Stalling out when rolling up to a stop sign

lilbugger · Post by **lilbugger** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:38 am

So, I pulled the beetle out of storage and have been having a little issue when I roll up to a light or stop sign. She is stalling out at every one. When I start her up in the morning she idles fine after a few minutes of helping her out with a few pumps of the accelerator. Do you think I just need to adjust the idle a bit? Also, She was stored with about 1/4 tank of gas with some fuel stabilizer in the tank, I filled it up and added some heet at the same time, drove it a total of about 1.5 hours since then and the problem persists. Let me know if you have any thoughts, not a big deal though I'm sure I'll get it figured out or it will work itself out. Mainly just posting to avoid doing real work.

fatalifeaten · Post by **fatalifeaten** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:03 pm

do you have an electric idle cutoff on it, and if so, has it failed?

lilbugger · Post by **lilbugger** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:25 am

How do I test the electric idle cutoff?

lilbugger · Post by **lilbugger** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:04 pm

Fixed it! I had a bad connection to the ignition coil. All better now.

Foxrcr524 · Post by **Foxrcr524** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:15 am

where is the ignition coil? i am have the same problem right now

fatalifeaten · Post by **fatalifeaten** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:16 am

If it's in the stock location, facing the engine, it's at about 10 O'clock on the shroud. Odds are it's a blue cylindrical thing with a plug wire coming out of it, but it may also be black or a couple of other colors (depending on whether it's OEM or aftermarket)

Also check the idle cutoff solenoid. Should be a shiny brass thing on the carburetor with wire sticking out of it. With the key on, it should make a clicking noise if you unplug the wire and plug it back in. If it doesn't, it's dead and needs replaced.