Re: FI or Carb and a question.

["Randall A. Masters" <mmasters@startext.net>]

Ben R Lowry wrote:
> 
> Hello all.
> 
> About the FI or Carb matter-- KEEP THE FI! PLEASE! BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!
> My 71 Square was FI, but the previous owner took it out and put in dual
> Webers.
> 
> That would have been peachy keen if he had thought to replace the fuel
> pump.
> He left the pump designed for FI in the car, and now (Friday to be exact)
> a few VW friends are coming over to help me.  I was riding to school one
> day, and it just died on me.  After further investigation, I realized one
> the carbs was screwed up.  Only after a few days of thinking did I
> realize that the fuel pump was squirting it out at a higher pressure than
> he carbs could handle.
> 
> Now the question...
> To fix my car, I have a few options (feel free to give me more options) :
> 1.  Get the FI system back from the original owner and re-install it.
> 2.  Repair the dual carbs and get a new pump. (could I install it in the
> front where the present one is, or do I have to put in the back engine
> compartment?)
> 3.  Find a single Carb I could put on instead of the dualies.
> 
> Which would be most prudent?  Which would be easiest and cheapest?  Which
> would be best over all?
> If didn't think of something, please tell me.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Ben Lowry
Hi, Ben,

I have the same kind of quandry. Mine is a 68 Square I bought in AZ.
Rodents have eaten much of the exposed wiring (injector, sensor, etc),
and the fuel pump was frozen. But the hardware is all there. I have and
the longblock rebuilt, and begun the search for dual carb setup. Then I
got to fiddling with the pump and voila, the pump, she works again! 
Here I am, betwixt and between. I have 2 sets of used original used
carbs (34pisdt), low manifolds with cross over ports, crossover tube,
throttle link assmbly, missing only the two long arms links. I have all
the FI parts, but only know the pump spins. What do I do, What do I do?
Pop quizz. Shoot the hostage. Sorry, I digress. 
Let me know what you come up with, will you?