Carb conversion

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The Mk1 Golf Owners Club

After my mechanic and I had a look around my engine to find petrol coming out of places it shouldn't, he suggested running the engine on carbs and getting rid of all the injection gubbins.

What would this require me to buy and fit and how will they differ to the injection I currently run.

This car will be used daily in all weathers to get me to work and back.  Having had a quick google, some people say running carbs could be risky.

Any advice that could point me in the right direction would be great.

Andy.

Bad advice - the injection system is technically better, and the parts required to fix your issue will cost far less than converting to carbs. Stick with the injection, get it looked at properly and you should be fine!

What are the faults with the fuel injection? If its is literally leaking fuel, not hard to solve - as Paul says cost of parts wont come near that of decent carbs.

Just read your other post - do you know exactly where/can you get any pics of where the fuel is leaking from?

Cheers

Thanks for the replies guys.

Took the airbox thing off about an hour ago after removing the battery.  When I turned it upside down to look inside I saw drips of fuel beading on the metal arm and dripping onto the filter.

Is there something in the fuel distributor itself that has gone?  Seal?  O-ring?  Something cracked?

The fuel passes through the metering head which is attached to the top of the airbox. The amount of fuel delivered is controlled by a steel control plunger that sticks out of the bottom of the metering head and rests on the metal arm which in turn is raised/lowered by the metal air sensor plate on the end. Here's a cross view….


…from Domain parking page

Obviously no fuel should enter or go near the airbox. There is a seal to go between the metering head and airbox (VW part number 049 133 485 A), but from memory no fuel should be able to find its way past the control plunger, so sounds like that's the problem area. Are there any signs of fuel leaking on the outside of the metering head while the engine's running?

Cheers