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<x-charset iso-8859-1>> On 22 Jan 2002, at 16:56, Colemans wrote: > > > It's been a long time since I tooled around in my '66 Beetle, but I'm back > > into the world of VW's again with a beautiful '68 Fastback (I'll > > send pics if anyone wants 'em). My problem, the previous owner replaced the > > pancake with a new upright engine. I'm afraid things have changed so much that > > things don't look familiar anymore. What the heck are all those adjustment > > knobs coming off my carb, for instance? Anyway, I thought I'd start with the > > carb. It says, "SOLEX H30731PICT" on the side. Any hints about how to get info > > about caring for this newfangled beastie? > The 31PICT is a carb for a 13-1500 Type 1&2 engine. If your car is a twin-port 1600, it will suffer from a severe lack of power (should have a 34PICT) as well as the overheating problems described by Jim. Who is this mystery person that keeps putting upright engines in Type3s anyway? Can't they handle the idea of a car with a boot (trunk) in the back as well as the front?! ;-p ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe </x-charset>