[T2] Clogged carbs

[Dave Gillingham]

Hi List:

I have a problem with my ’73 panel van.  It has a ’75 2.0 liter with dual Kadrons.  The engine and carbs were new about 8 years ago, and I have about 35Kmi on them.  

Here is the issue: If I don’t drive the van for about a week, it gets pissed at me and runs poorly for (usually) a block or two - like it is not running on at least one cylinder - and then it will suddenly clear and everything is fine.  I suspect a jet is getting clogged (don’t know why).  When I rebuilt the carbs a couple of years ago I also added two new fuel filters but the characteristics of the problem did not change.  Drive it every day - fine.  Ignore it for a week or so - problem.

Yesterday, after not having driven the van for about 2 weeks, it was running poorly, but this time got worse instead of better.  Couldn’t even make it back to the driveway.

My question:  Short of pulling the carbs and cleaning them out, is there an easier way to blow some air through the carb, or clean the jets?

Thanks,

Dave Gillingham
Owner/Broker
Coronado Island Realty
O: 619-435-0145 x 103
M: 619-992-5318