Originally Posted by brians mk1

there is a few have raised this (common) problem but no one has a answer to fix it ..

I rebuilt the engine up after getting it all powder coated, v hard to start and wont idle , cuts out if i dont rev it...

the last time it ran like this i had a split in the induction pipe which was long since replaced..

b4 the rebuild the car was idling at 1900 rpm and if i disconnected the idle sensor then dropped to 1000 rpm

now i can hardly get it to start , runs lumpy back firing .. and cuts out
please help