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Sudar Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2015 Posts: 33 Location: Stewartstown, PA
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:02 pm Post subject: 68 Ghia Autostick Carb Question |
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I have a 68 Ghia coupe autostck. It will be my wife's car and I have changed the fluids and fixed a few nonworking items. I want to make it dependable and smooth running. It currently has the stock distributor 113 905 205P and a H30/31 carb. Doing some research I have found the H30/31 carb to be problematic for the autostick. What carb would you all recommend for my current distributor?
Thanks,
Darrin _________________ 1968 Ghia Coupe AKA "Harley"
1969 Beetle Standard AKA "Angus" |
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sjbartnik Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2011 Posts: 5986 Location: Brooklyn
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: 68 Ghia Autostick Carb Question |
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Sudar wrote: |
I have a 68 Ghia coupe autostck. It will be my wife's car and I have changed the fluids and fixed a few nonworking items. I want to make it dependable and smooth running. It currently has the stock distributor 113 905 205P and a H30/31 carb. Doing some research I have found the H30/31 carb to be problematic for the autostick. What carb would you all recommend for my current distributor?
Thanks,
Darrin |
A used and/or rebuilt model of the carb it came with would be your best bet.
Someone else who is more knowledgeable will shortly be along to chime in with the exact Solex carb that was fitted to a '68 Ghia. _________________ 1965 Volkswagen 1500 Variant S
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Sudar Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2015 Posts: 33 Location: Stewartstown, PA
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:30 am Post subject: Re: 68 Ghia Autostick Carb Question |
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sjbartnik wrote: |
Sudar wrote: |
I have a 68 Ghia coupe autostck. It will be my wife's car and I have changed the fluids and fixed a few nonworking items. I want to make it dependable and smooth running. It currently has the stock distributor 113 905 205P and a H30/31 carb. Doing some research I have found the H30/31 carb to be problematic for the autostick. What carb would you all recommend for my current distributor?
Thanks,
Darrin |
A used and/or rebuilt model of the carb it came with would be your best bet.
Someone else who is more knowledgeable will shortly be along to chime in with the exact Solex carb that was fitted to a '68 Ghia. |
That's what I'm hoping! I contacted Andy who put out the list of carbs and flange numbers and he replied with:
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H5077366 was when the Autostick started. It used the 167-1 up to that H5245666, so yours with H5148616 should have the 167-1 if you are being very completist. If you happen to have a 167-2, I wouldn't worry too much, the difference was a revision in the idle circuit. (polishing a turd, in my opinion, the 30PICT-2 was never a favorite of mine, due VW trying to make the carb easier to tune for emissions and not quite getting it right yet)
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Tim at VolkZBitz has the carb and replied:
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Hi Darrin.
Ive looked through about 50 of my 30PICT-2s and found them with the following flange numbers. VW167, VW167-2, VW167-3 and VW167-4. The one that has the VW167 does not have another number after it.
Regards.
Tim
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Based on their responses I'm left with more questions as to 1. Is the 30PICT-2 carb my best bet or as Andy said is it a TURD! 2. if the 30PICT-2 is ok for the autostick, is the VW167 that Tim has the one I want even though it doesn't have the "-1" after the 167?
Thoughts and comments go here
Thanks, Darrin _________________ 1968 Ghia Coupe AKA "Harley"
1969 Beetle Standard AKA "Angus" |
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NOVA Airhead Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2005 Posts: 5221 Location: Richmond, VA
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:43 am Post subject: |
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You may want to check the VWAR.org web site for this.
I can't say what is right for a 68 as mine is a 71. _________________ Ghia Owner Emeritus |
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Sudar Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2015 Posts: 33 Location: Stewartstown, PA
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:23 am Post subject: |
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NOVA Airhead wrote: |
You may want to check the VWAR.org web site for this.
I can't say what is right for a 68 as mine is a 71. |
I posted it over there too, many looks, but no replies _________________ 1968 Ghia Coupe AKA "Harley"
1969 Beetle Standard AKA "Angus" |
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