Carb throat popping at speed, New Problem!!! Options

[LetoAtreides]

Ok, so I know I've posted this before, but I still cant figure it out, and I need to know all of the possible circumstances under which this condition occurs.

One of the throads on my dual carbs is excessively lout at speed. It sounds like pop-pop-pop.

Any ideas?

[LetoAtreides]

Sorry for testing your patience, ArtechnikA, let me explain myself.

I'm 19 years old and learning to work on my own car. I learned this supposed timing technique from my neighbor who has worked on old cars his entire life. I don't have the cash to take it into my mechanic, so I have to learn to do this myself.

I static timed the car (and subsequently shocked myself with my home-made timing light). I timed it to the advanced mark on my fan. There's no change in the carburetor noise. Tomorrow i will borrow my neighbor's timing light and time it.

Is there any way to tell if my engine is permanently damaged?

[ArtechnikA]

I'm 19 years old and learning to work on my own car.

BTDT, believe me. I'm sure many if not most here have been.
However, when I was 19 and just starting out with cars (VW's first, fairly quickly into old Porsches) there were no resources like the Internet and this site. We were happy to pick up a copy of John Muir's 'Idiot Book' (I started -before- that classic reference...) and maybe a Clymer's.

The are probably a few dozen threads on this site alone about 'How do I time a 914.' So there is really no excuse for not doing one's research first.

So - moving on...

I learned this supposed timing technique from my neighbor who has worked on old cars his entire life.

Specifically, old WATER-COOLED cars with a big carb in the middle. You could maybe get away with it there if you were careful.

I static timed the car (and subsequently shocked myself with my home-made timing light). I timed it to the advanced mark on my fan.

Alrighty - plus or minus not enough to matter, you're running about 28 degrees initial and 36 total. WAY TOO MUCH!. Go static-time it a smidge before the TDC mark for #1.

Is there any way to tell if my engine is permanently damaged?

Bring -everything- to book specs and listen real close. A compression and/or leakdown test would confirm findings if you had obvious bad running or clouds of smoke. We'll hope for the best.

Seriously - DO THE SEARCH here on timing your car. There are threads in great detail about the process.

Mostly, I don't do T-IV's so I am really unqualified to provide additional details, besides which, they're already out there. I got into this thread because of the induction linkage aspect, which I -am- qualifed to explore.

Good luck.