I have been in a neck brace for 2 days and I believe it's feeBees fault. Anyway I had my bro in law adjust the new carb and he is qualified I think because he built his dragster motor from the ground up :lol: Anyway carb adjusted ideled lovely went down the driveway beautifully then I hit Mission Ridge road. Made it about a block and had to turn around and take her home spit,spat,chug clang clang. I have a brand new dist in the trunk think that is the prob? I am at a loss for words

Last time I was at your house you were working on a lawnmower......

Last time I was at your house you were working on a lawnmower......

Yep, And as I recall it was Richard who told me what was wrong with it. He was right. That saved me a whole bunch of time and trouble.
       You buy a dirt bike to ride and I will buy a Goat to mow the grass and we both will be happy :lol:  :lol:

Is there a filter between your old rusty gas tank and your new carb?  If not, you need one.  If you fill the carb up with rust and crud out of the tank, it's gonn'a give problems.

How do I know you have a rust in your gas tank? . . . it's an old Super Beetle.  Unless you have had the tank cleaned and sealed, or replaced it with a new tank in the last couple of years, it's rusty inside.  Oh, and by the way, the filter should not go between the fuel pump and the carb where "everybody" puts them.

Is there a filter between your old rusty gas tank and your new carb?  If not, you need one.  If you fill the carb up with rust and crud out of the tank, it's gonn'a give problems.

How do I know you have a rust in your gas tank? . . . it's an old Super Beetle.  Unless you have had the tank cleaned and sealed, or replaced it with a new tank in the last couple of years, it's rusty inside.  Oh, and by the way, the filter should not go between the fuel pump and the carb where "everybody" puts them.

I TOLD YOU SO!!! :lol:
KC

Zen,  I got tank ,   filter,  fuel pump ,  filter  , carb.   Does that sound Ok   SC

I wouldn't put a filter between the pump and carb.  Some folks say it doesn't matter, others say it does.  I couldn't swear with 100% certianty that a filter between the pump and carb will cause the problem, but . . . I've seen 3 Beetles burnt to crisp 'cause the inlet pipe came out of the carb.  With the carb bowl full of gas, the engine continued to run . . . and with every revolution it squirts gas all over the engine compartment.  A spark and BOOM . . . break out the marshmellows and the hot dogs, cause we got a fire going now!   :shock:

All three of the ones I've seen burnt 'cause the pipe pulled out of the carb had been running a filter between the pump and carb.  That inlet pipe is just pressed in.  The theory is that the extra weight and vibration from the filter (that wasn't put there by the factory!!) over time will cause the pressed in pipe to come loose and pop out.

The best place to put the filter is between the tank and pipe through the tunnel, or at the other end of the pipe where it comes out of the frame.  Of course, they are a little harder to get to in those locations, so most folks stick 'em 'tween the pump and carb.  Whatever you want to do is OK with me . . . I keep a bag of marshmellows handy.  

As far as having two filters . . . if the first one is doing it's job, the second one will never get dirty so why have it?   :?

I have been throwing around the idea of a new tank (cha ching) I guess I will bite the bullet and order a new gas tank heck might as well what's another $200.00? There goes my tattoo I was getting this weekend for my birthday:(

Of course stupie has the mod'ed fuel system,   Fuel injection gas tank.  so the full line has to snake out the trunk in a diff path,   then  nylon tie it to the some suspension rod.  then to a 99 cent filter
then to electric pump screwed in the passenger floor board.
( Were I keep the fire extinqusiher)
My channel gas line it plugged up.  
Pop a hole in the passenger foot board,   line runs in the cabin over the channel then through a rust hole by the voltage regulator under the back seat  , Now it gets tricky.   Must keep gas line away from rotating axle.  Using nylon ties and rusty wire,  the fuel line snakes over the rear axle   to that little metal line that runs into the engine compartment.  Then to 2nd 99 cent filter  then to carb,  What can go wrong with that?   SC