Date:         Fri, 1 Feb 2002 16:13:29 -0600
Reply-To:     Jon Joyce <okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jon Joyce <okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Frozen throttle cable!
Comments: To: JM060356@aol.com
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>From: JM060356@aol.com
>To: okartguy@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: Frozen throttle cable!

>What year is your van I am thinking of putting carbs on my 86GL. I am tired
>of playing with the fuel injection and wonder how you got it set up for
>carbs?

Jim-
My van's an '81; I'm not sure how the aircooled/watercooled status figures
into the equation as far as the conversion is concerned. Mine came with the
2-barrel setup (Holley-Weber 5200) when I bought it last month. It looks
pretty simple; the carb intake is fastened to the lower intake with hose
clamps and the linkage was fabricated by the PO. Works pretty well so far.
Unfortunately, It has a hi-rise chrome breather on it, and the resulting
clearance issue was solved (by the PO) by cutting a hole in the engine cover
and bolting half of an old ammo box over the opening! Real classy. It also
means I can hear the carb sucking air unless I turn the radio up...

JJ



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