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by tom1958
Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:01 pm
Forum: Fueling and Exhaust
Topic: Auto carb
Replies: 6
Views: 1551

Re: Auto carb

Hi thanks for all the info.
I was a mechanic/auto electrician until I changed career in the early 80's and have never seen a Pierburg carb. I do have a lot of experience with weber's though as I had a Celica rally car in the late 70's. I fitted and tuned a brace of 40's to that.

Also used the 28/36 ...
by tom1958
Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:33 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: LED's
Replies: 4
Views: 980

Re: LED's

Yes but I think it's just a yellow one as the cover is blue.
by tom1958
Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:31 pm
Forum: Fueling and Exhaust
Topic: Auto carb
Replies: 6
Views: 1551

Re: Auto carb

Thanks Dave, are they really that much better? Do you know if it does away with the water pipes too?

thanks.
by tom1958
Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:42 am
Forum: Fueling and Exhaust
Topic: Auto carb
Replies: 6
Views: 1551

Auto carb

Hi, I have a 1.8 GTL auto with 35k miles and the autochoke is iffy in that it seems to stick or race even when hot, sometimes up to 3k revs. It soon dies down but it idles at 1200 which in an auto is a bit fast. Also sometimes a bit hard to start.
Sooo, any known fixes? Is there a carb kit? ie ...
by tom1958
Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:36 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: LED's
Replies: 4
Views: 980

LED's

Hi, does anyone have a source for the main beam LED please? Tried VW and they currently can't get them.

Thanks for any help.
by tom1958
Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:34 am
Forum: General Scirocco Chat
Topic: Introduce yourself
Replies: 1193
Views: 336904

Re: Introduce yourself

Hello all, just joined the club as I've just bought a Scirocco. Name's Tom and I'm a 30 year old car freak trapped in a 65 year old body :hi:

I have a couple of modern classics, a 21yr old MX5 eunos roadster and of course my reason for being here which is a 1985 GTL auto in Mars red with 35k on ...