That is the classic 009 dizzy/34pict stall and bog off idle syndrome. Get a
vacuum advance dizzy, and all the troubles will be gone. Do a search for
this and you'll see it's a real problem. Go to aircooled.net and there is a
good article on it. I have the proper setup specs to tune the 34pict if you
need them. They are a bitch to set up properly, but after that they are
good.
Courtney
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From: 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
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