I bought a Progressive carb (through Aussieveedubbers' buy/sell swap,) which unfortunately wasn't in very good condition - it has obviously spent some time sitting out in the rain and someone had previously removed the choke plates and linkage.

I was pulling it apart, as I'm hoping it will still be rebuildable, and when I removed the accelerator pump nozzles and tipped it over a bowl to catch the check ball two fell out! One is slightly larger than the other. Does anyone know where the second ball came from and which goes where?

heh heh heh maybe that is why it wasnt running any good.

Have a look here

http://www.redlineweber.com/html/Tech/Table_of_contents.htm 

but i cant even finf the bits you are talking about.
I do remember seeing some tiny balls when my mate rebuilt my IDF's though.
Do you have a fax #
I would be happy to fax you Chapter 7 from my Haynes manual.

That would be great, if you fax it to work with my name on it - 08 90914534 - they'll give it to me. I think I see where the second ball came from, but it doesn't make any sense.

If you cant read it u2u me and i will post it :thumb

Ummm didnt get your name so it has gone as Mr 70 Autostick

Will they know who that is??

[Edited on 10-3-2003 by blue74l]

Yeah, when you listed the company as VW freaks, my boss knew exactly who it was

Thanks for that, it does conatain the location of the extra ball: As I'd come to suspect, it came from the right hole, but someone had fitted it above the "needle" instead of below it! Not the only botch by previous owners of this carb, but I love a challenge...

whats the manifold like ?

It needs blasting, but it's an original Empi! That part was a nice score.

Does it have heat risers?
Not that you would need them.
I didnt have them on mine in Sydney and it ran fine. More the point is i couldnt have fitted them if i wanted cause i coulnt find just risers anywhere

Yeah, it's got 'em.

If your manifold has the holes for the risers, you can cut the pipes off an old manifold and get them soldered on.