[T3] Crabby Carbs
B Fye
bfye at canyonville.net
Mon Sep 23 18:55:54 PDT 2013
I can't believe mr gadget doesn't have an air/fuel ratio gauge
Brian Fye
> On Sep 23, 2013, at 5:49 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Im really not sure if its too rich or too lean, its great at idle and under
> light throttle, only if I step on it it starts to miss or falls flat, all of
> this below 4000RPM, this is very similar to what happened when I had the
> stock idle jets in it, then jetting up cured that but now with those jets in
> it its problem is back, Im wondering if I fouled the plugs a bit with the 2
> sizes up jets? It idles and runs under light throttle so perfectly though.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
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> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of B Fye
> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 9:19 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Crabby Carbs
>
> It is rom related Keith. Pedal position just means you are flooding it it
> to much gear. Your mains are in charge from 4k and up. Below that is a
> mixture of sin and idle. I you are fat at all rpm, yor idles are too big.
> Just too fat above 3200 or so could be idle, main or both. Above 4000 only
> is just mains
>
> Brian Fye
>
>> On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:32 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> I had the Crate running pretty well, but not quite there… so I went up one
>> more jet size (2 total) and was tweaking things out when stuff started
> going
>> downhill…
>> I put the previous jets in (one size up) and its awful again… now maybe
>> they switched back to the winter blend and moved my cheese, but when Im
>> heavy into the throttle its just falling on its face.
>>
>> Couple questions and clarifications, (these are bone stock ’65 carbs)
>>
>> When your foot is ¾ way to the floor or floored, does it matter AT ALL
> what
>> idle jets you have in it or is the mixture entirely dependant on your main
>> jets at this point?
>> The idle air compensator adjustments, to they allow more air or more fuel
>> in? In other words… when you turn them OUT, your making it more lean or
>> more rich? And does this have ANY effect on heavy or full throttle
> mixture?
>>
>> She idles fine, is fine off the line, is great under moderate throttle
>> accelerations but after that… its flat on its face and chokes and
> backfires.
>> It didn’t do this last week…
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> 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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