reving at 30,000 from cold why

hi iv had my mk1 golf for about 2 years now and i wonderd if any one can tell me why it as started reving at 30,000 revs but only when its cold when i first start it up

That's a lot of rpm lol.

This may be down to a few things… what model is yours as the gti runs quickly initially due to the automatic choke.

is it a jet engined mk1?  
gti or carb engine? a diesel wouldnt play up  :wink:
Bert

its a 1989 clipper carb engine 90,000 on the clock lake side said it was a broken wire to the carb which they did for me but still got the problem so dont want take it to them again

probably got a pierburg carb on it? best go for a webber replacement,the auto chokes are no good on them,vauxhalls had the same problem with the pierburgs    im shure the parts are obsolete at the dealers now too?
Bert

some one said try that redex do u think thats wortha shot

any idea what a webber carb will set me back

redex wont help,its the choke bit thats no good,look on ebay they pop up quite a bit,make sure its for a 1.8 though  :wink:
Bert

cheers nice one for your help

waxstat or something?

i think they are about £27 from europarts

and i think you're revving at 3,000 not 30K lol