Ignition and carbs first time

[air.cooled]

Hello,
We are to brothers from Belgium, and we are rebuilding a 1600 engine (the previous broke down on our last trip).
I will introduce us later, but we are in a bit a hurry, we want to go on another trip in 6weeks, and have some trouble getting it running smooth. Thanks in advance for some advice!

Now, this is the state we are in:
- dual carb 32-34 PDSIT-2&3 , we have taken them apart, ultrasoon cleaned it and everything seems to be correct. We have it on basic setting, iddle screw (1) 2.5 turns out and the otherone until the gashandle hits, then 1,5 turns more in.

The choke bar was loose to, but we don’t know how to set this one good yet:

We have a movie how to adjusts the carbs. But it first has to run a bit good first.

The distributor is a 0 231 167 014. According the manual it should be set at 0 degrees.

If we run the engine (with the vacuum loose and closed side carb) we can not turn the distributor to 0*. It doenst run good and plofs in the carbu.

Is there something what we need to adjust first?

Hope to get back in to this world much more, missed working on aircooled vehicles! And sorry if the english isnt that good..

[biffidum]

Have you adjusted your valves?
Distributor 180 degrees out?

[luka32]

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/t3dualcarbtuning/index.php

http://home.clara.net/hallvw/type3ign.htm

Maybe your vacuum hose should be on?

[air.cooled]

Thanks for the info, the links really helped!
Now the engine runs much better we only have some airleak because of a wrong inlet gasket of the carburator feet, but already replaced it so hopefully the “ploffs” are over.

With the engine running there is another problem.
An oil leak between the alu fan case and engine. Hard to see with the cover so we stripped it again. Now it looks like it is from one of these 3:
- the crankshaft, we made a mistake by not setting the big screw to 13kgm. Maybe that was the problem, but in a manual it also says there needs to be a paper gasket between the pulley and fan. We haven’t seen one with dissembly it:

Does annyone has a picture or more info of it?

- The other possible leak is that there wasnt a gasget between the oilpump cover and plate. Also no sealing. So the chances are big it is comming from there.

- The 3th is the oil galley bolt. Can we just pull it out, put loctite on it and screw it back in? It is marked with a little stamp.

Or better leave that bolt as it is

There is only a leak when the engine is running, it drips like every sec. So I don’t think it is the big bolt.

Thanks again in advance!

[Mike Fisher]

I would use Teflon Tape on the leaky bolt?
I set my timing by 'how well it runs/revs' and don't try to match any Factory recommendation.
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