Re: Golf MkII 1600 losing power

"Aldrich" <davidandbella@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:43c01d17$1_2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Hi
>
> Recently, my 1989 1600 MkII Golf Automatic has been losing power. It
> starts and run ok and then, occasionally, I ask for extra power, for
> example to accelerate up a hill, and nothing much happens, the car
> becomes sluggish. The gearbox may change down as I depress the
> accelerator but the engine appears not to generate more power.

As it happens going up hill (more open throttle) it could be carb icing.
This was the problem with my 1600 MK II Driver. Problem was with a stuck
vacuum operated flap in the air intake.

N
.

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