Have not posted for a while so I need to catch up.
Work I've done since my last post include removing the old muffler and tailpipes and replacing with OE German (Dansk) muffler and stainless steel tailpipes. The car sounds so much better/quieter now.
I also installed an original german Solex VW 34PICT3 carb that I bought from Keifernet. This made a big diff on the ability to adjust idling properly.
I also installed a replacement fuel pump. This was a pain as I didn't replace the pushrod thinking it was the original. But it had been tampered with to work with the non-std pump that you see in the pic. This pushrod broke the lever inside my new pump. But, I didn't realize that and when the new pump did not work, I assumed it was because of other restrictions -- so I did more work replacing the OE filter under the tank (bear to get at) and removed/retried several time. FInally I realized the lever inside was broken. Was planning to buy another, when I decided to take the orignal pump apart and see if I could use the lever from that. Some surgery followed and the new pump now works great and has been installed.
So now I am left with replacing the top.
Byas |