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I think the drip from the main jet plug is just a matter of tightening or a new Aluminum gasket. If it sticks you could just replace the needle valve - many later solexes use the same size 1.20 valve.Though, I think you need to look for the poor running at Idle else where (mixture, accelerator pump, linkage, etc.) Herman > Phillip has been running really poorly this last week. He runs > well at speed, but at idle and low RPM he was hesitating. In the past > I've removed crap blocking the idle jets (Solex 32's), but that didn't > help this morning. > Tonight I took a closer look, and found the right carb dripping > rapidly at idle. After shutting off the motor, it continued to drip > for several minutes. The drip is coming out of the main jet. Can I > get a second opinion on a stuck needle valve and or stuck float bowl? > Let's say I crack it open and "unstick" it, what can I do to keep this > from happening again? > Back to riding the bike again... > > Peter Parker > '66 Square; Phillip > Portland, OR > ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org