rotor arm carbon fouling?

telboy · Post by **telboy** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:53 pm

hi there, i wonder if u can help me with this. Drove my trusty mk2 1.3cl to work this morning,half hour into my journey car started to lose revs as if it was running on 2/3 cylinders then cut out. started with some trouble but still not much power, anyway got to work and checked rotor arm,slight carbon build up so cleaned it up with emery cloth and it is running fine now

just wanted to know if this is a common fault or is there somthing else leading to this

thanks for your help on this [/b]

hypojam · Post by **hypojam** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:39 pm

Most likely carb icing

telboy · Post by **telboy** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:54 am

thanks but is there a way to prevent this? it happens when engine is warm as opposed to when its cold

steveo3002 · Post by **steveo3002** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:32 am

does sound like carb icing

make sure the hot air hose to the exhaust manifold is in good condition and check that the flap in the aircleaner works when its cold out

a skanky rotor and dizzy cap dont help nothing either, well worth cleaning up or replacing