Hi ramva,
Last week i bought myself a nice 1300 beetle from '73. Yihaaa!! Cool car, lowered front with 155 tyres and back with 195.. It's gonna be my daily driver, and the Toyota for is for my wife.. :)
When i took the car home, the engine sounded very rough, not all cill worked properly, and hughe hesitations in accelerating. After checking things out i noticed the rubber joint in the manifolt (DP) was leaking. I've fixed it temporary with some kit and now the engine runs smooth, The exaust is leaking too, so i'll change that along with the rubber joint in the near future.
The next problem is that when the engine is hot (running temp) it is VERY hard to start, i know that flooring the paddle is a way to start it but to no avail. It sometimes takes 6 atemps to start the car (crancking it for several seconds)
AFAIK the engine is stock, dp with a 31pict4 carb and a paper cleaner. What to do? Will adjusting the valves do any good? Plug gap, Dwell, Timing? Or does the carb needs to be adjusted properly (or all in those order)? I haven't checked the compression yet, could that be an issue too? I've noticed some burning marks in the dizzy cap, but I'm told that's no problem... Is it?
Any insights please?? TIA Roger