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On 16 Sep 2002, at 9:11, Ben Doughney wrote: > on 16/9/2002 7:05 AM, Jim Adney at jadney@vwtype3.org wrote: > > I haven't seen carbs made for the vacuum retard also, but I suspect that the > > retard port would be drilled into the throttle body and would be specially > > placed near the butterfly valve. Placement of this would be rather touchy. > > OK, does anybody know what that port is for on the manifold then? It is on > the rear of the manifold as it sits in the car, and is the same size as the > vacuum port on the carb. Some Beetles had a port there which operated a throttle positioner. AFAIK, there was never anything like this used on type 3s, but who knows what they did "down under." - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/