vwbug72501
700+ Posts
On the subject of carb icing. I had a daily driver baja bug when I lived in Memphis. It had a single carb and 4-1 exhaust header setup. Ran into the icing problem the first time I took it to Chicago for Thanksgiving. Came off the interstate after an extended run and throttle stayed open at cruising speed! Made for an exciting exit ramp experience. I found the carb encased in 1" of ice. I remedied the problem by building a sheet metal air preheat chamber that hose clamped to the length of the muffler that had a hose that connected to the air cleaner inlet. That additional air preheat solved the problem. It also increased my winter gas mileage due to the preheated air. I took it off in the warmer weather when I wanted a cooler air charge and didn't need the additional heated air.