re: Weber Carbs on a UK Scirocco GT

["Mark Peele" <scirocco_s@hotmail.com>]

>Aren't you talking about the-- hell, what's it called? the choke
>plate!   It's a valve that regulates the  air flow into the carb
>bowls.   That plate is controlled by a "thermostat" that contracts when
>it's cold, closes the plate, reduces air flow = richens mixture. 

***yeah buddy, thems the words (i think!)
  In
>hot temps, including warm motor, the thermostat expands opening the
>plate, leaning out the mixture so the motor doesn't flood.   Man it's
>been a long time since I worked on a carburator.   Did VW make vacume
>assisted carbs?   If so, check your vacume lines, check your diaphragms
>to ensure the right amount of vacume is beign created and regulated.
>Or you could rebuild the carb.   If you rebuild it, make sure you tank
>it and don't just soak it with carb cleaner, pay special attention to
>the jets, either clean very well, or replace them.   I can't imagine a
>rebuild kit would cost too much.
>    Guys, does this sound like good advice?   All of my carb knowledge
>came from American gas guzzlers.   VW didn't have that different of a
>carb design, did they?
>
>Greg

We be talking Weber carbs, which AFAIK, never came on a W/C VW.

The carb that came on my 1975 Sciroccos sucked.

Mark Peele
1981 Scirocco S
1982 Scirocco
1987 Golf GT
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/mark.htm




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