{"id":12,"date":"2014-08-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-07-18T19:39:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T19:39:36","slug":"pictures-from-beetles-carburetor-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cockfieldofdreams.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/pictures-from-beetles-carburetor-rebuild.html","title":{"rendered":"Pictures from the Beetle’s Carburetor Rebuild"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot has been going on lately. I sold a house, moved to the city, started a second job, and just started studying for the Professional Engineering exam. So putting pictures of the Beetle’s carburetor (34 PICT-3) has kind of taken a back seat, so to speak. Anyway, here are some of the highlights!<\/p>\n

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The freshly-removed carburetor, before I removed any of the bits. It’s a little dirty. <\/p>\n

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I found out later that this solenoid is the “idle air cutoff”. I don’t really know what this means and I can’t get anyone to tell me, but I found out later that the Beetle was stalling a lot when it would slow down, which was presumably caused by this little valve being loose. So after I screwed this in tightly it stopped stalling.<\/p>\n

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Automatic choke collar.<\/p>\n

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Removing the automatic choke. This had a little problem where it wasn’t set properly. I had to turn the whole assembly clockwise after I reinstalled it to make sure it would actually choke the engine when it was cold.<\/p>\n

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Automatic choke parts<\/p>\n

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Removing the top half<\/p>\n

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I don’t remember what this part is for.<\/p>\n

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Automatic choke housing.<\/p>\n

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Fuel inlet needle. (Controlled by the float)<\/p>\n

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Old float removed. I lost the pin when I put the new float in and ended up making a new one from a long screw. Then later on I found the pin right in the middle of my work bench. Murphy’s Law of carburetor rebuilds.<\/p>\n

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Another valve I don’t remember what it does off hand.<\/p>\n

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Replacement gaskets.<\/p>\n

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After I put it all back together it’s pretty easy to see the color difference. The car ran amazingly after this, and even better once I figured out that that solenoid was making the car stall.<\/p>\n

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Don’t worry, I put the air filter on after I flooded the engine and killed the battery. Learn by doing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lot has been going on lately. I sold a house, moved to the city, started a second job, and just started studying for the Professional Engineering exam. So putting pictures of the Beetle’s carburetor (34 PICT-3) has kind of taken a back seat, so to speak. Anyway, here are some of the highlights! The … <\/p>\n

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