Hello All, Tricia aka Redtrouble.
My husband has inherited a VW Trike that was built from the ground up by his late father. So now we have a project that neither of us have much knowledge on and can use a ton of help.
In my research attempts to learn as much as I possibly can I found this wonderful site. Then ended up on the phone with @Papa Zook looking for information and parts. It was very nice to speak with you today and to find out that you were the founder of this site.
We are both looking forward to making this build as amazing as possible and honoring my husbands late father.
So far we have found out that we have a 1971-72 1600cc DP Super Beetle. The bike has sat for at least a year so now the work begins on replacing/upgrading parts. While we are obviously always going to find the best deals possible I also want to ensure that this rebuild is done to the highest standards as it will never leave the family and will be passed down.
All that being said, first things first, we are starting with the carburetor, distributor, fuel pump, and battery. Now comes the fun part, what carburetor do we need and why. Oh the research....
The carb that is currently on the trike is a Solex 34 PICT-4 which is of course full of old fuel and gunk. No worries we can replace that right, well so far I have found 1 used and 1 rebuilt 34 PICT-4. The rebuilt is overseas, has a 6 week lead time and is $472. There and tons of 34 PICT-3...anyone care to take this lost redhead under their wings and explain the difference of the 3 verses the 4?
What I have read:So far I have found that the 34 PICT-4 has a bigger temperature controlled accelerator pump, it comes equipped with a dash pot which controls how a vehicle's throttle lever opens and closes. The purpose of which is to slow down the return of the throttle assembly when you let go of the throttle which leads to better burn off of excess fuel...then I read some have removed this feature like ours has been, but this was for a car, how does that equate to a trike. Basically, I am asking dashpot or no dashpot and why?
I also read that it will not work with a 009 distributor, but as I have yet to research distributors I honestly have no clue what that means.. Any information or advice would be appreiciated. Same goes for fuel filters as that along with the distributor are my next research items.
I am sure I sound completley lost and uneducated so any help is greatly appreaciated. Have a great day and I am sure I will be back soon.
Regards,
Redtrouble
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My husband has inherited a VW Trike that was built from the ground up by his late father. So now we have a project that neither of us have much knowledge on and can use a ton of help.
In my research attempts to learn as much as I possibly can I found this wonderful site. Then ended up on the phone with @Papa Zook looking for information and parts. It was very nice to speak with you today and to find out that you were the founder of this site.
We are both looking forward to making this build as amazing as possible and honoring my husbands late father.
So far we have found out that we have a 1971-72 1600cc DP Super Beetle. The bike has sat for at least a year so now the work begins on replacing/upgrading parts. While we are obviously always going to find the best deals possible I also want to ensure that this rebuild is done to the highest standards as it will never leave the family and will be passed down.
All that being said, first things first, we are starting with the carburetor, distributor, fuel pump, and battery. Now comes the fun part, what carburetor do we need and why. Oh the research....
The carb that is currently on the trike is a Solex 34 PICT-4 which is of course full of old fuel and gunk. No worries we can replace that right, well so far I have found 1 used and 1 rebuilt 34 PICT-4. The rebuilt is overseas, has a 6 week lead time and is $472. There and tons of 34 PICT-3...anyone care to take this lost redhead under their wings and explain the difference of the 3 verses the 4?
What I have read:So far I have found that the 34 PICT-4 has a bigger temperature controlled accelerator pump, it comes equipped with a dash pot which controls how a vehicle's throttle lever opens and closes. The purpose of which is to slow down the return of the throttle assembly when you let go of the throttle which leads to better burn off of excess fuel...then I read some have removed this feature like ours has been, but this was for a car, how does that equate to a trike. Basically, I am asking dashpot or no dashpot and why?
I also read that it will not work with a 009 distributor, but as I have yet to research distributors I honestly have no clue what that means.. Any information or advice would be appreiciated. Same goes for fuel filters as that along with the distributor are my next research items.
I am sure I sound completley lost and uneducated so any help is greatly appreaciated. Have a great day and I am sure I will be back soon.
Regards,
Redtrouble
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