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if you are running the facet without a regulator, you are probably running anywhere from 1 to 2.5psi too much pressure to the carbs. this would in turn flood the bowls and give you exessive fuel in the cylinders. > > From: garram1@swbell.net > Date: 2005/04/29 Fri PM 08:33:17 GMT > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] Gas in my oil!??!!! > > I've been happily driving my Squareback since I got the rebuilt > heads and solexes installed. However, my valve cover gaskets > have been leaking. I installed them a little less carefully than I > usually do. So I've been checking my oil often just in case until I can > redo them. About 120 miles after the rebuilding I checked the oil > again this morning - it was over full. The time before it registered > between a quart low and full. I THINK is smells a bit like gas. What > could be the problem here? I'm still running the facet electric fuel > pump the PO installed. I haven't had a chance to change that. The > heads were rebuilt by RIMCO. I've only ever heard good things > about them so although we can't rule out bad valve guides, it seems > unlikely. The only thing I can think of is that I might have done > something wrong when I rebuilt the carbs. I don't think it is running > rich. > > Anybody got any ideas? What should I check next? > > Martin. > > > Martin Garramone > Austin, Texas > 1968 Squareback > 1968 Westfalia > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Brian Fye 64 Notchback, 64 Notch Speedster, 67 Squareback, 73 Squareback, 74 412 Squareback