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 alohalan
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| posted on January 13th, 2003 at 08:51 AM |
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My tired 1600 cc Kombi motor
My 1970 Kombi 1600 needs a pep up. Any suggestions without a complete rebuild or motor replacement? It's all standard at
the moment. Regards to all Al.:bounce
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Che Castro
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| posted on January 13th, 2003 at 08:58 AM |
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what is wrong with it? does it misfire or anything like that? does it leak excessive oil? does the oil light come on at idle when warm?
need more details before any kind of assessment can be made. When was the last time it was tuned up?
Jon
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alohalan
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| posted on January 13th, 2003 at 09:27 AM |
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Tired 1600
Thanks Jon. No major oil leak or loss. Just done spark plugs and points, carby cleaned. Mech suggested new carby as he said it
was worn out? Choke not working and motor stalls when idling, some backfiring but muffler in poor state. Have had Kombi for about 3 months and no
previous mechanical history available. Never fails to start however on the good side. Cheers Al
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KruizinKombi
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| posted on January 13th, 2003 at 01:13 PM |
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On several occasions I had begun to think that the motor in my previous kombi was knackered, when all it really needed was a damn good service. 
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on March 13th, 2003 at 12:41 AM |
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Are you sure it's not giving all it's got? Don't forget it's only a 1600 in a big, heavy, not terribly aerodynamically efficient
body .
Mind you, a mate back in the UK put a 1300 beetle lump in his bay (all he could get hold of at short notice) and drove it, fully laden, from Scotland,
south to the English Channel and then down through France and Spain to Portugal. Reckoned it was OK but you needed a calendar to time the standing 1/4
mile .
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