew in England, who inherited a Golf previously owned by my sister.
The car is a very nice, red, 1985 MK2 Golf GTI, which, some time ago, intermittently failed to start. It was left with local mechanics for several days, but they were unable to find the problem, and returned it still running.
Shortly after this, it completely refused to start, and since then was left unused, parked in his garage for several months. A couple of attempts were made to start it, and it was found to start, but not continue running, if Easy Start or similar was sprayed into the inlet. There is apparently no fuel present in the inlet during cranking, which suggests that the injection system is at fault.
He knows very little about servicing cars, and wants to sell this one. He tells me it has always been regularly maintained and is in very good condition cosmetically. He knows the model is sought after, and potentially valuable, and will be more so if it is running.
I understand that this model has Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection, but I don't know enough about this system to offer any help at this distance. I am familiar with the later Bosch electronic systems used on my Transporter, but this knowledge is no use for continuous injection with mechanically control.
Can anyone please recommend someone in the Hampton/Kingston area who is familiar with the injection system on this car, and would be able to diagnose and fix the problem, either where it is or after recovering it to their premises?
He's not looking for someone to rebuild the car, just to diagnose and properly fix the starting problem so he can honestly sell it as fit for the road.