Re: [T3] FI vs Carburetion.

["Mike" <fisherfarms@uwol.net>]

<x-flowed>Do it Phil!  These FI/Electronic Ignition cars have lots of problems.  Swap 
out for a rebuilt distributor ignition while you're @ it!  Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jens Vagelpohl" <jens@type4.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:34 AM
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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