Hi mark,

thanks for your reply, my car is a 1971 1302s, i think it was actually
produced in august of 1970, but that still makes it a '71 right? so
this means i wont have to do the emissions test?

i hope so!

matt









--- In 1302@..., markwalters@t... wrote:
> Hi mate,
> I am glad the flat spot has gone.
> If you have a 1302s then you won't need to pass the MOT on emissions
anyway!
> So don't worry about it. If not, what year is your car
>
> With regard to the Bocar carbs, they aren't as good quality as the
original
> Solex - IMHO. That saidexcessive wear in a carb that is 2yrs old is
not really
> aceptable. You can check this yourself by spraying WD40 around the
throttle
> spindles and see if the rev's increase. If they do then the carb
leaks. If
> not then it doesn't!
> If it is worn then you should try getting in touch with the company that
> sold you the Bocar in the first place.
>
> Let us know how you get on
>
> Good luck
>
> Mark
>
> >-- Original Message --
> >To: 1302@...
> >From: "evenstar3019" <mattyshipley@h...>
> >Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:38:11 -0000
> >Subject: [1302 eGroup] Carbs!!
> >Reply-To: 1302@...
> >
> >
> >hey guys,
> >
> >well, i took my car on the rolling road on saturday and thaey also put
> >my new dizzy on for me, and the flat spot has now gone! However, they
> >encountered another problem! it appears that my bocar 34pict-3 carb is
> >no good even though its not even two years old! They set the engine up
> >great but it wont pass the MOT on the current emissions, i saw it on
> >the machine they would rev it up and the emissions would drop to below
> >2% then when its back to idling the percentage would rise and finally
> >come to rest around the 6% mark! Apparently its gotta be below 4.5%,
> >they said that its the carburettor thats worn out and even rebuilding
> >it would not do much good because its the body of the carb thats worn.
> >They recommended buying a weber however they are goddam pricey! and i
> >dont want another bocar thats for sure so im leaning towards the new
> >'Kafer' carb from vw heritage. has anybody any ideas/views on this?
> >maybe im just being done?? thought i'd ask you guys first before i
> >bought i bought anything.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >matt
> >
> >
> >
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