Andrew, make sure your intake manifold bolts are tight and that you have a
good gasket. I had a similar problem and found that the manifold was loose
and sucking in air, throwing off the mixture.
Regards
Armand
>I just started my series IV up the other day, and have been having trouble
>with a weber I purchased for it. The weber was used and from a VW bug
>1600cc. I presume that the jets should be similar as a result. When we first
>got the car running, we filled the float bowl manually with 2 stroke oil for
>the first break-in. The car ran fine, and we were able to adjust the idle to
>a comfortable 1000rpm. The next day, running on 4stroke gas, we could not
>get the engine to idle at all. The carb was dismantled and the jets were
>blown out. This had no effect. The engine is running very lean and we can
>only open the choke at upwards of 4000rpm without having it stall out.
>My next idea is to adjust the float level. Does anyone have the specs for
>this adjustment (Weber DGV manual choke)? Any other suggestions?
>Thanks,
>Andrew Gregg
>viber(at)onix.net
ritchie(at)mcn.org
Armand & Lorie Ritchie
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