It died on me

Redjames · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:49 pm

69vduber wrote:

I'm running the h30/31 ... no issues .. You might have got trash in there... Do you have a good inline filter too?

Yeah, it might be trash in there.

Redjames · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:51 pm

gostros wrote:

Redjames wrote:

supaninja wrote:

Sounds like your idle jet is clogged. Take the air filter off, start it, while reving it put the palm of your hand of the intake of the carb and seal it, release your hand when it start's to die, repeat till it idles...must have got some junk in your gas tank.

Just clean deep on carb. and it run now but not really smooth running. still need play with adj.. The 30/31 carb. is junk, I guess..

James, if you want to try another 30, let me know. I have one you can have. It needs gone through, I don't know the history of it.

Thank Bo, but I am thinking about get weber carb. Still looking around and hope someone help me and point good stuff..

supaninja · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:20 pm

Just taking apart and "cleaning" a carb doesn't mean it's clean, there is science, technique, and a bit of black magic involved in properly cleaning a carburetor. If you can't keep a 30/31 running you probably shouldn't mess with webers just yet.

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:50 pm

I have to agree with Nick on this one... the h30/31 is about as simple as it gets, make sure you understand it, how to fix clogged jets, and the basics of jetting before you step up to a pair of webers. Each IDF weber is really two carbs that share a float and an accelerator circuit, so in a way all of a sudden you are dealing with 4 carbs instead of one. The benefit of course is way more power *potential*.

notchback65 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:01 pm

mk-Zero wrote:

I have to agree with Nick on this one...

Redjames · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:02 pm

Alright thanks, still got to play with damn carb. Will go someone house later after the vw show to help me out.

Dlicious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:04 pm

supaninja wrote:

Just taking apart and "cleaning" a carb doesn't mean it's clean, there is science, technique, and a bit of black magic involved in properly cleaning a carburetor. If you can't keep a 30/31 running you probably shouldn't mess with webers just yet.

Gotta agree too. Take that bitch all the way apart and methodically lay the pieces out military style. I learned "carbs" on my old squareback. They were always acting up. Carb cleaner and compressed air is all I used. I do have a favorite screwdriver just for carbs. And if it is super clean its one less thing to worry about....

Dlicious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:07 pm

notchback65 wrote:

mk-Zero wrote:

I have to agree with Nick on this one...

Sometimes you find common ground....at least his problem isn't ignition related

Redjames · **Posted:** Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:04 am

Dlicious wrote:

supaninja wrote:

Just taking apart and "cleaning" a carb doesn't mean it's clean, there is science, technique, and a bit of black magic involved in properly cleaning a carburetor. If you can't keep a 30/31 running you probably shouldn't mess with webers just yet.

Gotta agree too. Take that bitch all the way apart and methodically lay the pieces out military style. I learned "carbs" on my old squareback. They were always acting up. Carb cleaner and compressed air is all I used. I do have a favorite screwdriver just for carbs. And if it is super clean its one less thing to worry about....

yeah, it pain in the ass...

Erik G · **Posted:** Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:10 am

I still agree with doing the "White trash rebuild" Get it running, stick your hand on the top of the carb so it sucks it in and also sucks any junk through. You will have a big red ring on your hand, but sometimes, it really does work

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