TO SCRAP OR NOT TO SCRAP

HI EVERYONE LOVE THE FORUM,BIG PROBLEM THE CAR IS AN 83 DRIVER 1.3 WITH 80K ON THE CLOCK,SHE WASN'T IDLING CORRECTLY WHEN I BOUGHT HER SO DID AWAY WITH THE PEIRBURG CARB AND BOUGHT A NEW WEBBER,TOLD BY MECHANIC ONE OF THE VALVES WAS BURNT OUT SO HAD THE HARDEN SEATINGS PUT IN FOR UNLEADED.AFTER ALL THAT WEBBER WAS STILL OVER FUELING EVEN AFTER NON- RETURN VALVE&FUEL RESTRICTER FITTED.MECHANIC SAYS NOW THAT THE ONLY REASON THIS IS STILL HAPPENING IS BECAUSE THE PISTON RINGS MUST B HARDEN AND WILL NEED REPLACED.SHOULD I. JUST CUT MY LOSSES AND FIT SOMETHING BETTER OR KEEP GOING

To do pistons your gunna have to strip a lot of the engine and renew, so would be cheaper/easier to fit a different engine?

Is your mechanic clued up on carbs/webber? Maybe wrong but could need setting up properly if over fueling?

Get another mechanic to look at it. What he's said, is Balaerics.

Was recommend the mechanic,might lift her and get a second opinion

All VW engines since about 1970 already have valve seats suitable for unleaded.

Non-return valve doesn't influence fuel mixture.

Fuel restrictor doesn't influence fuel mixture.

^^^ agreed your mechanic is talking bull, all these engines can run unleaded, sounds like he aint got a clue! carbs aint that difficult to set up really! go some where else asap.

Thanks a lot everyone for ur advice,including webber have spent over 500,time for that second opinion

^^^ +1 Where abouts are you? might get a garage recommendation on here.

Just outside belfast,but will go anywhere in n.Ireland