Hello all
still trying to decide on my new engine rebuild.
I am allways looking to save a bit of money by thinking "out of the box".
So , I was thinking that a carb from a non vw should work on a vw. some well, some not so.
Thinking scrapyard (junkyard) carbs, has anyone any knowledge on a carb that world work well with a type 1 engine ? I was thinking - for example a ford webber might give better performance than a pict xx and from a scrappy would be at the right price :-)
Rich
Why not try to find a scrapyard carb from a beetle?? Or are those thoughts too simple?
Roger
"tricky" schreef in bericht news:Wkmnd.92$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
People who think outside the box don't say that.
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:14:30 GMT, tricky scribbled this interesting note:
You have a Beetle carburetor of some flavor? Don't want to buy a new one and suffer sticker shock? You can save money by taking your old one to a good carburetor shop and having it rebuilt there. You will get everything you would get if you did it yourself, plus new throttle shaft bushings, and depending on how much you want to spend, they might even re-plate the linkages so even they look brand spanking new. How much? From $100 to $150 and you supply the carburetor. It comes back to you with a warranty that is worth the paper it is printed on if you use a good shop to do the work.
As I've stated time and time again...you have to know which pennies to pinch!
-- John Willis (Remove the Primes before e-mailing me)
I have a beetle carb -
I wondered if I might get a better carb without spending the 300 ukp that the performance ones cost !
I could get a couple of performance heads for that money !
bug '59 wrote:
Sorry - just trying to put in words what I was trying to say :-)
try alpha1750 on ebay. He's got carbs.Very reasonable and great quality. I got a pair of Dell 36's from him.Great stuff!
Thanks for that.
seen a few on ebay, not so many in the uk though, but it is a good avenue to bear in mind.
I did win the bidding on a ford webber off an Fiesta XR2 MkII for 99p so it will have a play (if it turns up )and report back.
Rich
David V.N. wrote:
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