Re: [T3] Dellorto 40 rebuild

["Thomas" <thomasmail@charter.net>]

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From: "phillip bradfield -- volkshaus" <phillip@volkshaus.com>
To: "Type 3 List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 8:37 PM
Subject: [T3] Dellorto 40 rebuild


> Hey all. Just thought I'd share my newest experience. I set out yesterday
> morning to rebuild two Dellorto carburetors.
>
> I ordered kits for the 36-40 DRLA carburetors a while back from Pacific
> Customs (in hot VWs magazine). I believe they were about $20 each. They
sent
> me kits which were actually from CB Performance.
>
> I started out yesterday at about 9am and drove to my brother's shop. We
set
> out some shop rags and pulled some tools onto the work bench first. I
> realized that we needed some carb cleaner. I ended up driving to my FLAPS
> and picked up a one gallon jug of Berryman(s) carb cleaner. It came
complete
> with a small container for parts. Actually it was a strainer with a
handle.
> Pretty cool set up.
>
> We decided to start with one carb. We pulled everything out of it, except
> the throttle assembly, and dropped it into the carb cleaner (20-30 min).
We
> had to do a couple rounds with each carb. First all the parts, then the
carb
> body pieces. After all was clean, we started to reassemble. We had the
> Dellorto book from CB Performance. This book was actually shipped when I
> bought the carbs new in '87. The scematics in the book is of ok quality,
> it's good enough to check where parts need to be.
>
> After the first was back together, the second was also rebuilt. While off
of
> the manifold we noticed that the right side manifold was pretty loose. We
> tightend the manifold down and reassembled everything.
>
> After it was all back together, the motor started up and ran great. We
need
> to synch the carbs next. I'll have to post how this goes. I've never
> actually done this...
>
> Phillip
>
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