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Date:         Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:42:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Carb conversion?
Comments: To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2006081618501468@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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IMHO the essential part is the proper vanagon air-intake manifold as then it's a bolt-on. An adapter plate can easily be made up to mate a Weber (or other) carb to the proper air in-take manifold. Be sure to buy a jet kit with any carb that you buy, as that way one can tweek the jets for the engine. m

--- Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM> wrote:

> I guess the Question is for the Vanagons 83.5 to 91. Is there a company offering Carb kits for > the intake as a bolt on?? I know carbs were in some > european and other markets. but is there a kit to do this like a brosal or solex even webers > single or dual? Ive never seen one offered up by anyone but > would be interested for fun. Presently both my 84 and 85 are FI but the 85 is not running well > till warmed up so I need to find out why. c-ya Jonce > > >www.CIP1.com has some air intake manifolds & carbs for the air-cooled. I've been told that > these > >do not fit water cooled engines, but I'm not the expert. > > >I have been running a carb (first a Solex and now a Weber) carb on my 91 syncro westy for the > past > >9 or 10 years and I have come to perfer it: what power there is, is RIGHT NOW when you put > your > >foot down. And carbs doon't fail the way EFI does, carbs give one about 1,000 miles warning > (rough > >running) prior to shutting down the van. I get about the same gas milage as other EFI syncro > >westies. > > >Down side is, there's a bit more air pollution, and if there are emmission tests in your > >state/provence, a carb'ed van might fail. > > >FWIW, my carb'ed 91 syncro westy is for sale, and the '89 van I'm replacing it with, I might > just > >take off the EFI and put on a carb. Malcolm (Halifax NS) > > >--- Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > >> Any swap their aircooled (Type 4) or Wasserboxer over to carb? Why and any benefits? > >> > >> Just bought my 81 which I swapped to a progressive holley single carb. > >> > >> Thanks. > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > Jonce Fancher > > 56 Single Cab > 66 Sunroof Bug > 66 Variant Squareback > 66 Porsche 912 > 71 Sunroof Bus > 84 Vanagon "Gottfried" > 85 Vanagon Westi > 2003 10 Passenger Sprinter > > Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com > Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/ >

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