Thanks Dan, that's good to know. One carb is good to go, as all the pieces are in good shape. I will check the other and see if the seized pistons are sealing the opening. If they are I'll leave it. If not, I'll tap it and put in a set screw, probably will do both at the same time if needed. Thanks again, Dean
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:42 PM Dan Moy <[email protected]> wrote: > Dean, I did not know that they have a cold start circuit and had to look > it up, from what I read on this thread it sounds like you need to either > have it working correctly or properly disable (drill and tap a set screw to > keep the plungers permanently in their lowest position) to avoid idle > problems. Check out this thread: > https://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=147467 > > Regards, > Dan > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 3:05 PM D Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Turns out my carbs didn't need much soaking at all, but they were full of >> 'mud'. The inlet filters were nearly packed with black material. A little >> simple green, worked a treat, and compressed air ensured that all my >> passages open. Thank you for the warnings about over soaking. >> >> I do have another question though. On one carb, the cold start pistons >> are immovable. I didn't apply much force as I believe if they are stuck >> down then I'm good to go. On the other carb, they move freely and I >> reassembled them as they should be. I, of course, do not have choke levers >> on these so they shouldn't operate anyway. Before I reinstall the carbs in >> the car, should I disable the cold start circuits so they don't dribble gas >> when I don't want it, or I am ok with one stuck down and one free to move >> (with no way to move it)? >> >> BTW the carbs had not been used much as I switched to a single carb due >> to overly restrictive heads (the dual carbs made no difference). But they >> had sat with gas in them, my fault, for twenty years. >> >> Dean >> 1971 Super Beetle 1915 cc Dual Weber 44 IDF >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CAOm0kBn-SU_RuXUyz8iysiauQfC91r%2BCA11mKF5WRpjsBwMTPQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CAOm0kBn-SU_RuXUyz8iysiauQfC91r%2BCA11mKF5WRpjsBwMTPQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CANyhGbvwki2ARHM92LWctc-mPw5usyQBrJ6Wo-MtMNBa0Y2yJw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CANyhGbvwki2ARHM92LWctc-mPw5usyQBrJ6Wo-MtMNBa0Y2yJw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vintagvw/CAOm0kB%3DTcfJKqmmJqCv-7uHC3xiNkDoAadhus-M3f9rcSE54xA%40mail.gmail.com.
