Re: [T3] FI vs Carburetion.

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@type4.org>]

<x-flowed>The consensus seems to be that the Bentley manual offers the best  
information.

jens


On 27 Mar 2006, at 17:32, Seeger, Philip F PWR wrote:

> Is there a good book or manual for FI?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jens Vagelpohl [mailto:jens@type4.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:35 AM
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] FI vs Carburetion.
>
>
> On 27 Mar 2006, at 16:27, Seeger, Philip F PWR wrote:
>
> >  I just bought a 70 T3 that I am restoring from the ground up.  It  
> > has
>
> > not run  for at least 5 years, possibly more.  With all the bad press
> > about FI problems, I am thinking of converting to carburetion.  Any
> > ideas or recommendations of what set up to use.  I AM  building the
> > engine with 94.5 pistons and probably heads with 041 valves.  I am  
> > not
>
> > sure 041 heads are the best combination.
>
> What is this "bad press about FI problems"? It is just the reverse.
> The original FI works better and more reliably than any carb  
> conversion
> ever could.
>
> This summer I will be in the market for a Porsche 914. That's another
> car where many people, mostly out of pure ignorance, have opted to do
> carburator conversions. I would not touch any of them with a 10 foot
> pole.
>
> jens
>
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