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Re: [T3] carb rebuild
- To: Type III <type3@vwtype3.org>
- Subject: Re: [T3] carb rebuild
- From: Ben Doughney <ben_d@clear.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:05:09 +1200
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on 23/3/2001 8:31 AM, Dave Hall at dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk wrote:
> 13mpg sounds more like choke problems to me, or leaking needle-valve(s).
> Does the exhaust look sooty?
The chokes are both broken so at the moment I haven't hooked them up, but I
have them full open. The exhaust is very sooty, and if I rev it, I get a
small amount of black smoke, so I was thinking that it was too rich.
Just to clarify, does screwing the mixture screws in give more or less
air?
Thanks,
Ben Doughney
'71 1302S
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