========================================================================= Date: Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From: Subject: Re: 71' bus type vehicle JayH writes: > > its got dual Kadrons on a 1776cc motor. The carbs need a rebuild and to > be sync'd. Have never worked on one in my life. Is it worth it to learn > how and pay $10 for the rebuild kit, or just pay $200 to have a shop do > it. Also, whats a good repair manual? How do you know the carbs need to be rebuilt? You might consider tuning them first, but if the kit is only $10 I guess you might as well go at it. Installing the rebuild kits isn't hard, but it helps to have a clean, brightly lit place to work, and a can of carburator cleaner, the kind you can dip parts in (minimum size one gallon, preferably 5 gallon), and also some of the spray stuff. Whatever you do, do it yourself - you will learn a lot and save money too. The best manual is supposed to be Bentley, but it isn't cheap, and since the Kadron carbs are aftermarket, it probably won't cover them anyway. Good for everything else, though. I get by with the Haynes manual, and a couple of good engine rebuilding books. > > BTW- Mustangs rule. VWs rule. 89' GT / 71' bus I think that makes four of us on the list now that own both a VW bus and a Mustang. Let's keep that trend going!! -David ============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (13's here I come!) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
|
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.