[T3] Crabby carbs

[Dave Hall]

As Sherlock Holmes said, when all impossibilities have been ruled out, what
is left, however improbable, must be the truth.

I would have thought many of us would suffer the same if it was condensation
- we get damp days and cold days alternating, and damp/cold days too.
Since Keith is meticulous with his work, it doesn't seem likely that he's
missed something critical in the carb internals, and I am sure he won't have
left any manifold air-leaks.  Fuel starvation might explain an engine that
runs roughly and slows down and stops.  Carb icing might as well if temps
were cool and humidity high.  That doesn't sound much like a continental
climate.  Grossly over-rich?  I'm sure Keith's nose alone would have shown
that up.

Usually with the balance pipe(s) they run on just one carb, though idle
isn't easy.  Are both idle cut-offs working OK?  Balance pipe hoses in place
and secure?  Mine was a pig recently until I finally got all the balance
pipe hoses in place and the right length so they didn't pop off again.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Keith Park
Sent: 10 August 2011 02:10
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Crabby carbs

Hmmm, that's possible, that tank has been nearly empty or half full
recently.  Wouldn't that eventually pass though?  How long would you think
Id need to run it to get the water worked out?  Ive kept it running for a
few minutes but it never gets better and always stalls out if I let the RPM
get too low.

Thanks

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Brian Fye
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 9:04 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Crabby carbs

i think you are getting condensation in the tank and when it sits you end up
with water dropplets moving reward to the carbs and it then runs like crap.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> OK carb guru's. have had the stock solex's on the crate apart more times
> than I can count, super clean inside and every part of them has been gone
> thru but if I let that car sit more than a couple weeks when I go to run
it
> again it will stall below 2500 RPM if I don't keep pumping the gas and
> above
> that it runs rough (unloaded).  Its like the idle jets are all plugged up
> but on BOTH carbs??  I pull the top off the shoot choke cleaner down every
> passage I can get to and it runs fine, till it sits for a couple weeks
> again..  Any ideas?  I know it needs to get out on the open road but
that's
> still while off and Im getting tired of pulling the carbs apart so often
> just to keep it going.
>
> I AM running a fuel filter just ahead of the pump too, in case there is
any
> loose dirt in the fuel lines to the engine.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
>
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