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 路
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 馃槉馃ゲ
grumble 路
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 路
ive ordered a complete new carb, im not prepared to take any risks when it comes to fuel and spark.
Bob down 路
new carb fitted, no more fuel leaks, guess i ll have to tune carb and set timing now, happy days
psimitar 路
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 馃檪
Bob down 路
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
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 馃檪
Bob down 路
thx for the heads up psimitar, thats very handy to know, nothing more frustrating than a crappy manual/instructions