[T3] Weber carbs

[James Lingenfelter]

   Epoxy.... hmmmm. Well, one more thing on my to do list!

On Jul 11, 2012, at 4:15 AM, Dave Hall wrote:

> I guess vibration and the weight of the hose on the spigot.
>
> You need those tight in there, or you risk an engine fire if one  
> drops out.
> I think the recommendation is to reinsert with expoxy (eg  
> Araldite), but
> I've not needed it on mine yet, so have no experience of the repair.
>
> Dave
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of  
> James
> Lingenfelter
> Sent: 11 July 2012 07:09
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Weber carbs
>
>    In my monkeying around with my squareback the other day, I  
> noticed that
> the fuel line connections into both carbs (Weber 34ICT) were able to
> "swivel" in the carb, if that makes any sense. The fuel lines are  
> tight on
> the fittings with hose clamps, so it seems the fittings are loose  
> in the
> carbs? I have not messed around with those connections in quite  
> awhile, so I
> assume they've been like that for a while. When I ran the car  
> today, the
> passenger side fuel line was getting moist at the connection with the
> carb.... couldn't get a good look at the other one due to impaired
> visibility. How could these have loosened over time???
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