Ed, this should be a very interesting project. Hurry up and get started!!Sam

Sensible is overrated!!

I’ll buy looking at the cars! Sounds like you guys had a great day. Thanks for sharing.Sam

Hopefully, the gas will not be an issue. I’m using non ethanol gas. Have to get some new points and rotor for the distr. tomorrow, if I can find them locally at Adv. Auto, etc. Thanks all. I’ll let you know how it works out. At the moment I’m in the middle of removing the inside door latches and refinishing them. They were dull and rusty. Used…[Read more]

Ok, I seem to always have another question. My thread on carb adj. had moved to distr. replacement as the next step so this seems like a better place for my question. Ed was kind enough to send me a spare distr. he had on hand and I recvd. it today. The part number on the distr. is 113 905 205K which is for a 66-67 1300/1500 engine. The info I had…[Read more]

Ed, sent you a PM.Sam

Ed, I forgot in the previous post, but there maybe a pn on the distr. 113 905 205T or 231 137 035 or 036 will work. Thanks again.Sam

Ed, if it works per Roy’s suggestion, I will gladly pay the shipping. Also, still curious about the distr. you are using with the 34 PICT. Let me know how the test works out and I’ll get with you on shipping payment. Thanks for your help.Sam

Ed, yes I would be interested if you have an SVA distr. Also, with your 34 PICT3 carb I assume you are running the SVDA distr. Correct?Sam

Man…nothing is ever easy. You confirmed what I was afraid of. I still have the new 34 pict carb that I was thinking of using when I rebuilt the engine.( I had a ’71 beetle years ago and never had the issues with the 34 that many have mentioned) So now it looks like I have to make a choice now on which carb to use or I’ll be buying another distr.…[Read more]

I’m still working on this issue. I plan to pull the carb and go over it again and probably will make the main jet mod suggested by Ed (drill out the main jet to .052″). Additional suggestions have lead me to also changing the distr. from the mech. adv one I now have back to the vac. adv. model which leads me to the following question(s). I still…[Read more]

Roy, I’m still working with my carb problems. I’m not sure why it is so difficult. I’ll be taking the carb off again and will probably drill out the main jet per Ed’s suggestion and see if I can adj. the accel pump. Also, thinking of changing to a single vac adv. distr. even if the 30 pict is suppose to run good with the mech adv. distr. Don’t…[Read more]

Glad it all turned out well for you. How about a pic sometime? Still trying to find a time when I can get by and see you ride.Sam

Accelerator Pump Adjustmenthttp://www.vw-resource.com/acclrtr3.htmlAllen gave me the above link for adjusting the accel pump on a 34 pict for use with a mech adv. distr. Does anybody know if this adjustment procedure also applies to the 30 pict 3 carb when using a mech adv distr? Thanks.Sam

Eddy, thanks. Perhaps when I get the info from Allen, it will show me the main jet and I’ll drill it per your note.Sam

Eddy, it sounds like this is worth a try. I’m not a carb guy so if you or anybody can point me to where I can find out how to change the main jet and where to buy the 127.5 or 130 main jet it would be appreciated. Thanks.Sam

Ok, here is where I stand. In the process of changing back to the 30 pict carb I discovered a bad spark plug wire, so got a new set of wires and distr. cap and installed them. I set the 30 pict up (again) per the link above with the vol scrw out 2 1/2 turns and the by pass scrw out at 2 turns. When I started the car and warmed it up and couldn’t…[Read more]

Ed, I had been through the timing set up for a mech adv. distr. with Roy right after I got the car, so sure that is ok. The gasket I missed was on the 30 PICT rebuild. The 34 is new out of the box carb a buddy gave me. I will re-check the vacuum connections. The 30 pict carb was running “ok” but as I mentioned it seemed to lag when I tried to…[Read more]

Allen, thanks. The adj link for the 34 carb is the one I followed and still can’t get the idle set. As I mentioned, the by pass screw has no affect on the idle rpm at all. If I can ever get the idle set, I’ll have to look at the accel pump adj as my car does have a non vac adv distr. In the mean time I’m still stuck at square one with no idle adj.Sam

Ok..still having carb problems. I noticed that on the new 34 pict carb I have that there wasn’t any adjustment to the accel pump mechanism on the right side of the carb, but on the 30 pict carb that was on the car there was a nylon nut that screwed up against the spring allowing for some adjustment to the spring tension and since my car didn’t…[Read more]