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<x-charset iso-8859-1>I've heard of them being ingested without serious problems. I get 34 mpg (UK) on a fast run with my twin carb Variant, so 26.5 is not good - unless it's a bus! Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Seaton" <mark.seaton2@ntlworld.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 9:41 PM Subject: [T3] My Engine swallowed part of my carb! > Hello fellow T3ers, > I just made the frightening discovery today that my engine has swallowed the > accelerator pump tube from one of my carbs. I think I know when it happened- > a couple of months ago one morning it decided to run really roughly- nasty > harsh sound from the engine, but it cleared itself soon after. Last time I > had the heads off I saw damage to the no3 piston and head from swallowing > something else. Would this brass tube cause me any serious damage or can I > forget about it- should I worry about main and gudgeon pin bearing damage > from jarring? I just fitted brand new carbs and am hoping for better fuel > efficiency. > Weird thing is that it had been running very well with this missing tube- I > just recorded my best (but still very bad I think) mpg of 26.5 (UK) after a > 100 mile motorway drive. Why are our cars so inefficient? or is it just > mine?I just got back from a trip to Munich in my friends Merc 230 Auto > estate- dragging its tail in the mud from overloading and travelling at an > average 90 mph and the mpg were better than my little cars average. Whats > going on? > > Strangers keep telling me what a nice car I have, and it regularly brings > smiles, so despite its shortcomings, I'm glad I drive a type3. > > Mark Seaton > '73 TA, London > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>