Starting Hot

External Since: May 15, 2007 Posts: 1

I have a 1971 VW Super Beetle that starts up instantly when cold , but
after I have driven it until it gets hot it is very hard to start . It
does eventually start but not like when it is cold. It has an Automatic
Trans . Thanks

External Since: Jul 04, 2003 Posts: 781

Jirene wrote:

> I have a 1971 VW Super Beetle that starts up instantly when cold , but
> after I have driven it until it gets hot it is very hard to start . It
> does eventually start but not like when it is cold. It has an Automatic
> Trans . Thanks
>

Post to these newsgroups instead;
rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled (US)
uk.rec.cars.vw.aircooled (UK)

In summer, carb flooding is a big problem.
The fuel in the carb actually can get hot enough
to boil out.
There is no simple answer to it.
But that explains why it's hard to start- the engine
must continue cranking until the raw fuel has been ejected.

Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/

"I have no use for a car which has more spark plugs than a cow has teats!"
Henry Ford, when advised that Chevrolet was introducing a 6-cylinder engine.