VW says "D-1, D-1, D-1.  After replacing a ton of torque converter seals when the Auto-Stick show up in the U.S.A. VW said to use ALL three forward gears if you lived in "Hilly" country.     If you moved the point gap ,you changed the timing.

Hmmmm,   I'm not sure I want to go there :lol:  :lol:

Ok,
in the past 8 days I have replaced with new:
-Spark advance.
-Points. :?
-Condenser  :shock:
-Points again... :x
-Plugs.
-OK, now my "new" BOCAR 34pict3 carbie is flooding REALLY BAD.... :roll:

As in like 3/4 inch of gas on top of the throttle plate flooding bad....

Any ideas?
Thanks,
KC

You may have a needle/seat sticking in the top cover of the carb or a piece of "something"  stuck in it.  Take the top off the carb, take the needle/seat out and check.

Ok time for a test, see if you can guess what the cause of my BOCRAP 34pict3 carbie's flooding problem...

a) trash from delaminating varnish from the Gas tank (it did sit for 20 yrs.)

b) dirt and small pieces of stone from the "mud-hut" theory.

c) blown seal on the inlet float valve.

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d) a non cracked, non leaking float that was 1/2 full of fuel.

(Imagine the Jeopardy theme music.....)

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If you guessed "d" you are correct.  Carb was sparkling on the inside with no signs of dirt / varnish.  The strange thing is I cannot get this Hencho en Mexico float to leak.  
I assume that under heat and pressure, the glue holding the 2 pieces together is some how allowing the gas to enter the chamber.  
Anyone else have this happen to them?

Replaced the H.E.M. float with an old SOLEX plastic hollow float....All the solid foam ones that I found in my friends old carbies were cracked...
-Am I going to have the same problem?
Drove the car this morning and it is still flooding a little, so I am going to pull the top off at lunch and put amother gasket on the inlet valve.  I will probably just put the new one in that I have.

I know that it is flooding a little because at full stop with the car in gear it'll just get slower and slower on the idle untill it just stalls.  Usually this takes about the same time it takes to get through a redlight or a stop sign back up....

I can tell a significant power increase and am interested in getting the idle fixed.
Take car and thanks for the help that I have recieved ofer the past few months.
KC

Don't "Live" in the triangle, but it seems sometimes I "live" at work, in Chickamauga, The Burbs of the triangle.
I am parking next to Homer and I think that he is telling my beetle alot of stories and giving him Ideas of what to do next!  I am going to have to park in another place!!!
I can just imagine the conversation:

ASBUG-".....yeah just for kicks I let him think that it was just a bad set of points....I drove fine for 10 miles and then I fried ANOTHER set!!!!!"
Homer-" Is that all that you got?  Try this and see how long it takes him to figure it out..."

After all, Homer is just a beetle at heart, litterally.
Have a great night,
KC

Homer is kinda like a not so pretty "christine".
KC