old style VW beetle /trike / buggy

enfield_freddy

anyone play around with those?


I have a VW engine trike sat on my drive with a faulty carb.


it seems to be a 1600 (aircooled) lump , possably a van engine , early , as in its got a dynamo.


the thing has a dellorto carb on it that has been damaged , mixture screws wound fully in and cracked the internals , this has been assessed by steve at Motocarb (Liverpool) however he does not deal/supply those carbs


can anyone suggest a supplier for a replacement?


thanks

Ebe_Scrooge

Might be worth asking on here ? :


https://www.facebook.com/TrikeOwnersAssociation

Rolandtheroadie

Know someone that needed one recently for a 1973 bus, dont know the details of cost or where it came from (can ask later), but it was sourced through a VW restorer.
Google restorers in your area?

enfield_freddy

please ask for me , nothing in my area , I have already tried local


thanks

AdrianC

There's umpty-hundred online sellers for air-cooled VW bits. Have a google around some of the air-cooled forums, because there's a lot of utter junk on the market.

Rolandtheroadie

It came from JustKampers, they cant remember a price for a new one, but heres a link to a rebuild kit for VW 1955 on, and for 1600 campers from 1955-1979.

http://www.justkampers.com/111-198-569-z-carburettor-rebuild-kit-vw-beetle-1955-on-vw-t2-split-1955-1967-vw-t2-bay-1600cc-1967-1979.html

enfield_freddy

ok , many thanks , its a full carb we need tho , I will rescan there website

Strider590

You might be able to find a bike carb that'll fit (perhaps with a modifed manifold), they've become really popular on modified car engines as they perform better than weber/dellorto, more efficient, A LOT cheaper and a lot more reliable.

I know it's not a high performance engine, but give "Bogg Brothers" a call and see if they can suggest anything.

enfield_freddy

I am a biker , both modern and classic NO BIKE CARB will fit , the carb is a duel choke unit with 4 bolt fitting,


this is a similar sized weber version

Strider590

So you'd need a fabricated inlet manifold to carry out the conversion.

George_Michael

Have you tried here:

http://www.dellorto.co.uk/product-category/dellorto-car-carburettors-parts/complete-carburettors/