Re: [T3] Type 3 dual carb choke heaters

[Steven Ayres <comwest@att.net>]

<x-flowed>John=> I don't know if VW ever produced dual carbs with 12 volts.

As the Piglet said, the switch to 12V came for the '67 model year and FI 
came in in '68. But don't neglect that carbs remained the norm in most 
markets outside the US for some time, and were in regular production 
right up to the end. 12V carbs are kind of hard to find in the US, but 
there are plenty of 12V Bus carbs, which use the same choke heater.

=> does anyone here run their PDSIT's without hooking up the choke?

The picture you were looking at on the Samba is probably from my car.

=> I still have the 6 volt choke elements in but with a voltage drop on it.

It depends on what you're using for a voltage drop, but I expect this 
would be ineffective. Most of them are for low-current applications 
(clock, etc.), and higher-draw appliances (wipers, choke heaters) wind 
up starved.

=> what do you think of the idiot manual's take on it.

John Muir's disdain for chokes is a little overblown.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 KG1600

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