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Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:40 pm

Me and my son just picked up our first VW 411. I have zero experience with VWs, but I have always loved the way they looked and drove. I know they originally came fuel injected but the one we have someone removed it years ago and put a carb on there. Is there are way to make this a dual carb set up??? Everything I can find only talks about T3s or lower. Any suggestions???

Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:09 pm

You will need a dual carburetor setup with intake manifolds suitable for the Type 4 engine, which luckily was in the late Buses and Porsche 914. Should be no problem to find. Do you have a wagon or a sedan bodystyle?

Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:49 pm

I have a wagon style body. Where is a good place to look for the carb set-up? How about front fenders, they are the only two places there is any rust and I'd like to replace them instead of trying to patch it. Thanks for the info.

Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:06 am

I don't know much about carburetors, but you should be able to find what you need online on ebay, right here on the samba, or more traditional places like cbperformance.com, cip1.com, mamotorworks.com and many others. You may have to look for the kits that say Type 2/1700-1800-2000cc or similar. Has your engine cover been modified to fit the single carb setup? As for front fenders, no aftermarket body/trim parts have ever existed in North America as far as I know. You'll have to scour classifieds/ebay. Somebody in the UK has had some 412's with fiberglass front fenders, but that is all I've ever heard of. How bad is the rust? Depending on your location, patching the existing ones could actually be the most convenient option.

Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:38 am

How about this? (I have no idea of the quality). At least it could get you back on the road for an affordable price with something better than the single progressive carb?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Weber-Carburetor-Ki...dZViewItem

Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:52 pm

Here is something you might find useful: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=269378. Enjoy! :D

Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:05 am

In europe, during the last modelyear (1974) injection was replaced that year from the factory (=originally) by a set of single throat 40mm Solex carbs on extremely short vw manifolds. This set was delivered for 1,8 ltr models. There are 75 amd 85hp versions. The difference is either 28mm or 30mm venturi.
You need to look for : PDSIT 36-40 Solex carbs and air cleaners :wink:

Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:25 pm

Thanks for all the info. It will at least get us started down the right path. :D