A year or so ago, I spied a Herbie bug here in town and it turns out, I know who the guy is. After speaking with him a couple of times about maintenance, he had me come over and take a look. Here's the problem and I'm not quite sure what to do about it.
First off, the engine is a Type 1 1500 or 1600cc single port. Engine was running fine the first 100 miles or so they drove it. History of the engine unknown. I adjusted the valves and notice absolutely no oil on the rockers or shafts on the #1 and #2 side. Not even residue. I fully expected cobwebs to be visible. The rocker shaft was even surface rusted. Changed oil and though thin, didn't smell gassy. Gapped new plugs and installed them. Installed new points and condensor. Mechanical advance dizzy set at 28 degrees advance (was around 50 before). So with everything that constitutes a tune up, the thing is hard to start. I pulled off the air filter and noticed fuel bubbling up and over out of the bowl vent and into the careburetor. I removed the top of the H30/31 carb and the fuel level was appropriate - nothing higher than one would expect. The ends of the manifold are snug in the head and all vacuum leaks have been ruled out. I've NEVER seen fuel coming out of the bowl vent before. Is this simply a bad float needle issue? Thanks for your help and the car still runs like crap. I suspect a couple of dead cylinders but going over in a half hour to do a compression check to rule out any other issues. Erin _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
