Re: [T3] dialing in my carbs...

["Joe Barnes" <joebarnes84@hotmail.com>]

I just had exactly the same problem with my FI fastback.... and it
turned out to be a blocked fuel filter. Have you checked that?

-----Original Message-----
From: type3@vwtype3.org [mailto:type3@vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Ben
Doughney
Sent: 19 July 2002 04:42
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] dialing in my carbs...

on 19/7/2002 3:13 PM, DaveB at davidbritton2@cox.net wrote:

> It seems that not enough gas is being delivered to the carb(s) when
you
> first roll on the throttle.  The engine sputters and coughs when
taking off
> from the line or when on the road and having either decelerated or
leveled
> off the throttle, then opening it slightly. If depress the accelerator
> sufficiently, it will run smoother.  It also gets better as the engine
warms
> up.  But at no time is it completely gone.

Double check that the carbs are opening at exactly the same time. I had
the
same sort of problem on my Fastback (with stock solexes) and fiddled
with
the accelerator jets before I realised they weren't opening together.

I also needed to get the engine up to it's normal operating temp by
taking
it for a drive; just letting it idle in the driveway to warm up wasn't
sufficient.

The problems that I was having was the car sort of coughed and generally
sounded like it was about to die when I put the accelerator down
quickly,
but it accelerated reasonably smoothly if I did it slowly.

HTH,
Ben Doughney

'75 1200L
'63 1200 - Ringo
'71 1600TL

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