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VW Mk1 Golf Cabrio (Rabbit) stalling shortly after start

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Do not know a lot but willing to help if possible

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Hi Dean, I'm in Maidenhead.  Where are you? Tony

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VW Mk1 Golf Cabrio (Rabbit) stalling shortly after start

Hi mate im jn rochdale so its a postage job ,make me an offer mate ,,

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Deano777 said

Hi mate im jn rochdale so its a postage job ,make me an offer mate ,,

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Hi Dean, I found one on ebay for £12 so I went ahead and bought that.   Thanks very much for your help! :)

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Thank you for your help, and also Deano777's help too!  I now have a swirl pot, which I'll get to my brother next week.

Could anyone advise where the hoses go to/from the swirl pot?  

Do the 2 side ports go in line of the fuel going to the carb…and the top port for a hose going to the return to tank line?

rubjonny said

they're widely available in different types aftermarket, think Americans call them 'surge tanks'? VW would call it a 'vapour eliminator' part number is 026127177B

some good pics of it here:
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Heres a nice pic, blue plastic pipe is return to the fuel tank top-most is feed to the carb and last pipe is the feed from the fuel pump:

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VW Mk1 Golf Cabrio (Rabbit) stalling shortly after start

No worries mate glad you got sorted

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rubjonny said

Heres a nice pic, blue plastic pipe is return to the fuel tank top-most is feed to the carb and last pipe is the feed from the fuel pump:


This is hugely helpful–thank you!!  My brother will get his swirl pot any day now and will get it set up.

Out of curiosity–what happens if a car *doesn't* have one installed?  It won't work at all, will it?

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Deano777 said

No worries mate glad you got sorted

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Hugely helpful! :)

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tonyperry12345 said


This is hugely helpful–thank you!!  My brother will get his swirl pot any day now and will get it set up.

Out of curiosity–what happens if a car *doesn't* have one installed?  It won't work at all, will it?

Intermittent stalling in curves with low fuel level in tank.
Starvation, hesitation general loafing….

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