Post by ce on Sept 30, 2011 20:42:40 GMT -6
Putting zero miles on it for a few months is hard for the carburetor. The passages on the enricher circuit and the pilot jet fuel the engine from takeoff, and they may be gummed up.
Also you have a peculiar idle adjuster with the big plastic knob on it attached to a cable. I broke mine off and had to raise the idle with some needle nose vise grips, but once I got it to stay 1900 RPMS it would start and idle and only occasionally die.
I also sanded the paint off where the coil and ground wire are attached and tightened the connectors.
See if you can raise the idle enough to get it running so you can burn a tankful with Seafoam.
And get a new CDI, you'd need to carry a spare anyway, and it may solve your problem.
Common sense would eschew throwing parts and money at a problem, but we're talking Chinese, we're talking cheap, and we're talking eventual fail of any given part, so soon enough, you'll have all the parts to effect any repair, and sooner or later, you'll need what you have, and have what you need.
We are also assuming you have checked for air leaks, poor connections, etc. blah blah, but it still is a common and simple gremlin that is plaguing your VOG.
I have one like yours and it was pretty tempermental, but once sorted, it rocks.
Also you have a peculiar idle adjuster with the big plastic knob on it attached to a cable. I broke mine off and had to raise the idle with some needle nose vise grips, but once I got it to stay 1900 RPMS it would start and idle and only occasionally die.
I also sanded the paint off where the coil and ground wire are attached and tightened the connectors.
See if you can raise the idle enough to get it running so you can burn a tankful with Seafoam.
And get a new CDI, you'd need to carry a spare anyway, and it may solve your problem.
Common sense would eschew throwing parts and money at a problem, but we're talking Chinese, we're talking cheap, and we're talking eventual fail of any given part, so soon enough, you'll have all the parts to effect any repair, and sooner or later, you'll need what you have, and have what you need.
We are also assuming you have checked for air leaks, poor connections, etc. blah blah, but it still is a common and simple gremlin that is plaguing your VOG.
I have one like yours and it was pretty tempermental, but once sorted, it rocks.