Volkswagen Golf 2

Whats the year and model,& size of engine,

its 1990 model,the size of the engine is 1.8

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There is no carburetor, get another mechanic preferable one with automotive training.

Don't press the accelerator when starting unless very cold or flooded and when pressing accelerator hold it to the floor no pumping.

How do you mean that there is no carburetor? do you mean the carburetor is not working?.The model of the golf is 1990 and its engine size is 1.8

How do you mean that there is no carburetor?

golf is 1990 and its engine size is 1.8, these were fuel injected not carburetted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noOMaIHNknY

I cured this problem by replacing all cables, sensors and the wiring from the firewall forward and removing the CAT...not Del

If you mean that the motor is revving up on its own, check the linkage to the throttle, not forgetting the footplate must be free.

Remove any loose carpets in the foot well of the driver.

I would check any vacuum hoses to and from the carb.

If i check the hoses to and from the card, what am i suppose to look for ? so that i can change or clean or look for perforations in the hose? pls tell me how to go about this thank you

Had this problem with our old Golf. We traced it to the throttle cable not sitting correctly at the engine end. Re-seated the cable and the problem went away.

If you have a carburetter on your engine then the butterfly valve in the throat of the carb may be worn on it's spindle and letting air into the manifold when it is shut that would account for the high RPM when idling.

To check if you have play in the spindle, you will need to find where the cable connects to the carb and remove the cable connection Assembly along with the return spring. This will just leave the spindle protruding from the carb body. Then wiggle this spindle in the up and down and side to side to see how far the spindle moves. You will also need to take the air filter off, just to see if the butterfly valve moves freely in the carb body throat.