Shouldn't that have a 1302cc or maybe 1500cc motor?

Just asking.

On 1/31/07, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> So my daughter phones me on her way to work and explains that her car (a
> very minty mint non-deluxe 70 bug) has decided to rev like hell, so she
> pulled over and shut it off. I had just rebuilt the 28pict-1 in it as it had
> a massive flat spot, and when you only have 1200CC's you need it running
> well. (You just have to LOVE Berrymans carb cleaner, totally evil stuff,
> banned in many states).
> What had happened believe it or not, is the accelerator pump nozzle had
> not been staked in enough by me, (I'm a big fan of not using sledgehammers
> etc. on delicate parts) so it fell out and went down inside to the bottom of
> the carb and jammed the linkage open! Instant 3000 rpm !!! There I was on
> the side of the road with the top off the carb (carb still sitting on
> manifold) fishing out the nozzle with needlenoses then staking it FIRMLY
> into it's hole in the carb body. Sheesh.
> Got to admit though, it's running GREAT now!
> I smuggled the Berrymans Carb Cleaner across the Canuck border home here
> on Vancouver Island and man it's good. Stinks like hell due to all the mega
> nasty chemicals in it, but the dip pail inside makes it very easy to use.
> That carb was clean as a whistle in 1 hr. soaking, then blown out with air.
> Moral of story; sometimes your Leatherman is the only tool handy, and yes, I
> did it all with just the Leatherman and an old nail I found on the side of
> the road as a punch.
> Regards,
> Courtney
>

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