36 DRLA for my combi

MELLO YELLOW · Post by **MELLO YELLOW** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:22 pm

It is me again and to day is my birthday so I have decided to treat my bus, I have recently purchased a set of 36mm DRLA dellortos with all the manifolds, filters and linkages and was hoping to fit them to my bus which is a standard 1600 by all acount this should not be a problem according to the bloke that I bought them from at volkssprares.

I understand that I will not be able to dise the carravelles but I atleast would like to keep up with the traffic.

Any advise will help.

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Post by **Tony Z** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 4:13 pm

what about the rest of the combi?? stock exhaust or aftermarket?? Is the engine in good condition?

If you have a stock exhaust, keep the 36s for something else, all you will end up doing is using more fuel.
Once the 36s are installed, get them dyno tuned, otherwise they will never run right. Dont forget to put in new spark plugs and do a good service to the engine before the dyno session, otherwise you are just wasting your money as they will try to tune a engine that isnt 100%.

MELLO YELLOW · Post by **MELLO YELLOW** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:24 am

Thanks for the reply.

I have a freeflow system on the bus, a puff of smoke is visable when reved high and for some reason tiny droplets of oil (only recently) on the fan housing at the ol filler

Post by **Tony Z** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:24 am

well, the 36s will work fine, will unleash all the available power (not that much, but it will make a good difference if set up properly), but you will use more fuel because it will be so easy to put your foot down and have fun, plus the sound is sooooo nice.

My opinion, go for it and see how you like it.
Match port the manifolds yourself first or get hold of Calooker and see what he has to say

Post by **calooker** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:28 pm

Who did you get them from at Volkspares??

MELLO YELLOW · Post by **MELLO YELLOW** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:21 am

I bought them from Richard at Volkspares JHB as well as the manifolds, filters and linkage. I intend to have them install them in the near future as soon as I find some one to do it as I am a bit aprehensive of doing it myself I can take the bus to Richard for fitting but he recons he will charge me R500.00.

Just to change the subject, while my sons and I were out bundu bashing with my baja/beach buggy the fan belt snapped did some damage to the motor I think. I have taken the motor out and
started to strip it, the crank still turns but there is backward and forward movement on the crank I have been told that it may only need a new bearing and to be shimed I have not as yet split the casing. What am I to do?

Post by **Tony Z** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:23 am

how much movement???

Post by **Tony Z** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:26 am

putting the carbs on is a fairly easy job.
take the old one off, and put the new ones on, its as easy as that.
The linkage is a bit more tricky. Make sure that at all throttle positions, the butterflies are open the same amount. and that they open fully with the pedal flat on the floor. Then take then to a dyno centre to get jetted properly. The R500 you saved by installing the carbs yourself will pay for most of the dyno session.

MELLO YELLOW · Post by **MELLO YELLOW** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:56 am

Thanks for the prompt reply.
I have not measured the play but if I were to guess not more than 2mm.

On the second item I am not to clued up on the mechanical side of things on cars in fact I am what one would call Monkey See Monkey Do so therefore I would not even attempt try and do any work on the engine.
hence the fact that it took me 4 years o biuld the combi the engine was done by a friend of mine who is also a VW fanatic

Post by **calooker** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:43 am

The crank should have no noticeable play on it at all factory is 0.07 to 0.15 mm more or less than that is not good, 2mm play is real bad. You it needs to be open up the block & rebuilt no matter what, only once opened will you be able to determine the damage, strip and keep us posted. It could be that the case is now scrap, for your sake I hope not.

Post by **calooker** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:49 am

Richard is a good honest dude, you will have no problems with making those carbs work, if they don't he will sort them out for you no problem. I get along with him 100% he will help you out anytime and always willing to give any info you need. It is not as simple as Tonyz has said, depending on the manifolds & shroud (do the manifolds have any printing on them, maybe MB?), the tin on the fan shroud might need a little "Panel beating" with some sort of mallet, or the carbs will sit up against them and will not seat properly against the head and in turn cause a leak, don't use the metal inlet gaskets, make up or buy paper ones or even better get the thicker backer light (spelling??) type gaskets as from factory, they also help a bit with the motor vibration on the carbs. The choke mechanism will also need to be removed from the carbs, if it has not been removed & blocked off if has not already been done or it will compound the problem mentioned above. The carbs are more than likely still running the standard jets from the alfa factory and will run on your 1600 just fine, no changes needed. You would only need to change the chokes & main jets if you have a 1800cc or larger. Take it to Richard you will drive out of the shop and the setup will be done to near perfection, he knows his stuff, a lot less headaches for you especially if you have not set up twin carbs before, it can get real frustrating.

MELLO YELLOW · Post by **MELLO YELLOW** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:58 am

THUD

that was my heart that just hit the floor but I was expecting bad news I wiil attempt to split he casing this weekend (depends on what the minister of finance has planned for me)

Will keep you posted.

Thanks to all for all the help and info given .

MELLO YELLOW · Post by **MELLO YELLOW** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:15 pm

See I told you it was way over my head that is why I need to have them fitted by somebody who knows what he is doing. I think in the long run I will go back to Richard when I have the money. He is a cool guy and always willing to help (just like the people on this site (SHLOOOP))

When I bought the carbs from him he told me that I needent change anything on the carbs as they came from his beatle or combi not sure and that they are set up correctly. The maniflds are new ones that I bought from him as well (You know the EMPI type that are made in Taiwan) they came with a full set of gaskets, thickish black ones and studs and nuts

Post by **calooker** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:40 pm

If it is the Empi type then the fan shroud will need some panel beating, if Richard had them running on one of his cars then he has removed & blocked off the choke mechanism.

MELLO YELLOW · Post by **MELLO YELLOW** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:56 pm

thanks calooker, just one quetion are you the guy that lives or used to live in Rosettenville that was biulding the spider rep?. Do you know a chap by the name of Neville Pienaar from The Hill?. if so then you know me as well my name is Thomas I sold that green and beige convet beetle to one of your friends or at least Neville did

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