You’re a hero - thanks - I’ll try this when I’m with the car next (it’s a project with a student, so only have weekday access).

Definitely get a click from the carb on power up tho He - so I guess the TTV is ok.

Wax stats seem to be about £70 - anyone know a cheaper supplier, seems a bit much when ...

Hey - don’t suppose your Pierburg is now for sale? Or was it the one that I failed to win on eBay on Thursday...

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So it turns out that this little wire is supposed to go to the 'part throttle heater' on the carb. The female lead has come off mine in what is apparently a common problem.

Apparently, that wont be what's causing the high idle, so I'm back to square one...

Anybody got any experience with waxstats ...

Update:

I've had the stat off and bathed it in boiling water. The pin was all the way in, flush with the brass cylinder it protrudes from. A few minutes in boiling water had it out to around 5mm proud of the plastic housing (10mm from the brass cylinder).

I popped it back on the Pierburg but the ...

I’m still waiting for the quote, but as I only passed my test 3 weeks ago I fear it may be horrendous...

Hey Folks - I’ve been digging around here trying to diagnose my fault:

Extremely high idle from cold start (3000+)

This lasts for 5-10 minutes (very embarrassing driving slowly through built up area, sounds like I have two lead feet...)

Once engine is warmed up it’s like driving a different car ...

Thanks folks.

Got the rear lights working in the end - wasn’t a ground fault as expected, it was the connectors to each back panel that had both failed at once.

A bit of sanding of the metal spades and lots of WD40 and all the lights came back to life.

Now to replace the heater blower, adjust ...

Hey folks - been reading here for a while, but this is my first time posting.

To set the scene: I've been a biker 14 years - never really been interested in cars - recently started working with some disadvantaged kids, one of whom LOVES sciroccos. Long story short, it rubbed off on me, so I decided ...