Golf Mk3 Auto wet weather phobia..
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It's probably a familiar story but involves eBay, a bottle of wine, a touch of boredom and a VW Golf. Put the ingredients together and you can guess the rest - wake up on a Sunday morning with a slight headache and the proud but accidental new owner of a Mk3 Auto for the price of a night out for two in London. Turns out to be a very neat car with full history, 80K miles and recent cam belt service.
It runs like a train and starts first time even on the coldest of mornings - but add in some damp and it turns into a monster - often taking several minutes to start on a wet morning and recently stranding me at the roadside when the engine died as I drove in a rainstorm. No obvious clues under the bonnet, the HT leads, plugs and distributor cap all look virtually new - suggesting that this was a problem that was being chased before I bought the car.
So any other ideas as to what I'm missing ?
It runs like a train and starts first time even on the coldest of mornings - but add in some damp and it turns into a monster - often taking several minutes to start on a wet morning and recently stranding me at the roadside when the engine died as I drove in a rainstorm. No obvious clues under the bonnet, the HT leads, plugs and distributor cap all look virtually new - suggesting that this was a problem that was being chased before I bought the car.
So any other ideas as to what I'm missing ?
moffspeed said:
It's probably a familiar story but involves eBay, a bottle of wine, a touch of boredom and a VW Golf. Put the ingredients together and you can guess the rest - wake up on a Sunday morning with a slight headache and the proud but accidental new owner of a Mk3 Auto for the price of a night out for two in London. Turns out to be a very neat car with full history, 80K miles and recent cam belt service.
It runs like a train and starts first time even on the coldest of mornings - but add in some damp and it turns into a monster - often taking several minutes to start on a wet morning and recently stranding me at the roadside when the engine died as I drove in a rainstorm. No obvious clues under the bonnet, the HT leads, plugs and distributor cap all look virtually new - suggesting that this was a problem that was being chased before I bought the car.
So any other ideas as to what I'm missing ?
Dont think it has nowt to do wit auto box.I had a Vento auto & when i turned out my gate down a twisty road it refused to change gear.If i turned rite i had no problem.i tink if u throw off the ht + lt leads 4 nu ones dat shud sort prob.;)It runs like a train and starts first time even on the coldest of mornings - but add in some damp and it turns into a monster - often taking several minutes to start on a wet morning and recently stranding me at the roadside when the engine died as I drove in a rainstorm. No obvious clues under the bonnet, the HT leads, plugs and distributor cap all look virtually new - suggesting that this was a problem that was being chased before I bought the car.
So any other ideas as to what I'm missing ?
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