Author Topic: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?  (Read 4637 times)

Offline vwjack

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changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« on: 18 April 2008, 15:23 »
basicly how is it done cause the auto choke kinda works off the coolant dont it? and i dont know what to do about that?
« Last Edit: 18 April 2008, 15:40 by vwjack »

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #1 on: 18 April 2008, 15:52 »
You're presumably on a Pierburg at the moment and you're looking to swap out to a Weber, yes?

Basically disconnect all the crap hanging off the Pierburg, block the coolant hoses that went into the Pierburg, throw the Pierburg away and bolt up the nice, cute far more effective little Weber, on the correct adapter plate. 

Get in the car and below the steering wheel, to the left there is a blank that you need to remove - there's a single fixing on the back of it to unscrew and it just pulls out of the dashboard.  Now pierce the grommet in the hole in the firewall ahead of this location and poke the choke cable through the hole.  Connect this up and away you go.
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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #2 on: 18 April 2008, 16:05 »
does anybody know if the manual choke off the 1.05 litre mk1 golf is weber as my mate has got it spare after converting the engine to a 1.6 or 1.8 gti engine so i can fit it to my 1.3 mk2 golf

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #3 on: 18 April 2008, 18:04 »
Should be just what you need all the choke is really is a cable so as it long as it connects up ot should be fine, and it will look original as well :)

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #4 on: 18 April 2008, 21:29 »
thanks for the help Diamond Hell that was what i wanted to hear. what can i block them with, do they sell things like that.

Should be just what you need all the choke is really is a cable so as it long as it connects up ot should be fine, and it will look original as well :)

i would but aint webbers better and i have a webber waiting for me!

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #5 on: 18 April 2008, 22:11 »
i got a weber on my 1.6 driver and its such a good ride.

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #6 on: 18 April 2008, 22:44 »
you change it your self?

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #7 on: 18 April 2008, 23:04 »
No, Weber would be better,
I thought you meant the choke cable!

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #8 on: 18 April 2008, 23:51 »
yeah thats what i thought. nah the whole carb. man i was like in the middle of doing it today but i looked at it today and was like coolant hoses going to the choke wtf and left it!
« Last Edit: 18 April 2008, 23:53 by vwjack »

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Re: changing a auto choke carb to a manual one?
« Reply #9 on: 19 April 2008, 09:50 »
no ididnt change it myself, previous owner did it as he was a mercedes mechanic! Its an easy job though, jsut look for how to guides on the net. Type weber carb install in google.