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Re: No top end when floored


Toby,
	I experienced the same problem this weekend. I thought the points
may need adjusting.
Tom
'68 FB (Thumper)
'70 Bug

On Mon, 1 Jun 1998 09:09:00 -0700  "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>
writes:
>Okay, here's my problem...when I'm driving along and I push the gas 
>pedal
>all
>the way down the engine will actually operate worse.  If I let up a 
>little
>bit
>then her performance will return to a normal state.  I haven't had 
>this
>problem
>before so I'm not sure what it could be.  Could it be due to the gas 
>not
>atomizing fully when I floor it?
>
>36mm Dellortos, ignition system is working.  I put new air filters on 
>the
>carbs
>and they are (I think) 1 1/4" high -- the original ones where 1 1/2" 
>high so
>could it be suffocation (not getting enough air when the throttle is 
>wide
>open)?
>
>Clues?  I won't be able to drag race her this Saturday if I can't 
>stomp on
>the
>gas!
>   Toby Erkson
>   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
>   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
>   '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member
>   Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/
>
>

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