[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
GaryT=> Based on the information gathered today, => here's what I'm planning: Try this also. This evening, after dark, start her up and take a look in the engine compartment with all the lights off. You may see sparks from the plug wires leaking somewhere. If your left-side wires have slipped under the generator, you'll want to pull them out of there and put them back in their clips. I'd be amazed if these were causing the problem, but humor me and check that your carb balance tube is on correctly and that your left-side carb linkage is all OK and same as the right side, including the choke. Something puzzles me, though, so I want to back up again. You say you're getting some fuel through the carbs, but zero response on the left side. OK, but while driving, this fuel will still be moving through the system, and should be making some noise in the exhaust when it's hot. While it may be that the exhaust is just not getting hot enough on the trips you've made, if you're not hearing *any* postignition I'd have to look again at whether any fuel is getting through on the left. To really test this, disconnect the coil from the distributor and take the air cleaner off. Stand over the left carb with a good light shining down into it. Have your helper turn the motor over with the starter just a few times, no pedal. At some point a little cloud of fuel vapor should appear in the venturi. If the carb looks dry after repeating this test a couple of times, it's time to pull it off, take it apart and look for gunk, starting in the float bowl and main jet. If you haven't done this before, proceed with care to ensure you can put it back together just as you found it -- be super-organized. Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ '66 Big Ghia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org