have the pierburg rebushed (brass sleeves)for $30.. rimco does it,as do others. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Stokes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bug List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:58 PM Subject: [vintagvw] Is There a Quality Carburetor Out There?
> Is there a decent 34 PICT-3 carb available out there? > > I purchased a new Pierburg hoping that it along with my SVDA > distributor with a CompuFire ignition would keep my daughter's '74 > Standard happy for quite some time. > > Well... the distributor from AirCooled.net works great and gives the > smooth acceleration and performance I had hoped for but the carb has > not lived up to expectations. The first problem at about six months > was flooding out which was diagnosed to be a split float full of fuel > which I replaced with one out of a 30-year old one in the parts bin. > Now, a few months later, there are signs that it is leaking around > the shaft. > > Any recommendations out there? I'm not looking for any extra > performance, just something reliable. All though an extra boost > would be acceptable as long as it works properly with the SVDA dizzy. > > Thanks, > > Nick > VintagVW > http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/VintageVW/ > Dub~Tunes > http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
