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All help appreciated as is my daily!!!
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Sorry mate all I can suggest is like replacing parts or checking for blocked lines etc
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Zack
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Lemon Yellow Tin Top Restoration
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MOTY 2013
apart from that id be looking at the fuel lines, could be partially blocked. might need a good blow thru with an air line to fully clear them
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Lemon Yellow Tin Top Restoration
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MOTY 2013
put the round disc back on to stop any fuel getting sprayed all over the inside of the car then when done take it off again and open the doors for a couple hours to let any fuel evap away
course there could still be a blockage in the level sender so best to take it out if you can. should just rotate anti-clockwise then come out but may need some force if its never been moved!
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MOTY 2013
it does sound like you are suffering from a voltage drop though. start by checking the voltage across the battery engine off, engine running, and when you have the headlights and blower motor on (also prob worth a check when fan running) should see about 12.5v engine off, around 14v engine on and ideally at least 13.5v with load on the alternator.
If you see issues here (maybe even if not!) remove the battery starter and alternator cabling give everything a damn good buff up. the gearbox earth point on the mk1 is poor though, as its on top of the box bracket. corrosion builds up between them and causes a bad earth connection to the block. later mk2 and mk3 move the earth to a stud on the rear engine -> gearbox mounting bolt, I would recommend you do the same. while there might want to look at redoing all the battery cabling, I recommend mk3 golf stuff its beefier and the battery terminals are a really nice design. Get yourself 2 mk3 earth cables though, cut the 2nd one down so you just have a run of cable with a ring either end. fit the 1st cable between the battery and gearbox, the 2nd one put between the chassis leg and the 1st cable (you'll see what I mean, the mk3 middle ruing wont reach the chassis leg earth point)
If you see good battery voltage this suggests its a fusebox issue, or a problem with the main live and earth from the battery to the inside. check the terminals on the thick red and brown wires, make sure clean and well terminated. Get inside the car and check the fusebox side, the live goes straight to the fusebox and the earth goes to a 4 way white spade block near the3 fusebox, you'll see what I mean. give the fusebox a good check over looking for damp and corrosion on the relay sockets and fusebox connectors. if there are any signs of this replace it
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Lemon Yellow Tin Top Restoration
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MOTY 2013
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If you aren't using a DVOM to measure, but the instrument gauge I have a car that is 1volt lower than what is measured at the Battery…. I had to re-run the wiring to it the gauge to correct it.
If you have a coil, check the connections to it, that is the Spad connectors can get dirty, and corroded and cause spurious issues…..
Just my 2 thoughts, and yes you can get new Cables from a Variety of places, like VWheritage, or get 2 off the shelf cables with additional pig tails to clean up the addon ring connectors, from your favorite auto parts store.
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Battery voltage when the engine is off 12.5v, with the ignition on 12.01v then with the ignition off 12.37. With the engine running between 14.16v & 14.21v. With the lights and blower 12.83v and with the fan on aswell 12.66v, with the lights and blower off and the fan on 13.61v. The car will move under its own power with the lights and blower on but with the fan on or just the fan on its own it will cut out. Strange that the lights and blower seem to cause more of a voltage drop but the car will still move under its own powers. When it cuts out I then have to wait a while before it will start again. Im going to get a new battery to chassis / gearbox earth cable made and try that first. Then the starter / alt wires if im still having a issue. Is there meant to be any other body earths that I might be missing as the only other one I can see is from the body to the steering rack
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