carb problem???

On Jun 8, 3:52 pm, "Bill Spiliotopoulos" > wrote:
> The idle jet is the brass hex nut on the right side, near the alternator.
> If there are 2 jets to the right, the idle jet is the one that look straight
> to the right, and not te one that looks 45 degrees to the back.
>
> What carburator do you have?
>
> Did you check the solenoid?
> Did you adjusted the idle speed from the screws to the left and adjusted the
> throttle buterfly almost completely closed?
>
> Bill Spiliotopoulos,
> '67 Bug.
>
> ? "Scotty" > ?????? ??? oglegroups.com...
>
> > On Jun 8, 7:19 am, "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote:
> >> I would quickly take off the idle jet and clean it out before cleaning
> >> the
> >> entire carb.
> >> After 5 minutes you will be back idling usually! <g>
> >> If that does not work then take off the carb and clean well. Kit is
> >> usually
> >> needed along with a good fuel filter. ;-)
> >> --
> >> later,
> >> dave
> >> (One out of many daves)
>
> > ok, where is the jet idle at??? and i just rebuilt it myself and i'm
> > thinking i didn't do it right, i KNO i didn't use the air compresser


i've got a 30 pic, i'm gonna work on it this week end, my brother
might be picking up a 72, so i might be posting questions for him soon

"Scotty" > wrote in message
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> On Jun 6, 8:28 pm, dweller > wrote:
>> On Jun 6, 8:35 pm, Scotty > wrote:
>>
>> > ok, when i start it up i have to keep giving it gas, like reving it
>> > up, and if i stop... it dies, i looked at it today after trying to
>> > start it, and it was dripping gas from where the throttle cable
>> > connects, any ideas?
>>
>> Check the float? I haven't had a carb vehicle in a while, but seem to
>> recall that was a sticking point with the vw carb.
>>
>> dp
>
>
> what with the float do u need to check???

The flow into the float chamber is controlled by a needle valve activated by
the float. If a piece of sediment gets between the the needle valve and its
seat, it can't close, so the float chamber overflows...
>

If the carb is of the older variety (only one small adjusting screw to the
left), the idle jet is incorporated to the electromagnetic cut-off solenoid
(right side of the carb).
Remove the solenoid and blow the jet on the end of it with compressed air.
Check that the solenoid clicks with a battery.

Bill Spiliotopoulos,
'67 Bug.

? "Scotty" > ?????? ??? ??????
ps.com...
> On Jun 8, 3:52 pm, "Bill Spiliotopoulos" > wrote:
>> The idle jet is the brass hex nut on the right side, near the alternator.
>> If there are 2 jets to the right, the idle jet is the one that look
>> straight
>> to the right, and not te one that looks 45 degrees to the back.
>>
>> What carburator do you have?
>>
>> Did you check the solenoid?
>> Did you adjusted the idle speed from the screws to the left and adjusted
>> the
>> throttle buterfly almost completely closed?
>>
>> Bill Spiliotopoulos,
>> '67 Bug.
>>
>> ? "Scotty" > ?????? ???
>> oglegroups.com...
>>
>> > On Jun 8, 7:19 am, "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote:
>> >> I would quickly take off the idle jet and clean it out before cleaning
>> >> the
>> >> entire carb.
>> >> After 5 minutes you will be back idling usually! <g>
>> >> If that does not work then take off the carb and clean well. Kit is
>> >> usually
>> >> needed along with a good fuel filter. ;-)
>> >> --
>> >> later,
>> >> dave
>> >> (One out of many daves)
>>
>> > ok, where is the jet idle at??? and i just rebuilt it myself and i'm
>> > thinking i didn't do it right, i KNO i didn't use the air compresser
>
>
> i've got a 30 pic, i'm gonna work on it this week end, my brother
> might be picking up a 72, so i might be posting questions for him soon
>