gas in oil

Darby wrote:
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> Sean wrote:
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>> Mike Downs wrote:
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>>> Hi, my wife has a 73 super beetle and we,ve had a problem with gas
>> in
>>> the oil! we've had the carberator changed twice and it seems to
>>> solve the problem for awhile. Well it has started to happen again,
>>> can some out there tell me what is going on, how can this be
>>> happening? any help would great. I feel we are just wasting money on
>>> something that,s not curing the problem. Thanks
>>>     Mike Downs
>>>>>>>> FROM Sean : Yeah only 2 way,s ta get gas in the oil ? Flooding
>> , or runnin 2 rich ? I have never seen a fuel pump on a buggy that
>> would cause this ? <<<like ifn the diaphram started leaking it would
>> wash down into the motor ? <<, Think this is an impossible scenario
>> on bugg,s ? But i have seen fuel pump pressure,s so high that the
>> fuel can force itself past the carb check valve . <<, This is pretty
>> common problem fuel pump pressure too high ? Try setting the fuel
>> pump pressure . Way i do it is i use the 1.99 plastic see thru
>> inline fuel filter,s from Auto zone. <<,This filter should be 1/4 ta
>> 1/2 full the 3/4,s full being a lil bitt on the high side ? Best ifn
>> they runn 1/4 ta 1/2 full but in the winter they tend ta runn with a
>> lil bit more in um . too reduce fuel pressure on a mechanical pump
>> you simply addd gasket too the fuel pump wich shorten,s the fuel
>> pump actuator rod stroke ? Warning >>the fuel pump sitt,s on a metal
>> rod housed in a pedestal type houseing if you pull fuel pump off
>> then pull the houseing with out removeing this actuator rod. <<<
>> This rod spiral,s off down inside the engine case never too be seen
>> again ? << Like as in have too splitt the case ta gett it back ? So
>> pay attention pull the rod out afore you pull the pedestal out . You
>> can grind some off the rod too reduce fuel pump pressure ? << But
>> not reccomended ? Your better off ta look the pump itself over ,
>> Especially the actuator shaft in the fuel pump . << These tend too
>> loose there cir- clipp,s and the shaft too come partly out , cocking
>> the actuator too one side , <<Increaseing the actuator travel ,
>> therefore excessive fuel pump pressure. Also ya wanna be aware that
>> there are 2 different type,s of fuel pump,s and actuator rod,s ?
>> Short one,s for altenator,s and longer one,s for generator type
>> motor,s / Very common mistake made here is mixin the short rod with
>> a long pump / Longer rod with a short pump usually result,s in
>> busted pump? Only other thing that could cause gas in the oil that i
>> can think of here is an extremely rich condition , or incomplete
>> combustion ? But im pretty certain im probably right on fuel pump
>> pressure ? Lott,s of people runn inline filter,s before the fuel
>> pump ? <<,,This is wrong ? Fuel filter need,s too be between the
>> pump and the carb .B ut note that the reason people are usually
>> runnin the filter afore the pump is usually due too fact that there
>> getting a lott of trash out of the fuel tank itself. <<,Meaning it,s
>> a feeble attempt at cureing a fuel tank problem ? So there ya go .
>> Lett me know ifn im right or wrong on this ? If im wrong we can
>> trouble shoot the carb.  Sean
>>
>> @@ Some gas in the oil is normal especially in winter months where
> you don't drive far & fully warm up the car. In my 74 I would notice
> the oil level creeping over the full mark after several weeks of
> around town driving and would drop by 1/4 to 1/2 quart after long
> highway trips. At first I suspected oil consumption problems but
> this never happened after the initial usage if I was on an extended
> road trip. If you have an excessive problem and your choke is
> properly adjusted I'd suspect the fuel pump. They can leak
> internally and gas leaks right down the pushrod into the engine.
>
>
Fuel pumps will dump fuel into oil. Cheap fix unless you want a
german pump. New carbs are usually jetted lean.....Craig