| mamayogibear |
Fri May 28, 2010 11:38 am |
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hey yall i used the search feature and still don''t quit get what a carb adjusttment entails or what it improves.... any words of wizdom are appreciated.
be well |
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| PDXWesty |
Fri May 28, 2010 2:22 pm |
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If you have a bay window bus, you may have better luck in the other fourum.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 |
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| mamayogibear |
Fri May 28, 2010 4:05 pm |
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| nope, i don't yet have anything. a 1980 i am looking at needs the carb ajusted according to the shop it had a prepurchase inspecction at... |
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| PDXWesty |
Fri May 28, 2010 4:07 pm |
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| Still, stock VW configuration after 1977 or so is fuel injection. The guys on the other forum may have more information since most do have carbs. |
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| mamayogibear |
Fri May 28, 2010 4:22 pm |
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| right on, thanks for sharing the info. i wonder why the owner didn't bother to tell me they replacced the engine with a non stock motor, any guesses as to what it could be... |
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| PDXWesty |
Fri May 28, 2010 4:28 pm |
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| The engine is probably still stock, but they changed the FI for Carbs somewhere along the line. |
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| toomanyveedubs |
Sat May 29, 2010 12:21 am |
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some european models came with a carb setup. Mine did.
i thought my carb needed adjusting but it turned out i needed the timing adjusted and nobody new how. check this link http://www.vw-resource.com/009_dizzy.html |
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| Mzwo |
Sat May 29, 2010 2:52 am |
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toomanyveedubs wrote: some european models came with a carb setup. Mine did.
correction: early on, all did. both AC engines available in Europe had carburetors (Code CU and CT), injection came along in the mid-80s.
you're likely to get help in European forums, for instance: http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/t3-tech-help_for...22aa1.html
Matt |
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