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R1NG0 Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2017 Posts: 95 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:31 pm Post subject: black puff from one side of exhaust.. |
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Did a lot of electrical on the beetle today, in a garage cause cold, and started it about 2 feet from the garage door, and noticed a pretty big black sooty spot on the garage door Only one little burst, and only from driver side. No it doesn’t run rough, it doesn’t seem to run rich when it’s running, I pump the gas pedal 3 times before cranking, and it fires right up, runs fine and idles fine, and it kind of confused me. 74 super beetle
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viiking Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2013 Posts: 2666 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: black puff from one side of exhaust.. |
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If it is a one off I wouldn’t worry about it. It had a cough and bought up some sputum.
If it continues then you can start looking at bad plugs, sticky valves or bad wires to one or more plugs on the offending side. |
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R1NG0 Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2017 Posts: 95 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: black puff from one side of exhaust.. |
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Yea cause once it’s going it’s perfectly fine lol |
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73SlowBug Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2017 Posts: 439 Location: PENNSYLVANIA
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: black puff from one side of exhaust.. |
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I definitely wouldn't worry about that. The last vw show i went to, there were about 20 vintage vws starting up as the show ended, and the owners were starting their bugs to leave. About 15 of them smoked when they started the engines. This made me feel much better about my admitedly not show quality bug. We have old, unsophisticated, carbureted, rich running engines designed im the 1930s. We have pretty much no pollution control. I'd be lying if i said mine never put out of a puff of smoke on start up. _________________ Daily driven....Slowly. |
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SpoolBug Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2016 Posts: 27
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:49 am Post subject: Re: black puff from one side of exhaust.. |
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I'd be more concerned about that nut it spit out on the floor |
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R1NG0 Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2017 Posts: 95 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:39 am Post subject: Re: black puff from one side of exhaust.. |
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SpoolBug wrote: |
I'd be more concerned about that nut it spit out on the floor |
Lmfaoooooo that’s the old alternator nut. |
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