Re: [T3] Idle mixture adjustment

[Russ Wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>On Tuesday 22 January 2002 09:46, jason_r.ford wrote:
> Your problem is likely a vacuum leak.  When you rebuilt the carbs, did you
> lightly plane the top and bottom halves on a flat surface with 220 or 400
> grit wet/dry sandpaper?  This will let you know if you have any "high" or
> "low" spots, which indicates that your carbs may be warped from engine
> heat.
>
> Yes, you might also look for slack in the throttle shaft bushings.  ANY
> slack is too much.
>

> > Hello ,
> >  I have been having the same problem with my carbs. i rebuilt them with
>
> the
>
> > rebuild kits you can buy and then adjusted them 2.5 turns out and they
> > ran fine.  I was however unable to get them to ballance out at all. It
> > they
>
> did
>
> > balance out it wouldnt run. As of now I am getting 15 mpg (us) and it
> > runs like crap. . If I try to back the screw to 1.5 turns it wont run. I
> > cant find any leaks on the carbs either.  my timing dead on.
> >

And what gaskets do you have between the intake manifold, and the head?? If 
it is the metal one that comes in a gasket set,  for the dual port heads, 
that is wrong. The proper gasket for a T-3 dual port, whether it is carb of 
FI, is the plastic/fiber gasket about 3/16" thick with paper on each side.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 Fastback AT
'66 Fastback MT (IT DRIVES)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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