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<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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org </x-charset>