[T2] Fwd: Power loss in 4th

[Jack Dinan]

I’ll second this approach. I do this routinely on vintage VWs that run erratically. The flow rate is given in Bentley. If one uses a glass jar, one can get a good look at the liquid that your carbs see. In several cases, what flowed into the jar from my engines was troubling, to say the least. There was a lot of sediment and occasionally a two-phase mixture. Both times I ended up pulling the gas tank.  The bottom was a pile of rust, flakes, and other particulates. Usually, the sock mesh filter had disintegrated and all this junk was flowing right into the carbs. 

I ended up refurbishing the tank. This is a tedious process, but absolutely necessary to restore operation of my engines.

Well worth a try, I say.

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Martin Strandgard <mnstra at unimelb.edu.au>
> Subject: Re: [T2] Power loss in 4th
> Date: October 21, 2015 at 5:42:04 PM EDT
> To: "type2 at type2.com" <type2 at type2.com>
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> Have you tried disconnecting the fuel hose from the carb and running it into a container to check the flow rate? It would be interesting to see what happened when you revved it up.
> 
> Martin.
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