My mk2 1.8 has been stalling. Usually it's when I'm in town and have
to stop quickly. I put in the clutch and the revs drop to zero. It
always starts right back up. It doesn't happen all the time. Every
once and awhile the revs drop to zero then it bounces up to 2500,
then
normal idle. It's a 90 with about 155000 miles. Otherwise runs
strong and has a fairly recent timing belt, plugs, cap, etc. Can
anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

B Briggs wrote:
My mk2 1.8 has been stalling. Usually it's when I'm in town and have
to stop quickly. I put in the clutch and the revs drop to zero. It
always starts right back up. It doesn't happen all the time. Every
once and awhile the revs drop to zero then it bounces up to 2500,
then
normal idle. It's a 90 with about 155000 miles. Otherwise runs
strong and has a fairly recent timing belt, plugs, cap, etc. Can
anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

1.8 GTI, or carb?

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1.8 8v Fuel Injected

B Briggs wrote:
1.8 8v Fuel Injected

Hall sender or ISV should be checked first i think.

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B Briggs wrote:
1.8 8v Fuel Injected

also meant to add the hall sender can be located under the dust cap in the
distributer.

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B Briggs wrote:
My mk2 1.8 has been stalling. Usually it's when I'm in town and have
to stop quickly. I put in the clutch and the revs drop to zero. It
always starts right back up. It doesn't happen all the time. Every
once and awhile the revs drop to zero then it bounces up to 2500,
then
normal idle. It's a 90 with about 155000 miles. Otherwise runs
strong and has a fairly recent timing belt, plugs, cap, etc. Can
anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

1.8 GTI, or carb?

And did it say a damn thing about leaving?

Sorry, I don't know what the ISV is. Could you elaborate?

B Briggs wrote:
Sorry, I don't know what the ISV is. Could you elaborate?
That would be idle stabilisation valve.

Pity this is a GTI, I had a suggestion lined up if it had a 2e2 carb :-)

B Briggs wrote:
My mk2 1.8 has been stalling. Usually it's when I'm in town and have
to stop quickly. I put in the clutch and the revs drop to zero. It
always starts right back up. It doesn't happen all the time. Every
once and awhile the revs drop to zero then it bounces up to 2500,
then
normal idle. It's a 90 with about 155000 miles. Otherwise runs
strong and has a fairly recent timing belt, plugs, cap, etc. Can
anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

There's a little idle air hole on the throttle body that gunges up. Get
it cleared out and it'll be ok. Probably.

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Now get back out there and swear at it before something else breaks."

Pete M wrote:

B Briggs wrote:
My mk2 1.8 has been stalling. Usually it's when I'm in town and have
to stop quickly. I put in the clutch and the revs drop to zero. It
always starts right back up. It doesn't happen all the time. Every
once and awhile the revs drop to zero then it bounces up to 2500,
then
normal idle. It's a 90 with about 155000 miles. Otherwise runs
strong and has a fairly recent timing belt, plugs, cap, etc. Can
anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

There's a little idle air hole on the throttle body that gunges up. Get
it cleared out and it'll be ok. Probably.

Mine was always the grommet between the cam cover & the breather filter
on the top, perished and had an air leak. Original lasted years, had to
put a new one (£2 from dealers) on every yr or so after original failed.
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