[T3] Weber carbs

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/11/2012 10:40:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jadney at vwtype3.org writes:

I'm not  sure whether they were press fit or cast in place. My money 
would be on  the former. At any rate, it worked for well beyond the 
design lifetime, so  it's not surprising that some of them 
occasionally come loose after 40  years.
 
That's the thing, they were a press fit back then.



Even now, most of them are fine until excess stress is applied  to the 
fitting. Sometimes this is the weight of a fuel filter and  sometimes 
it's careless tightening of a hose clamp.


This is exactly one of the possibilities. Just because there haven't  been 
any issues in 40 years, doesn't mean it won't happen tomorrow. People  
forget that kind of stuff, until it happens.
Like I mentioned before, in the really old days, this stuff was drilled  
and tapped and some sort of sealer applied (before 1960), then it was  
cheapened, followed by more cheapening. You can't expect to drive an old car  
without lifting the floor hatch once in a while. These cars were designed to be  
serviced (unlike today's cars).  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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