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on 2/1/2003 2:18 PM, Dave Hall at dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk wrote: > Without cut-off valves, if you park the car pointing up a steep hill, the fuel > from a full tank can fill up a cylinder and cause damage when you try to > start. > In most other circumstances there's no problem. I did have a problem when I first got my Fastback after I rebuilt the carbs. I replaced the needle valves with the ones that came in the kit, but it wouldn't run properly after. I took the carbs out and checked the valves by blowing through them, and both seemed fine, but when I put them back together it still wouldn't run. When I took them apart again, I noticed that the right carb had no fuel left in it so I put the old (original) needle valves back in again and it has run fine ever since. In '71 the 1302S's got a little fuel cut off device to stop this happening, later on they built a check valve into the pump- was this used on Type 3's as well? The fuel tank on a Super is higher than on a standard beetle so perhaps that is what they were worried about. My Fastback is the same as Daniel's; it just has jets where the cut-offs would usually be. I do have another set of carbs which I think are off a later car that do have the cut offs on them. Did your carbs come with them on in the UK? Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/