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Or convert to FI and NEVER noodle with it any time of year! Sorry Brian.. jsut couldnt help it! Kieth ---------- > From: Brian and Shannon <zoofye@micron.net> > To: a vw club <vwmagazine@listbot.com>; a t-3 club <type3@vwtype3.org> > Subject: [T3] Carb 101 > Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 6:10 PM > > Welcome to winter and the detuned carb...Some basics for winter > woes...First off, if the car is running rich, check the function of the > chokes. They are adjustable! There are 3 notches on the choke body > that is held on by 3 screws. Loosen the screws and adjust the choke > either clock or counter clock wise until the chokes just close when > cold. After the engine warms up, the chokes should disengage. If they > do not, readjust the chokes. If the engine is warm when you first do > this operation, then open the choke till it is just open completely. It > should then close when cold to assist in cold starts. > If your chokes are not hooked to an electrical source and they are > out of adjustment, these problems are applified. > As an aside, if the car is in a cold, cold climate...the autolite > spark plugs cause it to be hard to start. I did not believe this until > after a -5 morning of no start, I switched only 2 of my plugs to the > Bosch 8Ac plugs and the vehicl Å|d on the second try. After > switching the second two I never had cold start problems again. > > Hope this helps, > > Brian "Love my carbs" Fye > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/