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> > Lopez, Fernando wrote: > > > > FOLKS CAN ANY HELP ME ABOUT TUNE-UP MY CARBURETORS > > THANKS > > 1. Disconnect the linkage from each carb > 2. Wind out idle screws until they no longer contact throttle stops > 3. Wind them back in by two turns > 4. Reconnect linkages. Make sure it doesn`t open the carbs. Adjust > rods if required. > 5. Wind in mixture screws until stop, don`t use force > 6. Wind them back out by two turns > 7. Start engine and let it warm up until idle gets smooth > 8. Remove aircleaner and hold plastic or rubber tube against carb > inlet. > You will hear a sucking noise. Compare both sides. If one side > is louder, it means the carb is open more. > 9. Adjust idle screws gently until both sides sound the same > 10. Turn off engine. Manually open the carbs as wide as possible. > Check if both carbs open to their max and if the reach max at the > same time > 11. If not, you have to GENTLY bend the throttle arms. These are the > little rods at the carbs. > 12. Restart engine, it should run pretty good by now. > 13. Readjust idle rpm by turning idle excactly the same, no more than > 1/8 th of a turn at a time. Carefull, you could mess up the sync. > Check with your tube, if carbs still sound the same. > 14. When engine is warm, wind in mixture screws, half a turn at a > time until engine starts to misfire. > 15. Wind out screws just far enough until engine starts to pick up > again. > > >From VolksWorld issue Dec.95 > > I followed these instructions once on my squareback. It works fine, my > engine has been running for over a year now with this setup. It`s good > on mpg and runs very smooth at any rpm. > > Roland > `69 square > `69 TL > `69 beetle