carbs

hey guys, quick question, im lookign to buy a weber carb found one, it sa 34ich, its for a 1.3 my car is a 1.1, will i hve to get it rejetted or will it work in my car?

It will work yes, although i don't know if it'll bolt straight up to your inlet manifold ??

Hello tupac,

It will run but it will probably need rejetting to get the best out of it.

This is a great carburettor, I now have it on two 1.1s. I also have some Weber spec sheets (Thank You Andy Grey @ Webcon) which might be helpful if you buy it.

Is it a new carburettor with fitting kit or just the carburettor ?

The throttle cable and choke cable positions are different to the Solex but easy to accomodate (you will need the bracket for return spring/throttle cable), there is also no return outlet back to the fuel tank as there is with the Solex, and the breather pipe that goes on the bottom of the standard air filer has to be moved as its original position fouls the throttle linkage. But the good news is it's all dead easy to do and the carburattor is far superior in my opinion - let me know if you want some help/advice with regard to fitting it and see my earlier thread in this section "Fuel line restrictors and ICH 34 carburettors".

Here are the jet specifications from the Weber sheet.

1.1
Main Jet 1.27mm
Air Corrector 1.8mm
Idle Jet 0.5mm
Emulsion Tube F56

1.3
Main Jet 1.25mm
Air Corrector 1.25mm
Idle Jet 0.45mm
Emulsion Tube F7

The jet sizes are stamped on them and visible (with a magnifying glass) once you have removed them from within the float chamber.

Andy

basically, i have JUST bought a solex, thats used for ?30 and this has been offered to me, its BRAND new old stock, stil in shrink wrap straight from weber, so dont know what it is (conversion kit or jus carb) he is asking for ?150, is it worth it? and will some one take the solex off my hands?

Hello tupac,

Sounds like a lot of money to me (for the Weber), I think they are around ?147 new new - and it will be the correct one for your car and should have all the bits you need.

The Weber Kit number for a 1974-83 1.1 Golf is 1529 0991

Try Webcon at www.webcon.co.uk - they are very helpful and really know their stuff.

Also try www.fastroadcars.co.uk who stock a comprehensive range of everything but particularly Weber stuff.

As you probably know by now I am a fan of this carburettor !  I bought my second one recently on eBay for ?50 on a 1.1 MK1 exhaust manifold.

Put the Solex on eBay - I'm sure it will sell.

Andy

oh ok thanks so much for your help mate, appreciated and i will remember! hope i can repay you by helping you 1 tym dub-on

cant find the carb on any of the sites mate, if you could maybe get me a direct link...?

You're welcome tupac,

By the way were are you in West London ?

My son is in Uxbridge and his MK1 has this carburettor swop.

Andy

tupac2makaveli71 said

cant find the carb on any of the sites mate, if you could maybe get me a direct link…?

tupac,

Just give them a ring - much more productive as not everything is listed on the website.

Andy

im in north west london meaning north wembley, but i go to uxbridge college so my car is always there!

My son is at Brunel

Andy

hes got a mk1 1.1 ??????? is he asian?

tupac2makaveli71 said

hes got a mk1 1.1 ??????? is he asian?

No he wasn't last time I looked !

Best Wishes

Andy

lol oh i see