Golf mk2 16v starting

[paramananthamd]

HI, i have a mk2 16v. I have recently had a 2.0l 6a bottom end fitted. The problem i am experiencing is that when you start it up you need to give it a some gas. Sometimes its starts first time when i give it some gas and others takes a bit more time before it fires up.

I have also noticed that when i drive the car for say over 8 miles so the engine is up to temperature, and i stop and turn the engine off, then try to start it up straight away its very difficult, and its like all the power has been drained, but if i leave it for some time then its ok.

Do you have any idea whats going on here? cheers

[Crasher]

It sounds as though it has not been set up correctly.

The locking up sensation is something that always happens with 9A bottom ends in a KR install when hot and can be very embarrassing if you stall it in traffic. You need to have a more powerful starter fitted as the original 0.9Kw item is not enough, you need a 1.1Kw starter. What I do is get a second hand Golf 3 TD starter and swap over the solenoid on top as the starter on the 16v has an output for the cold start valve that the TD starter lacks.

As a matter of interest, check your starter has a black wire connected to the terminal directly behind the radiator and in front of the tick cable from the battery.