1972 Volkswagen Beetle won't start

1972 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
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BOHEAD
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1972 Volkswagen Beetle 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual
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I have checked my timing,which is right. I've got fuel into carb. but all it does is backfire out of exhaust. any advice would be great

How do you go about checking valve clearances
May 26, 2008 at 7:45 AM
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Hi There,

check that the firing order is correct and check the valve clearances. There is a notch to locate No 1 Cyl on the dist Firing order 1.4,3,2. No 1 Cyl is R/H R .2 is R/H/F 3 is L/H/R 4 is L/H/F.

Mark (mhpautos)
May 26, 2008 at 10:24 AM
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