Hi all,
some of you might remember me having a gas smel in the engine oil, I've replaced the oil, but after maybe 100/150km the smel was back. Also, when i started the bug it fired up and died immediately, after the second start she fired right up and kept running... this happened all the time after a cold start, so my idea was; the fuelsmel was related to the bad start problem.
Had a fuelpump changed once for a crappy Brazilian so this must be the culprit. Overhauled the original one and putted it back on in. Changed the oil again and behold.... no fuelsmel anymore but still hard to start.
After washing the bug i checked the enginebay and saw the carb (30pict1)dripping from what i believe the idlejet (big brass bold on bottom of bowl) on the manifold. Hmmm, water? No way! The carb was leaking and thus at a cold start empty. All the new gaskets i have for that jet were too big so i refitted it with the old one tightening it real good. Now i have a fuelfree (on the outside) carb and fuelpump. However i do find oil on top of the fuelpump ánd at the bottom of the carb (the place bolted to the manifold).
How is that possible?? Is it oil from the air-cleaner oilbath? imho that is not possible, is it??
Any insight are greatly appreciated Roger