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Re: [T3] Idle weirdness


sounds like it is a pluged idle jet....... have you checked that (also you may
want to check the gasket between the throttle plate and the carb top.... if placed
the upside down it will block the idle circuit passage in the carburetor....

Todd Daley
71 squareback (with 32 pdsit's)

VWMAN18@aol.com wrote:

> Hello folks.  Have any of you had this problem before?  The engine in my
> Fastback will not fire cyls. 1 and 3 at idle.  When I bring up the RPM's
> however, no problems.  I have a 1641cc engine, with a set of '67 Solex 32
> PDSIT carbs.  I'm getting good compression (125 on 1 and 119 on 3), getting
> spark at the plugs on both cyls, and getting gas through the carbs.  I've
> checked for vacuum leaks(sprayed WD40 down the carbs and it smoothed out) and
> appear to have one, but I can't for the life of me figure out where it is.  I



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