Why not try to find a scrapyard carb from a beetle??
Or are those thoughts too simple?

Roger

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> Hello all
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> still trying to decide on my new engine rebuild.
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> I am allways looking to save a bit of money by thinking "out of the box".
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> So , I was thinking that a carb from a non vw should work on a vw. some
> well, some not so.
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> Thinking scrapyard (junkyard) carbs, has anyone any knowledge on a carb
> that world work well with a type 1 engine ? I was thinking - for example
> a ford webber might give better performance than a pict xx and from a
> scrappy would be at the right price :-)
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> Rich
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