search the archives for: author = stebbins, subject = Carb (or For = carb) - since 1998, and
you'll get all I have said about my 91 syncro westy with a carb.

try:
http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S2=vanagon&L=vanagon&q=&s=carb&f=stebbins&a=February+1998&b=

My van's Weber DFAV (or DFEV) runs fine, except for right around the freezing point on wet days, I
get some carb icing (but I now have the coolant plumbed through the intake manifold and that
should help).  I get about the same fuel economy as others.  It took a lot of jetting work, so buy
the jet kit too.

greatest benefit is carbs rarely catastrophically/suddenly fail, but rather go bad over time.
the biggest 'problem' is that if your state (Ohio??)  has emision tests, your van will most likely
fail the test.  other problems are: when cold, Carb icing, when hot, and vapour lock.

If you want to try a carb, I have a Solex carb that used to be on my van and a Pierburg carb that
was on the european vans.  both are for sale cheap + shipping.  or see CIP1.com for a carb set up
for AIR cooled vans (they also sell the Weber, but do not have the intake manifold for the water
cooled vans.  dual carbs are harder to balance than a single carb.

Oh yes, I delete all of the AFM, ECU, O2, Temp II posts :-)

I can say that if bought a FI van, at the first hint of FI problems, I put in a carb.  M

--- Warren Lail <wlail@OU.EDU> wrote:

> We all have so many problems with AFMs, ECUs, O2 sensors, Temp II sensors, throttle body
> switches, and so on,
> that I was wondering if anyone out there ever just threw in the towel, ripped off all of these
> old (and arguably inferior
> electronics), and put a couple of carbs on their Vanagon.
>
> What are the benefits?  Problems?  Warren Lail
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>

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