carbs

hi all, ive got a 1988 clipper cabby, wiv a 1.8 wiv a pierburg carb, and every now an then whiule driveing the revs go up to about 3k, and stay there, then the car runs like its out of petrol(neverrun it less than 1/4 of a tank)

 looking around the carb, ive found that,(not sure wot its called) to the left of the carb is wot looks like sum sort of vacuum, assembly with a bar coming out, looks like its controling the idle? :dontknow: ,

everytime my car cuts out this bar is stuk out, cud this be the cause of my problem? :dontknow:
 bin to local vw specalist today, an the part is not far short of 200 notes
 so wud like to know for sure b4 i shell out,
 any help will be grately recived.

My two previous golfs were an '89 1.6L Mk 2 and a '92 1.8L Mk 2.  With both I had trouble with the automatic choke, one was a problem with the vacuum unit you mention being U/S, for which I was quoted ?350 for a new one.  On both I replaced the auto choke with a manual one using a conversion kit from a local auto spares shop (not sure of price but definitely in the ?10-30 range).  It was a relatively easy job to fit it, with instructions supplied.  The most difficult bit was tuning it afterwards, but after that I had no snags.  8)

Ian

cheers mate

did they come with a manual choke originaly??? cos mines got the hole and eveything,  but the lad i brought it off said hed changed it to auto, cos it was better.

was he talking out ov his ass, just to sell me it?
 is the auto choke, the bit with the two water pipes going to it??? cos the bit im on about is on the opposite side of the carb,(left hanside if your in front of car looking at engine)

As far as I'm aware all Golfs came with automatic chokes, but I stand ready to be corrected by the very knowledgable people here!

As I recall both my Mk2s had the hole at the back of the engine compartment already, but it was blanked off with a rubber grommit that I just had to pierce a hole in to pass the choke cable through.

There are various bits of the automatic choke system all around the carb, the instructions with the conversion kit clearly explained which ones needed to be removed/blanked, the rest I just left in place.

Ian