Club 80-90 Forums

Early 1985 T25 1.9 Petrol DG ['Wredgie' with a silent W]

A company called Gower & Lee have offered me a new Weber conversion to replace my slightly knackered Pierburg SE3.

To quote them:
"The Weber conversion is based on the 34DAT. The kit comes complete with all adaptors, fittings, step by step instructions and has an automatic choke. Once fitted, enjoy trouble free motoring!"

All for just £300 plus postage.

Does anyone have any experience of this conversion?
It sounds like pretty good value to me - anyone found similar cheaper?
Ed.

Whats wrong with your Pierburg-have you taken the top off & cleaned out the float bowl & jets?--there have been several threads about problems setting up webers---if you do buy it make sure you get a money back guarantee that it is bolt on & go--

Whats wrong with your Pierburg-have you taken the top off & cleaned out the float bowl & jets?--there have been several threads about problems setting up webers---if you do buy it make sure you get a money back guarantee that it is bolt on & go--

sounds about the going rate, Dazzer (dug) has a weber carb he didn't find it made much difference economy wise. To get the full benefit I am led to believe that without changing exhaust and stroke length, porting heads, setting up on a rolling road etc, bolt on upgrades have minimal effect on their own performance wise. But I am no expert!

so good I said it twice- ??--I should also add that I contacted G&L about a recon Pierburg--they were most unhelpful--aint got any- was all they said--so I took existing Pierburg apart & cleaned it out & it worked perfect--you can get a gasket set from GSF---

Or indeed from VW main dealers @£20ish incld vat.

Fairly good strip down guide on WIKI to.

Truth be told, the old Pierburg isn't all that bad... Cold starting is a bit iffy, the choke does set and it starts but keeping it ticking over when cold is a swine.

Once on the road all seems OK. Warm starting can be a bit hit and miss - hot starting more of a problem. I have read the T25 owners manual about how to operate the throttlle when starting in these conditions...

I guess I was looking for a quick fix and also charmed by the 'Weber' name.

Thanks for your comments, I might now look out for a second-hand SE3 [been a few on eBay recently] that I can take apart and clean/tinker/recondition whilst leaving (fairly) well alone on the bus.

By the way, Gower & Lee did also offer a brand new Pierburg SE3 for £600 - made the Weber look like a good deal!

Tried weber pain in butt so went back to reconditioned pierberg which i done and all is better than before 25+ mpg at mo and cept on choke runs cleaner! Weber def had bit more poke but i run a unique exhaust which def added to it.

I was going to do a strip and clean job, what do I need to buy from GSF?
is it a

18151 - CARBURETTOR REPAIR KIT - General Use (Fits All 2E3 Carburettors)

or a

18211 - CARBURETTOR FLOAT KIT - General Use (Fits All 2E Carburettors)

Strip it n see if the floats damaged, probably not but least ya know where to get one if it is!!...
Takea the jets out and clean them and jus enjoy doing something fiddly...

As we have no mechanical confidence or ability we got Steve Shaw to strip, clean and reassemble ours and it has made a big difference to the way the bus drives when cold.

This was only a couple of hours work for him so was less than £100.00 (can't remember exact cost, alcohol ruined my ...... erm....memory!).

Sounds much cheaper than £300 for something that might or might not improve the situation. You sound more mechanically minded though so could probably do it yourself.

Thanks for all your replies, very helpful and could have saved me from a costly excersise in time and money wasting!

Do you have contact details for Steve Shaw - distance will probably rule that option out, but worth asking.
Ed.