wont tick over

[dopesmuggla]

i just changed the haed gasket on my 1990 golf gti it starts ok but wont tick over everything worked fine till i changed the gasket and timing belt

[dopesmuggla]

i have a 1990 golf gti and just changed head gasket and timin belt it starts ok but wont tick over

[saunders1587]

when you say isnt ticking over what you mean, like it wont idle properly and wont maintain the constant rpm?

dan.

[dopesmuggla]

it just wont idle its ok is u press the throttle a bit soon as u let of it just cuts out

[saunders1587]

fuel starvation at idle speed???

Carb or injection?

dan

[dopesmuggla]

inejection

[funkrocker1]

yeah i have the same problem, mines carb tho, ive just last week taken it off and cleaned it, its a little better but the same happens, when cold its runs crap but when its warm it doesnt cut out but wont steadily tick over, i had put this problem down to my inlet manifold leak i have because when the leak is sprayed with carb cleaner the revs pick up alot.

[saunders1587]

i thought it could be a inlet manifold drawing in air but then it wouldnt cut out would it? wouldnt it idle correctly like you say?

[dopesmuggla]

we checked that and it didnt seem 2 b that just cleaned out the idle control valve but that didnt help either am going ti try antor distributor and fuel flo meter

[dopesmuggla]

:oi cant believe it 3 wks 2 figure out it was my inlet manifold