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First thing: Webers don't have chokes. Which means you're swallowing alot of cold air first thing in the morning when you start your car. Secondly, do you have all the proper air warm-up stuff on your engine; the little flaps that go up and down on either side of the fan housing that are attached to a rod that's controlled by a thermostat? If not, get it on there. It'll help everything alot. My carbed engine took a long time to get warm, especially on my old engine when I was using heavier straight 30 oil. It wasn't helping that I didn't have those flaps operating properly. To solve the heat problem, you need these gaskets called isolator blocks. I think you can get them from Bill and Steves BUT MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED THE ONES FOR CARBS THAT GO BETWEEN THE CARB AND THE MANIFOLD! NOT THE ONES THAT GO BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND THE CYLINDER HEAD!!! They're thicker than the average gasket, but not so thinck you can't get the decklid back on, and they help to reduce the boiled gas problem that makes starting up when hot so tricky. I used to give the engine a full pump of gas before starting, and gently feather the pedal while it started (don't rev it up), and then let it warm up about a minute before driving out. I never had startup problems then. In the heat, however, I used to just go get a coke and drink it and relax with the understanding that owning a car like this comes with the perks of a more laid back life. The car was ready when I was. Of course, now I have FI, so I don't have any excuses for being late anymore :) -- Mike Wodkowski 72 FI SQBK Brooklyn wodkowski@mac.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe