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choke

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greedy51 · 16 Feb 2003, 5:07 pm

check the electric choke by taking of the air cleaner and see if it shut whwn coldd and poen when hot

mnsKmobi · 17 Feb 2003, 8:52 am

Sounds like it is "overchoked" that is, the mixture is too rich (too much fuel/not enough air) when the choke is on. Can't help with fixing it, not being familiar with beetle carbies.

70AutoStik · 17 Feb 2003, 10:05 pm

I'd agree - black smoke suggests a bit rich. Remove the air cleaner and adjust the body of the electric choke (after loosening three screws,) until the choke is open by about 1-1.5mm when cold. Switch the engine on and watch that the choke opens smoothly.