Type I Stalls-Hard To Start

It's normal for bubbles to appear and for the filter to look empty. In fact, the carb is only drawing a tiny dribble of fuel at idle.

The change of air cleaner could have affected idle speed. You should not adjust idle by opening the throttle stop screw; use the larger "air bypass" control on the left side of carb. The throttle stop is set so the throttle plate is completely closed, but not jamming.

You should check the timing setting ( must use a strobe light), as this will greatly affect idle speed.

Strongly recommend getting the Bentley Official Manual for '70 -'79.

Speedy Jim

Speedy Jim It is normal for bubbles to appear and for the filter to look empty. In fact, the carb is only drawing a tiny dribble of fuel at idle.

Josef The bubbles stopped and the filter looks almost fuel of fuel again after I tightened the clamps on the fuel filter. Apparently I forgot to tighten them sufficiently after changinf the fuel filter last weekend. Speedy Jim The change of air cleaner could have affected idle speed. You should not adjust idle by opening the throttle stop screw; use the larger "air bypass" control on the left side of carb. The throttle stop is set so the throttle plate is completely closed, but not jamming.

Josef Roger. Affirmitive. That's what I did. I adjusted the larger "air bypass" control screw on the left side of the carb. I also have a large VDO Cockpit style tach on my dash to help set the corect idle rpm.

Speedy Jim You should check the timing setting ( must use a strobe light), as this will greatly affect idle speed.

Josef I have an SVDA dizzy that I got from John C. at aircooled.net. Last Fall I checked it and it was set at 7.5 degrees btdc with a strobe light. I will be sure to check it again.

Strongly recommend getting the Bentley Official Manual for '70 -'79.

Josef I already have one but it is so clean I dont want to use it. I keep it in 'the shrine'. Maybe I should get another one that I can get my grimy hands on.

Speedy Jim

Thanks again! JFP

A clean Bentley manual?????? It's not natural...

Yes it is ;) I always read mine in the livingroom lying on the sofa before some repair work. Then go out to do the actual work. That way I can keep it in good condition.

.....................I have enough 'short term memory loss' (keep quiet joey and travis!), that I occasionally have to have the Bentley sitting right there while I'm working and sometimes I even have to have a greasy finger on the specific line of words while wearing reading glasses and trying to work with the other hand and holding a flashlight in my mouth.

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 06:43:46 -0400, "Tim Rogers" left Mt Vesuvius in a state of jealous awe as he began spewing from the mouth thusly:

Oh, I'll keep quiet about this one. I can hardly remember how to get home from work at the end of the day. :-/

-- Travis '63 VW Camo Baja...

:wq!

I also have some other godd VW manuals like the Robert Haynes VW Beetle manual and the John Muir How To Keep Your Aircooled VW Alive Book. I also try and watch my VW beetle 'Bug Me' videos once a week.