009 does not play well with a 34 pict-3 carb. You need a 034 distributor that is single vacuum and mechanical commonly called a SVDA for single vacuum dual advance.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirin Jacobsen Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [vintagvw] 1600DP running issues Hey guys, I have a friend who a few months ago purchased a very clean 70,000 mile 73 super beetle from an original owner a few months ago. The car had just been serviced bya local shop to pass our local emissions testing(Aircare or as I like to call it airscare!). Soon after she purchased it it started suffering some running issues. It has a replacement Empi 34 pict 3 I believe and what appears to be a 009 Distributor(What I remember from my last 1600dp. Mind you I haven't played with one since about 2006...) Anyways the issues that were going on it was stalling when it was cold. It would fire up fine and she would take off and as soon as she would return to idle it would stall. Which sounds like a total carb icing issue. To address that it got a new intake manifold and a new muffler. Which didn't fix it. Also it started developing a backfire through the carb on shut down. And hard to start when warm..... also a intermittant misfire mid range in the revs. The disty cap is nearly new. Rotor looks okay.. Certainly not new a bit grungy but not totally burned .. Its had plugs, wires.... etc. When I was looking at the aircare sheet . The hydrocarbons were high, and I'm certain its running rich. My gut feeling on this one is that the carb is way out of adjustment and that the timing is way out to lunch. I checked it for exhaust leaks and none were apparent... Any thoughts? Its been a long time since I played with this stuff.... And well my next venture is with a stroker so thats bound to be entertaining.. Cheers, Kirin -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en.
