Weber IDF needle seats

[udidwht]

[Xevin]

[Lil Lulu]

So here’s my left carb needle. You can see a little ring around where it rests in the seat but I can’t really feel it with my fingernail. I didn’t try to test the floats but they look good and there is no fuel in them. I rechecked the level and they are perfect 10 mm.

The carb is so clean now that I’d eat my morning yogurt out of it.
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'65 Beetle "Lil' Lulu"- Ruby Red
1600 stock from '71 bus

'72 Deluxe - Niagara Blue w/pastelwiess Camper Special 2L dual 40 Webers 002

'74 Hightop Weekender "Dixie" 1800 34 Del singles

[Lil Lulu]

Think this might be part of the problem?🤬😖
Like it says WTF now?

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'65 Beetle "Lil' Lulu"- Ruby Red
1600 stock from '71 bus

'72 Deluxe - Niagara Blue w/pastelwiess Camper Special 2L dual 40 Webers 002

'74 Hightop Weekender "Dixie" 1800 34 Del singles

[udidwht]

Ouch.

Check the classifieds and see if you can source a top. Or contact Redline, Aircooled.net and see if either can offer you some advice on a possible fix.
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1972 Westy Hardtop/Type-4 2056cc
96mm Biral AA P/C's~7.8:1CR
Headflow Masters New AMC 42x36mm heads w/Porsche swivel adjusters
71mm Stroke
73 Web Cam w/Web solids
Dual 40mm IDF Webers - LM-2 - 47.5 idles/125 mains/190 air corr./F11 tubes/28mm Vents - Float height 10.45mm/Drop 32mm
Bosch SVDA w/Pertronix module (7.5 initial 28 total @ 3400rpm)
Bosch W8CC plugs
Pertronix Flamethrower 40K coil
S&S 4-1 w/Walker QP 17862
3 rib 002 Trans
185R14 Hankook tires

[Lil Lulu]

I sourced a cap from FAT Performance in Orange, Ca. and remounted the carbs yesterday. From what I can tell, no seepage yet. I did emery the needles and meticulously cleaned them. All gaskets and o-rings were still good.
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'65 Beetle "Lil' Lulu"- Ruby Red
1600 stock from '71 bus

'72 Deluxe - Niagara Blue w/pastelwiess Camper Special 2L dual 40 Webers 002

'74 Hightop Weekender "Dixie" 1800 34 Del singles

[udidwht]

[Lil Lulu]

2 days after reinstalling carbs and no issues. I changed out the oil of course but there was some residual oil that still gave a little smell to the stick but after going over KM mountain and heating her up it must have burned that out because there’s no fuel smell now. 😀 in the future I will change out the needles to the coated ones. Hope I don’t have to go in there til the cruising season is over. Thanks to udidwht for all the info.
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'65 Beetle "Lil' Lulu"- Ruby Red
1600 stock from '71 bus

'72 Deluxe - Niagara Blue w/pastelwiess Camper Special 2L dual 40 Webers 002

'74 Hightop Weekender "Dixie" 1800 34 Del singles

[Lil Lulu]

What a drag. After about 800 miles and a Central Oregon cruise, I left the bus in the garage for 24 fricking hours. When I opened the garage door it smelled like a fuel dump. Sure as shit the damn case was 1.5 quarts over full and the stick stinks like fuel.

What the fuck is going on? When I took them apart there was nothing in them. The needles looked a little ringed (see photo above) but not too bad. The seats looked good, the floats looked good and I checked them they were 10mm on the nose when I reassembled.

The only thing I can think of to do is replace the needles and seats and the floats. Man, I'm pissed. My second $30 oil fill in a month and countless hours. What a pisser.
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'65 Beetle "Lil' Lulu"- Ruby Red
1600 stock from '71 bus

'72 Deluxe - Niagara Blue w/pastelwiess Camper Special 2L dual 40 Webers 002

'74 Hightop Weekender "Dixie" 1800 34 Del singles

[Xevin]

Yep. Test and or replace that stuff. But if I recall correctly. Wild things told me to use the new needle in the rebuild kit, as visualize inspection was unreliable. Sgkent taught me about testing float. Come on now. Not your first trip to the rodeo
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