SRV - TECH Day / Meeting - March 19th

60herbie53 wrote:

All kidding aside I think it is really cool that you offer up your place every month Cliff.

NO PROBLEM. ITS ANOTHER WAY WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND BS AND/OR ACTUALLY DO SOME WORK

ITS ALSO A WAY FOR THOSE OUT THERE THAT DONT KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING TO THIER CAR CAN LEARN. IT HELPS SAVE YOU MONEY IF YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF. PLUS THERE JUST ISNT TO MANY SHOP THAT WILL WORK ON THE OLD AIRCOOLED ANYMORE THE ONES THAT DO ARE 30+ MILES AWAY AND IF YOU DONT HAVE GOOD OLD AAA TOW BILL RACK UP REAL QUICK.

IT SEEM LIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR GROUP DOES THEIR OWN WORK THO. SO HERES A PLACE TO DO IT WITH OTHER VW HEADS

It sure is. If nothing else it's a cool place to hang.

I FOUND MY INTERIOR FABRIC AT JOANN'S LAST WEEKEND. THEY WERE HAVING A SALE. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY EXTERIOR UPHOLSTERY FABRIC AND I GOT 4 YARDS BY 62 IN. ALL FOR $12.



THIS WILL BE ON THE FRONT AND REAR SIDE PANELS AND MY NEW BACK SEAT REPLACEMENT.



YES I KNOW.

IM UNIQUE

Yes very unique, cant wait to see all your new interior. I would do mine but I plan on using fiberglass to build my speaker pod and arm rests and probably a center console. So i think i will me doing mine on my own

I am diggin' the paisley print.

It's far out dude!

Way cool! I feel inspired.

Nice fabric Cliff. It will certainly be unique.

I bet this would be nice on a hot day




I have bottoms just no backs.

CHECK OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH ........A STRAP FROM THE DOOR PULL TO THE PARKING BRAKE .........IN GENIOUS !!!!!!!!!!! HOW COME THEY DIDNT DO THAT FROM THE FACTORY?

AND YES VERY NICE ON A HOT DAY......I ALWAYS WANTED WAVY AND/OR SWIRLY BURN MARKS ON MY ASS AND BACK JUST DONT WEAR SHORTS

I noticed the strap. I thought the reason for the white paint is so it wont burn. But the real difference it is in Europe it does not get as hot as here.

Looks comfortable.

Would make sweet body art designs. Super hot metal seats from hot hot sun all day and then jump inside with no shirt (pants optional) and burn a sweet VW seat image on the big old body. tj

How about we fix Spencers horn. Eric bring you horn and Matteo can bring a relay, and plasma cutter.

amishman wrote:

Would make sweet body art designs. Super hot metal seats from hot hot sun all day and then jump inside with no shirt (pants optional) and burn a sweet VW seat image on the big old body. tj

That's hilarious!!

well, if the weather holds out I will be there with the Buggy. I was wandering if anyone had a good, cheap, running carb for my 1500? Otherwise somebody can help me try and tune mine so that it doesn't die everytime that we come to a stop. Let me know. Thanks.

I believe I may have both sizes I just have to find them. What size? Lets play with it first.

David

I will have to look and see what it is, I bought the carb used because the old one leaked like a Harley. Do you think that it could just be tuning, or should I buy a rebuild kit from PFI anyway?

I am headed into the laboratory and I will look around for them. Remind me later in the week and if I find them I will bring them to the Tech day and we can play.

I think I have both sizes and I have read how to fix the stumble with the bigger one by pop riveting the hole in the butterfly. I will look for the tech article and bring pop rivet gun.

Sounds like fun

I found a Solex 30 pict-3 with some kind of an adapter on it. I can send a pic later. I am sure I may have another one its just finding it. This one is pretty clean.

David

if it is dying at stops.. that is your idle circuit.. needs to be cleaned out. I would buy the rebuild kit. We can go thru it no problem and probably get it running sweet. And Dave can still bring the other one just in case. But the carbs are real easy to rebuild and fix.

Sounds like a plan, looking forward to it.

Just my two cents, but if you are going to rebuild the carb, you might as well replace the gaskets and seals on the intake manifold. They are not that expensive and since you're going to have the carb off you are almost there anyway.

If there is a leak along the intake, it will cause that issue as well.

I had that problem too before I went with dual carbs. Every time I came to a stop I had to keep my heel on the gas.

Replaced everything I could think of on the carb and it turned out to be a leak in one of the seals between the center and left intake manifold.

I am of the opinion, if it is inexpensive, you might as well do it to eliminate another posibility instead of trying to continue to diagnose it again later.

Although, it most likely is the idle circuit on the carb as Brad mentioned.

I replaced the seals last year when I did an okie rebuild on the engine. I'm pretty sure it's a carb issue, although this would be a good time to re-check the timing and such.

Actually, Matt's got a great point. If it is single port especially.. Those copper rings can leak.. I would throw a wrench on them and tighten them up a bit if you just re-did it. After a bit of heat and cool after a rebuild, should go thru and tighten everything up.

Start you motor you may need a second person if it wont run long enough for you to get to the back of the car. Get a propane torch do not light it just turn it on with the engine running move the torch around the carb and the intake manifold. If the car changes rpm or smooths out it will detect a vacuum leak. A lot cleaner than carburetor cleaner unless you light the torch. Than it gets a little messy.

If it doesn't rain all week(no garage) and I have time I will try and see if it is a vacuum leak, otherwise it will have to wait until Saturday.