Why does my Super Beetle hate to run with a full fuel tank?
Whether this is the reason or not, Dave’s Super Beetle HATES to run with the fuel tank less than a quarter full. Insufficient “squirt” from the accelerator pump — usually due to improper adjustment of the accelerator pump. See our Acclerator Pump Adjustmentprocedure. The idle jet in the carburetor may be too small.
Why does my 73 Super Beetle keep stumbling?
Once the rebuild of his ’73 Super Beetle was complete, Dave still had an exasperating problem with the car “stumbling” on acceleration — whenever power was called for, like even after a shift change, the engine would stutter and sputter and sometimes die. It initially seemed to Dave that the accelerator pump was not giving an adequate “squirt.”
When did Dave buy his 1973 Super Beetle?
When Dave bought his 1973 Super Beetle in May 1997 it was equipped with a 1971 dual-port 1600cc engine, a 009 centrifugal advance distributor, and a 34PICT/3 carburetor. Ever since Dave purchased the car it has been plagued off and on with what we have come to call a “hesitation” problem.
What kind of carburetor does a 1971 VW have?
Someone wrote of his experience and expressed very well the frustration this problem causes – I recently installed a new 34PICT/3 carburetor on a stock 1971 Type I 1600cc dual-port engine with a 009 centrifugal advance distributor and an alternator.
What kind of engine does Dave’s Super Beetle have?
This is not the first time that Dave had trouble with the accelerator pump. While his Super Beetle is a 1973 model, it has a 1971 1600cc dual-port engine. A previous owner installed an alternator in place of the generator (used on VW engines up until the mid-1973 model year).
When does a VW engine have a stumbling problem?
Dave found that his stumbling problem occurred only when the engine was hot, but not when it was cold. During a meeting with John Connolly (Aircooled.Net)Dave learned that a stumbling problem when the engine is hot but not when it is cold is indicative of a too rich mixture problem.