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> I have solex 32's, and the last (only) time I rebuilt them I noticed > that the idle mixture screws didn't both seat the same. When screwed > all the way in, one sticks farther into the barrel of the carb then the > other. Like it got tightened way too much one time and screwed up the > seats. > Anyway, this makes it hard to syncronize, because opening both screws > the same number of turns doesn't let the same amount of gas in on both > sides. The last time I tried to get them synced, I just stuck my ear to > the carb and adjusted until the gas flow past the needle sounded about > the same. I know, not very accurate. Question is, what can be done > about this? Are there any other tricks to getting the mixtures equal? > Is it possible to fix the seats, maybe with brass inserts or something? > My gas milage is still pretty good (31 hwy), but I don't know if that > would be effected by a lean/rich mixture. > Marlin > '65 Notch Instead of trying to get you ear close to the carburetors (quite uncomfortable...I know) try to use piece of water hose or something similar. Another way (my favorite) is to acquire a carburetor synchronizer tool (around 15$). That tool will give you a better measurement than the hose. You might have to get a 2" wide x 3" long piece of plastic tube from some where to clear the middle of the carburetor. HTH Luis ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe