Hey! eraser!

Bookwus Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 19 May 2009, 11:36 am

#713386

Hiya eraser,

As an AutoStick driver myself I had to tell you that this picture............

........in the "semi auto beetle" thread really blew me away. I have never seen the tee junction (yellow arrow) in any AutoStick plumbing. Did you create that junction? How does it affect shifting? I'd imagine that your shifting would be very harsh and abrupt from a dead stop. Is it?
Had you considered running the small vacuum hose over to the carburetor instead?

This is just a real curiosity for me. I'd like to know more about it.

Mike

1970 AS Bug
1970 Bus - The Ruptured Duck

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 19 May 2009, 6:14 pm

#713425

someones just replaced the carb at some point in time and that one doesnt have the port needed
altho looks like the whole engines been swapped

i agree its not an ideal setup as that hose is now seeing vac all the time

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 19 May 2009, 9:49 pm

#713484

Yep until i got my second autostick i didn't quite understand the issue 😉

But it does work every time etc, and from stop you got a nice clunk into gear 😉 but it worked well, also got a clunk into reverse.

I'm actually in the middle of rebuilding that exact motor

So when i can finally get my hands on a new carbi i will do it correctly.

But with that setup i always had plenty of vacuum 😉

Bookwus Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 20 May 2009, 2:14 am

#713511

Hiya eraser,

Yep, I thought you might get a clunk going into reverse!

When you replace your carby, do know that the carburetors for AutoSticks were not the same as those for a manual transmission. They had that extra vacuum port at the 2:00 position from the blow-out plug. Although, if you look around long enough, you can still score an original Solex AutoStick carburetor, you can modify a Solex built for a manual or an aftermarket Bocar or Brosol to work on an AutoStick.

You might want to come on over and visit us at www.auto-stick.com That's the Volkswagen Automatic Register. A good source of advice for all things AutoStick.

Mike

1970 AS Bug
1970 Bus - The Ruptured Duck

Have an AutoStick? Check out www.auto-stick.com

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 20 May 2009, 8:43 am

#713552

most replacement carbs like those Bocar POS come with the port already there just plugged off
and also the dizzy retard port too

eraser, ive got an original german 34pict3 carb with the autostick vac port you can have even if you just use the body of it

ive also got a german 31pict3 auto stick carb too but its on one of my spare engines though

Bookwus Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 20 May 2009, 9:07 am

#713560

Hiya Joel,

A Bocar with the appropriate vacuum port for an AutoStick straight from the manufacturer? Really? As soon as I read that I went out and checked my little collection of Bocars. The carbs that I do have with the correct port were ones in which I done the installation of the port. Didn't find any with a factory installed AS port. I can't recall ever having seen an aftermarket carb with the AS vacuum port.

This is very interesting! Can you direct me to a catalog listing for such a carburetor from Bocar? I'd really like to get a model/serial number for this beast.

Mike

1970 AS Bug
1970 Bus - The Ruptured Duck

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eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 20 May 2009, 9:40 am

#713568

This is what i have been looking at guys,

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C13-98-1289-B

with the following mods:

http://www.vwar.org/forum/index.php?topic=608.0

thx to ctefeh, whilest that is a fairly complete guide im still not confident in drilling.. but i will find a drill press i guess.

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 20 May 2009, 10:15 am

#713575

must be the empi or brosal ones then

i put one on a freinds Sbug about 12 months ago and the bungs they came with to block those ports off were leaking air abit

had me pulling my hair out for a bit trying to trace the vac leaks

Bookwus Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 20 May 2009, 2:01 pm

#713600

Hiya Joel,

If you should happen to run into a Bocar or Brosol with that all important AS vacuum port, would you be kind enough to post up any identifying numbers for it? I'd really like to find out if such carburetors are still available.

Hiya eraser,

Sean is the man for AutoStick know-how. Take his advice and do it the right way all the time.

By the way, I've drilled a number of carburetors to accomodate the AS specific vacuum port. Used a hand drill on 'em too. Not a big deal really, pretty simple and straightforward actually. But I can appreciate your anxiety if you are drilling into a brand new carby.

Mike

1970 AS Bug
1970 Bus - The Ruptured Duck

Have an AutoStick? Check out www.auto-stick.com