I called and asked to confirm that the show was still on for Saturday since there is a lot of flat ground out there and didn’t know about damage from Matthew.

Power is back on.  Crews are cleaning up.  The show is a “Go”..

See ya’ Sat!

fingers crossed.

I’m very happy for you, Jack!  Your car looks great.  In fact, it looks a lot like my car before I messed with it (originally red with badges on the grill).  In 20-20 hindsight, I probably should have reused that stuff but we have different “styles”.  Now my car is British Racing Green metallic with no badges.  You’ll see in a week or two when…[Read more]

Hey John,

I finally got around to putting those items you sold me on Emma — the previous owner removed all of the heat ducts — the ones you sold me were a perfect fit!!

But the big news is my “new” grill — I had to remove the radiator shell when I replaced the front beam, ball joints, shocks, etc. so while I had it out, I replaced the grill…[Read more]

@edsnova – I’ll give it a try this afternoon and see what happens.  Thanks for the info.

Maybe just set the carb per Muir or this

http://www.vw-resource.com/34pict3.html

@royal – I thought about that, just not sure how to unfool.  I guess it’ll be trial and error.

Vicenc, Remember that you said ” Fooled around with the carb setting before posting this and that didn’t work either.”  Now you need to “un-fool” around with it.  (Assuming that is all you changed.)

I can confirm that @gregj had the right idea, after blowing out the idle jet the car is not stalling at idle any more.  Not completely out of the woods, however.  It now hesitates when up shifting.

good news

OK

Sounds like a plan.

Hoping Dean can still make it with us or at least Saturday and come back Sunday morning – the more the merrier

Now hoping the weather cooperates

Cool

Let us know – everyone learns as you do

Vicenc,  Good to hear.  ….and it’s logical.

@gregj – Preliminary results, not claiming victory because that would be hubris and the gods won’t like it, however, I took the idle jet out, used the air compressor to blow it and the hole where it came from out and then ran the car for 10 minutes in the garage on idle.  Can’t take it out to road test because it’s raining but if it’s dry t…[Read more]