VANAGON archives -- October 2003, week 4 (#70)

Date:         Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:04:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Art McGinn <amcginn@MICROWEB.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Art McGinn <amcginn@MICROWEB.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dual Carbs in Vanagon
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       surprised to learn that '80s westies were, in some places, equipped
with
 carbs sted what-i-thought-were-standard fuel injection systems. howcome
 carbs? why would vw do that? or were the carbs after-market? cheers, art,
 '82 westy.

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> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 7:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Dual Carbs in Vanagon
>
>
> > My Westy in Europe has double carbs on it.  I think Solex.  I had great
> > mileage with it doing 300 miles on a tank of gas once.  Much better than
> the
> > "sophisticated" injection system I have here.  It was set a little lean
> > though.
> > I think, it is a cheaper and simpler arrangement to have.  Mine even had
> the
> > old kind of mechanical fuel pump on.  Nothing can go wrong, go wrong, go
> > wrong...
> > Zoltan
> >
>

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