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Bob down Wolfsburg Wizard

455 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#897472
howdy all, picked up my new ride the other day( a 67 beetle) after driving it home, i let it sit for a little while and tried to start it again. it wouldnt start, so i opened the deck lid only to find fuel leaking from carb when i opened throttle. its leaking on the right side of carb as u look at it. any ideas? think i may have been lucky to get it home without a barbeque on my hands

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#897489
Take it to a vw repairer and get it looked at and while its there give the rest of the car a once over, like you said vw BBQs ain't nice 😊🥲
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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#897505
If it is the right hand side as you look in it will most likely be the accelerator pump diaphragm,this will come in a carby kit.

Bob down Wolfsburg Wizard

455 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#897555
ive ordered a complete new carb, im not prepared to take any risks when it comes to fuel and spark.

Bob down Wolfsburg Wizard

455 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#897890
new carb fitted, no more fuel leaks, guess i ll have to tune carb and set timing now, happy days

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#897933
did it have clearance against the generator? New carbs can fit but be tight against the gen on the accel pump housing.

Otherwise check the size jets in the old carb to the new ones and they should swap if needed.

Otherwise, do you have a book for setting the carb. t's fairly easy 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

Bob down Wolfsburg Wizard

455 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#898196
new carb has less clearance than old carb, but still has clearance, i found someting on you tube bout tuning carbs, but a workshop manual may be my next asquuisition i think

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#898327
Bob down wrote:new carb has less clearance than old carb, but still has clearance, i found someting on you tube bout tuning carbs, but a workshop manual may be my next asquuisition i think
Buy a Haynes manual or get a Bentley. Bentley is the best but Haynes is pretty good and both are lightyears better than Gregory manuals. I've wasted soo much money on Gregories and there detailed how to's pale in comparison to the Haynes manuals. Just my experience 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

Bob down Wolfsburg Wizard

455 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#898372
thx for the heads up psimitar, thats very handy to know, nothing more frustrating than a crappy manual/instructions