73 VW SB.....now I've got a backfire....get one thing fixed and something else goes haywire....

Asked by dwdgwatson Aug 19, 2012 at 07:46 PM about the Volkswagen Super Beetle

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

in N sounds good long as you keep the gas to it.....chokes off when you let off.....not enough gas getting in?  got a backfire now too......try to put it in  gear and off it chokes.....suggestions?

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Maybe you should CHECK for a Vacuum leak, at carb, base, or at intake tubes {manifold} or at the cylinder head.

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