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Offline splitworld

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Air Care Problems
« on: May 08, 2008, 02:58:36 PM »
So I need some advice.  Ive recently acquired a type 3 station wagon that has a weber 32 duel barrel carburetor on it.  I have rebuild the heads (needed new valves)  rebuilt the Carb, put on a Gas Regulator, set the timming and tuned the fucker so low it barely runs.  I goto Air Care and its off the charts.  Is there any way to get these Carbs through Air Care?  I am getting to the end of my patents with these Temp Day Passes.  And are there any good Shops that anyone can recommend that has an aircare license that will actually look at a Carburetor,  Everyone at Canadian Tire stopped dead when I said I had a Carburetor on my car,  :D  (anyone got some duels they want to sell???)
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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2008, 06:13:18 PM »
You CAN do this, you just have to think like a carburetor.
If you can't do that, take it to Duane's German Autohaus in Langley. He's an air-cooled VW Aircare genius as far as I'm concerned.
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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2008, 09:48:23 PM »
Well I might go for EMPI Duel 34mm carbs.  I don't know how much better these are but they will be new and probably a bit easier to tune and better for gas, seems like my only option.  Any opinions on the 34mm's?
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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2008, 11:45:36 PM »
If you are goin to go big, go bigger. Somene gave me that advised and i wish I would have followed it.

I have had dual Kads,  dual ICTs, dual Solexs 32, and dual Dells.

Find a set of Kads 40s or Dells 36s.

My 2 cents
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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2008, 04:39:04 PM »
For Aircare? bigger the better?  Theres only like 2 Carb kits for type 3's So I went with the smallest, and that way I can have my trunk space back.  Just gotta figure out How to tune them down, currently no power and lots of smoke.
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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2008, 01:08:45 AM »
In the 80s and 90s, CB sold their DRLA Dellorto kits for Type 3s.  Check their site to see if they still sell the low profile manifolds and air cleaners.  If so, then find some good used 36DRLAs.

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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2008, 08:50:30 PM »
I jumped the gun got empi duel 34mm,  cant get the sucker to run good still.  thought I might have put the wires on wrong but I think now its a vaccume leak on one of the manifolds.  Are the jets ok in these carbs? or are they gunna suck all my fuel away.  I couldn't find any other kits unfortunately.  Im going to get Fidels Automotive to tune them up if all fails he can give me a conditional pass.
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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2008, 11:31:07 PM »
Aircare seems to be the biggest pain in the ass for dual carb set up I tried and tried on my 1966 f-100, gave up and started looking for other options... as a truck I ended up changing the gvw to 5001kgs to bypass aircare, paid about $40 extra a year though (but -$25 for aircare + time). Another option that should work for you is tell your Autoplan agent to change your Territory class to "Z" (out of province) right now it should be Territory "D" for lower mainland. Some Autoplan agents might want more info as to why, tell them you're working outta province or try another agent, never had them refuse me yet. Yes you are not properly insured which would be an issue if you were paying less money to icbc, however Territory "Z" is going to cost you more money therefore you are not cheating ICBC outta money so they will cover you. I mean who wouldn't you're paying them too much... thankfully ICBC doesn't care about you cheating aircare just that they are paid for proper insurance. So don't do the change your address to Kamloops or something like that becuase that territory is cheaper then Territory D were as Territory Z is more. You don't want to breech your insurance that would just suck.

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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2008, 10:14:25 AM »
...Yes you are not properly insured which would be an issue if you were paying less money to icbc, however Territory "Z" is going to cost you more money therefore you are not cheating ICBC outta money so they will cover you. I mean who wouldn't you're paying them too much... thankfully ICBC doesn't care about you cheating aircare just that they are paid for proper insurance. So don't do the change your address to Kamloops or something like that becuase that territory is cheaper then Territory D were as Territory Z is more. You don't want to breech your insurance that would just suck.

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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2008, 11:21:41 PM »
Just wait until you have a claim while driving to work in Vancouver while on Terr Z.  Any way they can weasel out of a claim, they will do it.

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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2008, 08:26:34 AM »
Just wait until you have a claim while driving to work in Vancouver while on Terr Z.  Any way they can weasel out of a claim, they will do it.

And the irony is... Territory Z costs you the same as Vancouver.

Splitworld! Post your VIN, or the serial number from the AirCare paperwork.

Are you saying you have a single two barrel carb on your VW engine? Ugh!


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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2008, 11:49:11 PM »
And the irony is... Territory Z costs you the same as Vancouver.
You are obviously too honest!  Terr Z is now more expensive than Vancouver.

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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2008, 01:48:46 PM »
And the irony is... Territory Z costs you the same as Vancouver.
You are obviously too honest!  Terr Z is now more expensive than Vancouver.

FYI. My car is insured for Vancouver. And it passed AirCare.
But I did not know that Terr. Z  was now more costly.


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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2008, 03:23:22 PM »
Since this topic I have changed from a 2bbl progressive to duel empi carburetors.  I wanted my trunk space back.  I took the car to Fidel's on Victoria I got tired of fucking with the carbs hes got the machine so its easier that way.  I don't have my vin right now and my readings for aircare were with the previous carburetor.  I am starting to think the Duels were not the way to go... but at least i can get jiggy in the back  ;)  I dont know about all this territory stuff ???
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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2008, 08:56:09 PM »
Go see Duane at German Autohaus as already mentioned, he would be the man to talk to

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Re: Air Care Problems
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2008, 06:46:37 PM »
SHE LIVES!!! Its that Type 3 3rd Cylinder   The Mystery cylinder....sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.....Anyway the type 3 lives, I highly recommend Van Wonder, that guy works miracles I don't know how he made it run but it puuuuuuurs now, he wasn't too expensive either.  apparently it was a faulty spark plug and I was only on 3 cylinders.  Looks like everyone is battling this fucking AirCare.  Thanks for everyones advise!  Im sure I will need it again next year.
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