The 31PICT-3 was stock on 1300cc dualport engines offered in Europe & Canada. It has the same base flange as the 28- and 30- series carbs, so it's not interchangeable with the 34PICT-3.
--- On Mon, 8/24/09, Bill May <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bill May <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] What's the deal with 31pict vs 34pict? > To: "'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 4:30 PM > Do you mean the 30/31pict? Junk carb > that is usually bad out of the box. He > said 31 pict so I ass u me d he read it off the float > bowl. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 3:04 PM > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] What's the deal with 31pict vs > 34pict? > > It's a 'universal' Brosol carb meant as a > replacement for early smaller > single-port manifolds (using the supplied adapter and > hardware), or for the > larger later manifolds for the dual-port engines. > > Mike B. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bill May > To: 'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List' > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 12:09 AM > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] What's the deal with 31pict > vs 34pict? > > > What is a 31pict carburetor? > Stock carb for a 1600 SP (1970 only year > 1600 SP was used in USA) was a > 30pict-3. A 34 pict-3 was used on 1600 Dual port > engine. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of No Quarter > Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:41 PM > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > Subject: [vintagvw] What's the deal with 31pict vs > 34pict? > > I'm building a 1600SP engine for a friend of mine > and somewhere along the > line we've misplaced the 31 PICT carburetor. > Now I'm wondering the > difference between the 34 pict and 31 pict > carburetors actually are? I > know > the flange is smaller on a 31 pict but why were 2 > different carburetors > used? Was it an emissions thing? > > Also, if one uses a 31 PICT on a 1600SP, will the 31 > PICT need to be > rejetted in order for it work properly? If so, > where does one get jets? > Can the main jet be drilled out to make it > work? If so, what size do you > need to drill the hole to? > > I'm a bit confused as to what displacement the 31 > pict was originally used > on? Thanks for the help. > > Erin > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.63/2317 - > Release Date: 08/21/09 > 06:04:00 > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.65/2322 - Release > Date: 08/23/09 > 18:03:00 > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
