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You could send the mid section to a machine shop and have them rebush the throttle shaft(butterfly spindle). Cost was about $20 per carb about 7 years ago in the Midwest. Then at about $12 per carb but a rebuild kit and you will have brand new carbs. Thank You, Jason Renville Jrenville@wafertech.com > ---------- > From: Andy Thomas[SMTP:andy@type-one.demon.co.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 2:08 PM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] carb problem > > help! > my daily runner '73 fasty has been running very rich since I > bought it a couple of months ago. Time hasn't allo%Èo look at it > 'til now, and when I took it to a mechanic he said the problem laid with > the RHS carb. Basically the spindle the butterfly is on has worn and > when the engine stops petrol pours out of the shaft. Also due to this > wear the butterfly doesn't return to the same position every time, > making tuning impossible. > hokay, whilst the wear causing poor return sounds viable to me, > the petrol coming out of the shaft surely isn't due to the wear. > Logically (IMHO) the fuel cutoff valve is at fault here, since it's > purpose is to stop the flow of petrol after the engine stops running. > Also the petrol should be gaseous by the time it gets to the butterfly. > Maybe? > anyway, I'm still left with a non-happy carb. Can I swap tops > with a type 4 32/34 PDSIT 3 carb and swap that carb on? Or can I swap > the butterfly section? or am I in trouble? I believe my carbs are 32/34 > PDSITs too. > your help, as always, appreciated > > > Andy > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe >