Cork Mechanic

What part of Cork are you located.?

Milly33 wrote: »

Its my beetle that's the problem from the get go she has been hassle..

Ah shes with the mechanic now so hopefully it will be sorted. Problem started after filling it with petrol she died. Hence thinking fuel pump replaced that and she died, cleaned out carburator all that goes and she still does nothing..new battery still the same.

Im in Ballintemple Kadman but as mentioned she is with a mechanic now lets hope he knows what he is doing

Is the partner car mechanic " savvy ".

If it was running, then it must be a small issue. And could be easily walked through on the phone.

Cork is full of beetle owner/drivers who do their own servicing.

If you dont get sorted, i,ll pm my number to you, and talk your partner through the start up check, or direct you to youtube vids on the same.
kadman

Milly33 wrote: »

Thanks Kadman but this is how all the problems as such started... I need someone to work on her who knows what they are doing

I,m working on beetle engines for 45 years, and drive my own cars and campers at the moment.

If your car was running prior to this hiccup, it should be a simple matter to pin point the issue.

Your problem started when you allowed messers to poke at the beetle.:eek:


I know them inside out, as do other owner drivers

But good luck

Better still, take the engine out, and pop it on the bench, and crank it up.



If you have the right mechanic, it should be running now, hopefully for you:)

I put the vids of my engines up for you to prove I know these engines well enough to pinpoint your
problem in minutes...........yes minutes.

Your own post on when the problem started, points directly to where the issue is. And now that you have
a good mechanic on board............it should be fixed within minutes. If not.............you,ve picked the wrong
mechanic. Sorry for that.........but thats a fact.

Free advice..........
Your engine relies on two things to run........fuel+ spark. Any mechanic will know that, its not a bug thing.

You pinpoint that the issue started when you filled the car with petrol. Thats where the problem points to.
Some issue with the fuel delivery from the tank to the carb.

Beetle tanks, especially old tanks, rust inside fairly badly and cause issues at the fuel filters.
One of the most overlooked filters, is the one beneath the fuel tank. Its a tank out job for easy access.
Or experienced guy will work it from the wheel arch.

As well as this there may be more filters at the gearbox rear end of the tunnel, and in the engine bay.
These should also be changed. AS well as flushing the fuel line from front to rear.

Fuel pump also has filter in it, that needs to be checked.
Quick check for fuel pump working, is to disconnect the pump fuel line to carburretor, and then get a
helper to quickly crank the starter and see if fuel pops out the line into a smal bottle.

Once this is done, it points to the next step.

So NOW, me knowing beetles does help you, not to forget I offered to go through all this by phone
for you.