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On 9 Dec 2004 at 12:25, Steven Cooper wrote: > As I've used the additive for several months now with no ill effects, I > doubt it's causing the problems I've been having since rebuilding the carbs. Seems reasonable, unless you accidentally mixed an "extra-rich" tankful this time. > When I installed the new needle and seats with the two gaskets (1.5mm total > thickness), no fuel would enter the carbs. I subsequently reintsalled the > original valves and gaskets and have been using them ever since. My Without Guesswork shows 0.5 & 1.5 mm gaskets used in type 3s in the 60s. My 70s copy does not cover carbed type 3s. > Does anybody have the without guesswork books Jim was referring to that they > could email or post a copy of? I cann't find copies for sale. They come up occasionally, but they seem to be printed specifically for various markets. You should just keep your eyes open down there for one that covers your specific type 3. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~