Can anyone make a recommendation on the Weber Progressive kit JBugs sells?
This flurry of emails is an attempt to get my daughter's daily driver more drivable without me having to "fix" the carb every month. A little performance boost would also be nice. Will it work OK with an SVDA dizzy? Nick VintagVW > http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/VintageVW/ Dub~Tunes > http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes On 24 May, 2007, at 19:41, Nicholas Stokes wrote: >> >>> as a followup to my carb problem... >>> >>> My daughter brought the car to me saying that it would not idle. I >>> confirmed this and quickly adjusted the volume screw to let her get >>> home and made plans to work on it in a couple of days. >>> >>> After setting the valves and timing I was unable to bring the idle >>> down to about 900 rpm even with the volume screw all the way in. >>> This caused me to spray some carb cleaner near the throttle shaft to >>> confirm the vacuum leak. >>> >>> The biggest issue is that this Pierburg is advertised to be "German >>> Technology" and no where on the carb or packaging does it state >>> where >>> it is manufactured. This in itself says a lot. It has only been in >>> use for about a year now and I have replaced the float and now the >>> wear on the shaft. If these are supposed to be better than the >>> Brazilian/Mexican made Brosol, it was not proven by me. >>> >>> I'm headed to Bug Out in Manassas VA this weekend. Anyone have a >>> recommendation for a decent replacement? >>> >>> This is a daily driver with a stock 1600 and SVDA dizzy. Is >>> there an >>> advantage to finding a Holley Bug Spray? The Webers are too pricey >>> for me. Any other carbs? >>> >>> I see AirCooled.net has a complete dual setup using Solex carbs but >>> I've always been hesitant to add the complication of two carbs. >>> Anyone have experience with these? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Nick >>> On 3 May, 2007, at 20:58, Nicholas Stokes wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
