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1.3 1990 MK2

Hey Guys!

Wondering if anyone can help or point me in the right direction, I have a 1990 MK2 golf 1.3 that has been sat for 10 years, managed to get it started after doing a service on it, every time I get it started and give it some acceleration it bogs down and cuts out, ive been told it would be easier just to replace it with a Weber card instead as it will have less issues, any ideas what one I need exactly, if anyone can help it would be appreciated 

Re: 1.3 1990 MK2

Reply #1 –
Hi.  I'm less familiar with the carb in the 1.3l, but there are some useful videos on how to rebuild the stock carb, and there are gaskets sets available.  Its a lot simpler than the one in the 1.6!  If its sat for 10 years, I would expect the carb to be full of crap, so its worth at least taking the top off it, and giving it a good clean with carb cleaner and blasting through all the passages with compressed air.  If you dont have a compressor, just buy an aerosol of compressed air off amazon.