[T3] Crabby Carbs

[B Fye]

Do it and find your problem

Brian Fye

> On Sep 23, 2013, at 7:08 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I do, but I don’t want to drill a hole in the muffler and weld a bung in.
> 
> Keith'
> 
> Top Notch Restorations
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> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of B Fye
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 9:56 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Crabby Carbs
> 
> 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 
>> 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"
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
>> [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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