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Before fiddling with the linkage, you might want to check the settings for the chokes themselves. If the bimetal springs have lost some of their temper, your chokes may not be closing properly when cold. Loosen the three screws, and look down the carb barrel while you rotate the choke. Tighten the screws when you see that the spring in the choke just closes the choke butterfly. If you rotate a little further after the butterfly closes, you will cause the choke to stay on longer, but you risk that it will not be able to open all the way when the choke element is hot. By the way, later copies of the carb linkage had three rods of fixed length and only one long rod adjustable. There may not be much to gain by messing with the length of the short rods on the carbs. Tim Dapper > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 10:27:44 +1100 > From: "King, Robert" <Robert.King@dsto.defence.gov.au> > To: "'type3@vwtype3.org'" <type3@vwtype3.org> > Subject: [T3] Adjusting choke on PDSITs? > Greetings, > > A quick history - new engine is built and in the notch > (complete with full flow) and running/idling beautifully when hot. > Less happy with its performance when cold - it has some hestitation > etc etc. > > I am hoping that I can solve this by a choke > adjustment. Am I right in thinking that moving > the choke lever (the little > gizmo hanging of the choke unit) towards the top of > the rod that runs from the throttle linkage (at the base of > the carb) produces 'more' choke by keeping the choke > flap 'more' closed? > > Thanks > > RobK ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe