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> > > I'm returning to the list after a few years > absence > > Welcome back, Bryan. It's good to be back. Thanks. > > > Now on to my carb question. Some background: > Still have the 73. The > > PO (or previous PO) had cobbled together a weber > 32/36 DFAV that sits > > on top of the engine that required a nice plywood > box in the engine > > cover. > > That sounds like the tall center mount FI conversion > carb that everyone agrees > doesn't work well. Your engine problems could just > be due to too rich a mixture > all the time. > > You should look for a better alternative. Either a > good dual carb installation > with the OE style dual carbs, or try to restore the > FI. The FI parts CAN be had > second hand if you want them, and the price isn't > all that different from > carbs, but there's a lot to learn about the FI if > you want to try to reinstall > it on a car unless you're already familiar with it. > > Either way, there's a chance that you can find > someone who has whichever WHOLE > setup you want so you can buy a package deal. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > Thanks for the info, Jim. Don't know if I ever thanked you a few years back, but you diagnosed my electrical problem when I was putting everything back together after my rebuild. I'm going to stop pricing weber rebuild kits and start scouring the web for a dual carb setup (the wiring is completely gutted for FI). Already have some leads on the SAMBA site. Thanks again. Bryan 73 Square Chicago, IL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org