> > Thomas Schuster writes: > > > > > > Does anybody has experience with a dual carb? My vanagon does not have the= > > =20 > > full power, maybe 10 or 20 hp are missing. I guess it is the second chamber= > > =20 > > of my dual carb. > > > > Here are the symptoms: Some power is missing while accelerating and only in= > > =20 > > the fourth gear it does not reach its maximum speed. But sometimes the=20 > > lacking power is suddenly there for five or ten seconds, occassionally even= > > =20 > > for some minutes. Really strange and confusing. > > > > Any hints are appreciated. Dirty jets? Throttle valve of the second chamber? > > > > T.S. > > 83=B4 vanagon=20 > Thomas, Where was your Vanagon first sold. Only European Vanagons have carburetors (and only some of them, even there). I have seen pictures of the early European wasserboxer engines and it looks like a two barrel carb on top of a longish manifold. I concur with the other David though; check the ignition first - that's where the problems are usually found.
Dave Kautz
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