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On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 22:01, Richard Arens wrote: > Perhaps it's just my ignorance of the T-3 in general > and the 32PDSITs in particular, but isn't there a 12V > fuel cutoff jet on these carbs that's designed to stop > the engine from dieseling or 'run-on'? If the cutoff > jet on the carb in question wasn't hooked up to 12V > positive power source or if it was faulty could it be > allowing fuel to still flow into the carburetor from > residual pressure in the system created by the fuel > pump? These valves just shut off fuel in the idle circuit. And the early carbs didn't even have them. > > How about a fuel-soaked float? If I remember right, > some are made of hollow brass and others are made out > of plastic, so if it's full of fuel, will it allow the > needle valve to fully close? > It is more likely that the carbs are missing their spacer on top of the float pivot pin. It is very easy to lose this piece when the carb is apart. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org