Murphy's Law

[Rennsurfer]

I've always painted my manifolds gray, but your black ones look excellent, Died. Good job on the engine. It's gonna look even better when it's done.

[Jason Foster]

That IDA  schematic would make a cool t-shirt.

[DKK Ted]

X2

[Diederick/DVK]

cheers fellas. i can only hope my bitchen motor stops bitching today. will get the hose fixed later today and everything should be ready for the break-in, then.

the top pulley is a bugpack unit. i know what you mean Lee! i remember your friend Gav's went straight through the decklid a few miles before EBI 1.
i just really wanted a chrome pulley, i've got a nice black one too but i don't think it will look as nice. the top pulley collocates well with the stacks, generator backing plate and the crank pulley. however, in good time i could look into having an original one nickel-plated, which is what GB pulleys are.

[Rick Meredith]

i can only hope my bitchen motor stops bitching today.

I see you've got it!  

[Jim Ratto]

Get an OE VW generator pulley or pay the price later.

Just curious, did you guys blow compressed air into jet wells with floats in place, before you had the flooding issue?

One other note, Died, that carb linkage geometry looks as if you will not get good positive action and full throttle, I think the cross rod will run out of travel before carbs are 100% open, you might consider making your own drop rods with outward bend. You can order lh/rh rods from Midwest Control and matching ball joints. That Tayco type linkage is designed for carbs that open inward and down (like on Skat Traks).

Good to see my old case still alive and kicking

[Jon]

that carb linkage geometry looks as if you will not get good positive action and full throttle

You have a very good point Jim... that set up can actually be dangerous if the arms pass the halfway point and starts to go inwards towards the centre of the engine again... in effect "sticking" open.

[Tobi/DFL]

You have a very good point Jim... that set up can actually be dangerous if the arms pass the halfway point and starts to go inwards towards the centre of the engine again... in effect "sticking" open.

And exactly that happend to me when I used my old Berg linkage with IDAs on Race Trim manifolds. It was a very scary moment after crossing the finish line. The car continued to accelerate and I immediately changed the linkage after that event.

Tobi

[Diederick/DVK]

i wanted to try a set of Berg arms i have lying around.
but if those don't work i'll go with a bugpack centerpull linkage.

[Jim Ratto]

Best to get the linkage working exactly as it should, every time, without exception, not just for 100% full throttle but as JHU said, to keep carbs from locking @ WOT.
people have written cars off that weren't careful about how carbs open and close.The factory Weber guide has some good guidelines and diagrams on "how to." Best to keep function, not looks in mind.

So did you figure out why your carbs were spewing fuel over?