It sounds like your carburetor may need cleaning. The water won't stay in the fuel tank (as the outlet is directly on the bottom); however, it will collect in the bowl of your carburetor. Pull the plug from the side of the carburetor bowl and drain it. I suspect other debris has also collected in the bowl. Try flushing it out with some carburetor cleaner. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES when spraying the cleaner.
It sounds like you do not drive your vehicle much. If you leave the vehicle sitting for long periods, the fuel in the carburetor will turn to shellac. This will gum up all the tiny passages. If you must let the vehicle sit, drain the carburetor bowl to prevent this. Tom Potter -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Morehouse Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 8:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [vintagvw] Dies at Idle Problem Comes Again My stock 72 Bug with 1600DP and 34 Pict 3 has started dying at idle again. It did this several months ago and as I had a tank of gas in the car that was several months old; the only thing i could think of doing was that to disassemble the carb and clean it; put fresh gas and see if that fixed it. It thankfully did but over the past few days it started again. The gas in the tank was put in in mid-Dec so I don't think it's gone bad. I went ahead last night and filled the tank again but still dying at idle when driving it last night on a 40 mile round trip. This weekend I'll check for vacuum leaks and obvious stuff but I'm getting pretty frustrated. The Bocar 34 Pict 3 carb was new in Dec. 2002 at 100,000 in miles and the car only has 105,000 now so I don't think it's worn throttle bushings or anything and I hate to think I've got a carb passage gunked up already. Up till last week it ran fine. We have had a lot of cold nites recently so i wondered if i didn't get a lot of water condensing in the tank. That's why I filled it up last nite to see if it was lee prone to die at idle. I guess I should try some gas dry or some Techron and see if that helps. It dies at idle even when fully warmed up. Is another new carb in order or a different brand or model of carb? This problem is taking the fun out of driving the vehicle if it won't idle. I plan to check manifold boots and hoses as it almost feels like a vacuum leak but could be carb as well. Any ideas sure would be appreciated. Mike in Alabama In Christ and Christ alone, MIKE MOREHOUSE "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2nd Corinthians 5:17 _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
