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will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 07 May 2010, 08:33
by campercrazy1
hi guys, looking into picking up a watercooled van to live in at uni
the chap has supposively put a y reg astra 1600 carb on the 1.9 wasser, aparently its the same?! is this true?
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 07 May 2010, 08:46
by kevtherev
As long as it's not a variojet and it's a pierburg 2e3.
the jetting ain't right... I'll bet
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 07 May 2010, 09:28
by campercrazy1
hi, so the carb body is the same, but it may need rejetting, is that easy to do?
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 07 May 2010, 10:23
by kevtherev
yes.
you'll need a refurb kit and prob new jets.
or at least robbed off a scrapper
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 08 May 2010, 16:28
by campercrazy1
so yes its the same carb body, but it will need rejetting, or rejetting and new jets?
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 08 May 2010, 17:05
by kevtherev
ideally re-jet with new.
same body
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 08 May 2010, 19:53
by campercrazy1
cool, any ideas where you get smaal spares like that, proabaly have to get a whoile rebuild kit yeh? last question i promise! :@)
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 08 May 2010, 21:51
by kevtherev
beats me
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 09 May 2010, 11:29
by Rozzo
see if it runs ok,, may not need touching
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 11 May 2010, 14:14
by campercrazy1
does run ok, so im gunna start a new thread asking if anyone know where to get new jest for these things!
Re: will an astra carb do the job?!
Posted: 11 May 2010, 22:45
by Rozzo
if it runs ok why would you want to re-jet it. theres no point