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> Running Rich, Fuel Injection to Carburators
BENBRO02
post Jun 18 2018, 10:45 AM
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I finally got my 914 on the road but switched to carbs to save money. The car runs rich. I have heard that the stock cam is not the perfect profile for carbs and also that the car needs to be run slightly rich to keep the engine temperature down. I have never adjusted a carb before and was wondering if I should try to lean the mixture myself or if this is better left to an expert. I recall that if an engine runs lean bad things can happen to pistons and valves.
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BENBRO02   Running Rich   Jun 18 2018, 10:45 AM
ConeDodger   Are there any old VW shops in town? There’s a pr...   Jun 18 2018, 10:49 AM
BENBRO02   Are there any old VW shops in town? There’s a p...   Jun 18 2018, 10:58 AM
McMark   The cam will work fine, but is pretty mild. So a ...   Jun 18 2018, 11:37 AM
ConeDodger   ^^^ These steps. And McMark is right, lost art. Th...   Jun 18 2018, 11:55 AM
BENBRO02   Thank you!   Jun 18 2018, 12:50 PM
rjames   What was wrong with the original FI?   Jun 18 2018, 12:55 PM
914_teener   What was wrong with the original FI? The mec...   Jun 18 2018, 02:18 PM
ClayPerrine   What was wrong with the original FI? The me...   Jun 18 2018, 05:56 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   And once you pay a mechanic to fiddle with the car...   Jun 18 2018, 06:12 PM
BENBRO02   I don't know what was wrong with the fuel inje...   Jun 18 2018, 06:48 PM
rhodyguy   Buy yourself a copy of the Weber tech manual from ...   Jun 18 2018, 07:24 PM
BENBRO02   Buy yourself a copy of the Weber tech manual from...   Jun 18 2018, 07:36 PM
The Cabinetmaker   "Rich running carbs are more fun than non-run...   Jun 18 2018, 07:40 PM
SirAndy   Fix the rich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_th...   Jun 18 2018, 08:13 PM
Dave_Darling   How about this one? 0LZxelSc62Y I wonder what ...   Jun 18 2018, 09:25 PM
SirAndy   How about this one? Lemmy is also in the movie ......   Jun 18 2018, 09:36 PM
BENBRO02   How about this one? 0LZxelSc62Y I wonder what...   Jun 19 2018, 08:26 AM
Philip W.   And once you pay a mechanic to fiddle with the ca...   Jun 19 2018, 09:37 AM
The Cabinetmaker   ^ best advice on this thread.   Jun 19 2018, 10:01 AM
914_teener   Why ask your mechanic? Why triangulation? Why no...   Jun 19 2018, 10:04 AM
rhodyguy   In all likelihood, you had a vacuum leak someplace...   Jun 19 2018, 01:54 PM


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