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posted on February 16th, 2003 at 05:07 PM
choke
check the electric choke by taking of the air cleaner and see if it shut whwn coldd and poen when hot
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posted on February 17th, 2003 at 08:52 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.
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posted on February 17th, 2003 at 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.
