We have lift off.....NO not as we should!

Having real probs at the moment with my car. The timing is all out, I have problems starting the car sometimes takes up to 10 turns, so ( new Battery purchased) but it has been back firing  : ((( I have problems with the revs staying at 1000……drops and cuts out ( have had to increase them to keep the car ticking over)  but it is all getting worse, I use the car everyday for work so need it sorted !….So where do I start please ?  Guessing the usual of spark plugs and filters ??

the usual stuff first i would have thought mate.

check and clean electrical contacts
check dizzy and rotor arm
plugs
filters
check fuel pump

is this on carbs by any chance?

good luck with mate….

as above a bit of a service usally sorts things like this.

start with the basics as above, then correct the timing. buy a brown mk1 haynes manual its awesome!

It's a GTi so I assume it's not carbs.

Apperently I do have a carb! But not a dizzy or rotar arm, well at least I'm learning lol

erm, sounds odd! pics? no carb on a gti thats for sure! and all mk1s have a dizzy and rotor arm unless its a diesel...