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Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:34 pm

so i got my carbs today and the assembling instructions are very vauge, the dont tell me what parts are and i cant figure out if a nut goes there or if the part im putting on is correct. does anyone know of a good online source for instructions? i searched on google to no avail. thanks for any info.

***Never mind i pretty much figured everything out i onlu have one question. the T will go fom the fuel pumpp to the filter and slit through the T in to the carbs yes? abd then the kit cam with a little hose too what does that go to? thanks***

Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:15 am

I assume the hose is the balance pipe. it runs from one carb to the other. I run the filter before the fuel pump, a line back twords the firewall from the pump, to the T, and then to each carb. If the "T" is plastic, go to the hardware store and replace it with a metal one.

Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:49 am

thanks erikG, the T is metal, so the small valve things will be connected together by the small hose? ok. i must say this a good kit, and theinstructions are prettty good, the only thing is they should add a page where they label all the little hardware parts.

Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:53 am

Aren't there hose fittings on your manifolds? The balance tube should connect the manifolds, not the carbs. Sorry, been so long since I had ICTs I can't remember exactly how they went in.

Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:04 am

these are some pictures of the fitting im wondering about.

Does the linkage look right? i didnt know if this is what it meant by 60 degrees. thanks

**PS will i have any trouble with an electric fuel pump and a 009 distributor? it says i need a low pressure pump and a centrifucal distributor or something, will i be ok? thanks guys

Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:17 am

Cap that nipple off...It is for a vacumm advance on a stock dist.
If you have the oo9 then you dont need to worry about it.
If you have a Faucet fuel pump [or similar] it delivers about 3-3.5 pounds of fuel so you are ok.

As for linkage It is hard to see but...
You want the arm that the cable attaches to pointing down toward the case..
since the cable pulls the linkage and forces the outer arms down. If your still lost maybe find a old HTVW mag and look for a picture...

Really it isnt hard just give yourself some time to do the install.
Did you do the pre-install carb adjustments also?

Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:25 am

You might want to look at how my linkage is set up. I realise my end pieces are a little different, but the idea is still the same.
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=72013
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=72012
http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=72011

Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:51 am

TheDDB wrote: Did you do the pre-install carb adjustments also?

what would these pre-install adj be? the iddle screw stuff?

thanks for the pics bob, i figured that the center pull arm had to be pointing fown in order for the linkage to work. thanks for your help guys

***Never mind the pre adj is the idle and mixture screws yes? found a good step by step on cb performance site***

http://www.cbperformance.com/weberict.asp

Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:52 pm

hi you said that if i had a faucet pump id be ok do you think a mechanical pump would be better, like these?

http://www.partsamerica.com/PartDetails.asp?Source...52&PTSet=A

http://www.partsamerica.com/PartDetails.asp?Source...52&PTSet=A

Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:33 pm

[quote="Comandanteche"]hi you said that if i had a faucet pump id be ok do you think a mechanical pump would be better, like these?

Doesnt matter much.
They both will put out the same amount.

If you know what you have works, I'd run it....

Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:24 pm

thanks a lot, im gonna go and buy some fuel lines to replace them all the way from the tank and im gonna install the carbs tomorrow all i need now is a sychro majigger..