VW Beetle - Super Beetle New Empi 34pict3 Carb Clean and Prep! Air Cooled 1600cc
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- Опубліковано 21 лют 2021
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Today we are going to show how to disassemble and clean a VW 34 pict3 Empi carburetor
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Slade you saved me again. I followed the steps to adjust the choke on a new carb and it worked. Now I will be able to sleep tonight. Thanks for all you do !
That’s awesome Steve!!! That’s the kind of comments that makes it worth doing these videos! Live chat club meeting tomorrow night at 9pm eastern time, if you would like to join in!
In 1980 my first car was a 1968 beetle. I could go to any of the 25 or so wreck yards here in Central Florida and there would be hundreds of air cooled vw's. Glad I spent a small fortune back then on spare parts.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I am Northeast, so there are no junkyards with Beetles. Although I do have a friend that has been stockpiling stuff on some property in my earlier video.
Not many good parts though lol
Another great video thank you, you’ve given me the confidence to refurb my Solex 34 Pic 3.
Outstanding!! Thank you!
Mine is from Jbugs and a Dasparts 20220909. No instructions. I adapted generator to Alternator. So there is an adapter to raise it up so the alternator does not abstruct the accelerator pump. So, you need the longer studs to allow for the raising of the carburetor. Only if you have adapted from generator to Alternator. This video very helpful.
Nice job Mr Slade. That auto choke device you adjusted looks exactly like the one on my 2 barrel Motocraft. I will try that !
Thank you so much sir! Yeah I will say a lot of these truck thermostats, at least that’s what I call them, they look the same even on a Quadra jet or a Motorcraft carb.
Thank you very much for taking the time to share this process. I own a 73 Beetle and this knowledge is very helpful. Thank you again.
Thank you very much, I hope that these videos truly help others. It makes it worth doing
The 40 hp with the 28 pict was the last 32 mpg VW. A 5 year run on those sweet engines.
That’s very true Brian! And thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
Thanks for sharing this video! It's great to have this resource with you and youtube. It helps me .... And will help viewers in the future tackle projects.
Thank you very much John, and thank you for being part of the community and always being here.
Love your videos. Very clear information for newbies and old guys like me who haven't touch a VW carb in 30 years. Man seeing your cold breath out in your garage is making my want to stoke up the fire here. I think you turn it off out there due to the fan noise while shooting your videos. Get one of those Costco fan looking heaters. No noise at all and will heat up your garage.
Hey Tim hope you’re doing well my friend. Thank you. Yeah it was really cold in the garage, I think spring is around the corner hopefully. If I turn that torpedo heater on it is so noisy while filming. Sometimes these carburetors can be a real pain in the butt.
Thanks for the video super helpful, I definitely appreciate the info. The choke adjustment was cleared up really well.
I’m glad it helped, and thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and be here.
Another informative video from my favorite VW UA-cam channel SLADE’S. Cheers from Melbourne 🇦🇺
Thanks so much, and thank you once again for taking the time to comment. Cheers 🍻
Thank you so much!👍👍👍 I appreciates your valuable time. I'm here because I want to install a new carburetor in to my 1973 Super Better.
Lol... I feel the same way. I feel like if I am getting a new parts like the carb I shouldn’t have to make any adjustments. I have a couple of solex sitting on the shelf as well. But because of time a purchased the cheapest Chinese carb I could find online just to use it to do the first engine Start up. Honestly I was impressed. It’s still working. I will keep mine on until I fix my solex... lol... take care brother.
Oddly enough, it’s like a crapshoot. I know some people that have bought a $60 carburetor off of Amazon and it worked perfect. And then sometimes not as lucky. I have another one that will be here Thursday I’m going to give a try. I hope you’ve been doing well my friend.
I really appreciate your videos. Between this one and the one on distributors I've got my old trike running great.
Outstanding!!! I checked out your video!
@@SladesVWBeetle I've gone from an engine that didn't want to run very good at low speed and wasn't that great at highway speeds to one that will crawl around as slow as I care to go and will come out of it quickly and an engine that runs happily at around 70 mph and went from 16 mpg to 24. A trike has to be able to do those two things to be able to handle parades and poker runs. I'm very happy with it now thanks to these videos.
Great video very informative. I have one of those carbs on my 1969 it seems to work fine. Stay safe out there.
Thanks for being here Eugene, I truly appreciate you always stopping by. Yes, they are not bad carburetors it just seems like once in a while you get a bad one in the bunch.
Thanks
Thanks, very good informative vid 😊
Nice video. The auto choke adjuster (3 screws) looks identical to the one on my Motocraft 2 barrel. I will try this.
Very helpful. Thank you so much.
Thank you!!
I love your vids!
Thank you very much, and thank you for leaving such a kind comments.
Great video!
I have recently scored two original German 34 PICT 3 carbs. One needs a good rebuild and clean, the other needs a few extra parts. I haven't tried the EMPI. Here is Australia, everything is expensive and "rare". So having these two carburettors is a great score.
Sadly, my beetle progress has stalled due to a few reasons. I need a flat driveway to safely jack up the bug and fit new CV. I have a brand new set sitting in the box waiting for me to find a space to do it safely. My driveway is hilly.
I've also been slow to keep progress going and turning it into my daily because COVID has killed my industry. My income has reduced 95%. So I'm making just enough to pay rent, buy some groceries. I'm thinking of a career change and getting an apprenticeship as a welder/fabricator.
Appreciate your videos mate. They have kept me entertained while I've been suffering financially and mentally. The new GoPro is brilliant. So much clearer. I have to do the same on my channel once I start earning some more money again. I don't have any patreons or support, so it'll just have to wait until I get an income again.
Always hold onto those old solex carbs they can be rebuilt very nicely. Yes I think where you’re at I had somebody else told me that before. It’s a little harder to get things.
Yes please be careful working on a hill!! That’s a bad ideas for sure!!
This Covid wipes out my wife’s business and we have taken a hard hit on income! This gas hurt so many people. I’m so tired of the crap.
I truly hope things look up for you! Thanks so much for being here! Cheers!!
@@SladesVWBeetle 100% will hold on to it. I’m on the hunt for a nice rebuildable Fuel Pump too. I’ll find one someday. These new ones seem to build too much pressure.
Yeah, always careful on my driveway. No jacking the car up. Which makes the next few steps impossible, but I’m working on finding a space nice, flat and dry to work on. Gotta get these CVs in, probably do the wheel bearings while I’m at it. And then front suspension bushings. Get a wheel alignment done and my daily will be back on the road full time.
I just had some stickers designed and getting for it this week, as I made an Instagram page for it and it shot up in followers already.
Very informative video !!thanx lot
Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Thank you I really appreciate it 👍
Thanks for being here!!
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo top 👍
Good job
have seen some adjustments that i can use on my pict 28.
again a nice video.
Thanks very much! And thanks for stopping by I truly appreciate it.
Another informative video, thank you! I never knew you needed to take apart and clean up a new carb before installing it - seems counter-intuitive. This is my favourite UA-cam channel by far! So great! How great you ask - I don't even have a bug! (but I did and I will again)
Please excuse my personal comment but are you OK? In this video you seemed a little different from usual. I don't want an answer on a public forum but I just wanted to check.
Thank you so much I appreciate it, and I always appreciate you being part of the community. Sadly now we do have to continually take stuff apart and clean it. It seems quality control is not what it used to be. Thanks for your concern my friend, I’m perfectly fine. Maybe I was a little tired when doing the video. They truly appreciate your concern that made my day.
Great vid! I need to check your tune vid too
Thank you so much sir and thank you for being here.
The 69 i had webber on it..it needed rebuilt..it was easy and in good shape..after getting the adjustment right it ran really well..the origonal carb was in the trunk..wish i still had it..
See you on the next one...Cheers friend 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I ran a set of dual Webbers on my last one. They were amazing, I ended up selling the car though. They just ran so smooth. I’m gonna have to get a different carburetor, it will be here on Thursday for me to try out. Cheers my friend. 🍺🍺
@@SladesVWBeetle i always wanted to put fuel injection on the 1600 series..I'm sure it would've been a big improvement..
See you on the next one Cheers friend 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Oh absolutely! I never try to feel injection unit on one yet, but that really does have my interest.
I toss the electric choke. I installed a hand cable choke on the rear seat heat diverter lever. My beetle gets plenty hot from just the forward (driver and shotgun) foot outlets. I even have the windscreen/dash heater outlets blocked off.
Really I don't need the choke at all. It's just a hand accelerator, so to speak. One of these days I will remove the choke plate and just let it be an accelerator advance (a poor man's cruise control). I live in southern MO, so we don't need a choke.
I just reread that and realized I might be a bit tight on white lightning... but I stand by all that.
That’s really cool! You’re better off with a hand cable choke I believe.
@@SladesVWBeetle I think so, too. Us humans control it. We are pretty good at it.
And the fact that no moron can ever start the car. It's an anti-theft device.
Great
Struggling with hesitation and idle.
Bad has gotten worse.
Went through a lot of trouble shooting.
I have changed fuel pump (seems for no reason).
Changed my carburetor (my stock one was constantly leaking - but may be fine).
Checked plugs - seem ok.
Changed wires.
Learned a lot so far.
Checking fuel pressure next (rumors of over producing?).
Just about to attempt timing adjustment.
Wondering - I have a tube that comes out of the left side of the deck plate and goes to a small pot mounted to manifold with a lil nipple on it - What is it???? oil breather / cooler? Cant seem to attach photo?
Thanks again, Tom G
Great video series! I was able to take the top off my Solex carb and inspect the main jet thanks to you! I got my 67 beetle running now but it needs an oil change and I want to service the oil bath air cleaner. I noticed when I put the air cleaner on while the engine is running the idle speed drops. I had an afterthought that maybe the air spout vent was in the wrong position? I was looking to see if you have a video on servicing the oil bath air cleaner and I could not find one. I’ve watched other videos and they all clean out the bottom of the oil reservoir and of course refill with fresh oil. What can I do for the filter element as far as cleaning that or is that not really critical? Also, I know there’s aftermarket air cleaners such as the EMPI high profile high flow air cleaner but I favor keeping things original unless you strongly recommend going after market for an air cleaner. John
thank you help me a lot.
And thanks for being here and commenting!
Hey thanks
I just picked up a 69 with this carb and 1600cc and was about to junk it but now I think I'll clean it up, adjust it and give it a shot. Idles well but hard to start and shuts off if not warmed up a while. I was thinking of doing a single Weber 40idf setup but I'll just wait and see how this empi does
Thanks for watching the video, I hope it ends up being helpful
Mr. Slade, you mentioned you broke your accelerator cable. I broke one once and bought the MAXX cable from Topline Parts. Last cable you'll ever buy.
his Slades, thank you so much for this video. i just got my empi 34 -3. thanks for the tip on pulling it apart and cleaning before mounting. can i ask you a couple of questions?
1) - i got it for my Imp snowcat which has and industrial ford v4 (same motors that came in old Saabs), my snowcat guru swears this carb works really well on these engines. he's out of town so i can't ask him this...you have mentioned that the jets etc. depend on where you're running them (i assume altitude etc). i''ll be running at fairly high altitude (2500 to 7000 feet) and because it's a snowcat, it'll be cold:))) like you said, my Empi came with 2 options, what jets & mixture screws should i go with? also...it's really hard for me to get NON ethanol so it'll be mostly the ethanol crap.
2) how do you recommend that i hook wire up the electric choke? i've googled and i get a lot of different answers. the carb i'm replacing is mechanical choke, would i splice into that one wire that comes off the alternator (is it stator wire, or hot wire, it's got a weird name but i can't remember). i've also read hooking a wire up to key post but something about just when it's on, not when cranking?
i'm really sorry for the newbie questions, i hope that i'm not bothering you with these. and anyone else that wouldn't mind giving me advice i'd really appreciate too. i really really hope that i got an EMPI that actually works - i'm sorry yours didn't. thanks everyone:)))-barbie
I'm interested to know how it ran after you got it installed. Also, which distributor are you using? I have the same EMPI carb and have not had any luck getting it run well. I had it on my beetle with a vacuum advance distributor and then on my Bus with a 009. It will idle just fine but has a flat spot and hesitation in the throttle. It always acts as if it is starving for gas.
Man, I just spent two hours with your vids and my carb tonight, pausing to clean (and hunt for parts like the little check balls) along the way. They were extremely helpful! Thanks for taking the time to help out the VW community. I’ll reassemble tomorrow and hope I’m getting better flow after a good cleaning. 🤞
Did the replacement EMPI carb work better than the first one?
Thanks so much for being here, I hope the videos are helpful. I really didn’t end up using the empi carburetor.....that one gave me a problem.
I know some that have used them, and some that have had no luck with them at all. I think it’s like a crapshoot.
@@SladesVWBeetle Thank you! Saved me from buying an EMPI. My local foreign auto parts store/person also does not like EMPI.
If you have adapted from generator to Alternator you need longer studs for the adaptor.
Great video, thanks for taking the time, what was it about the carb that you weren’t happy with when you ended up trying it on the car?
I could not get it to tune at all. It kept stumbling really bad. There’s another one arriving on Thursday I’m going to try. I probably just got a bad one, it truly can happen. Thanks for being here Dustin.
My new empi 34pic3 leaked out the bung stamped into the carbs rear. It also may be leaking internally which is giving very rich starting. The bung leak was fixed with Araldite.
Sadly these carburetors work very well, but it seems like a crapshoot sometimes. you can get a bad casting sometimes. One will be here Thursday and I’m going to try one more. I know others that have had a Lotta luck with them.
How about a primer on the various VW carburetors and the vocabulary of “pic” I’m new to old volks Thanks
Another great video Slades. I’m actually in time for watching this video lol. I actually have the same carburetor to put on my beetle the previous owner purchased it but never got to put it on as there grandkids lost interest so it came with the car. He too purchased another mounting gasket for it. What was that wrench that was ground down originally for? I think it’s time you bought an 11mm wrench lol 😂 I only use an adjustable as a last resort I would of used 7/16 in place of it.
Hey Blake how are you doing brother? The one wrench that I had ground down, I had to do that on another car for reaching something and now I cannot remember. Believe it or not I have every size available. That was laziness at its finest because the crescent adjustable wrench was laying on the workbench. 🤦🏼♂️🙄😂
@@SladesVWBeetle doing very well hope you are too. Been working on my Escape all day long. I haven’t ground down a wrench yet in my career lol. Next time go over and get the 11mm Slades LOL 😂 we all have those lazy days. This morning it took me forever to get motivated to do the work on my Escape but I got the back valve cover gasket and the back three spark plugs in tomorrow I’ll do the others. The spark plugs were really seized in there they are original from 2008 I used some anti seize on the new ones to keep that from happening again. The car has 169,000 on it I had no idea the plugs were original as I’m not the original owner but I’m sure they are based on the wear.
Where do we get bushings and shafts to rebuild our Solex and other 34 PICT 3 carbs?
Very informative video. Keep it up.
I need yours advice to buy new carb for 1600cc single port engine. Which number is best for me.
I have 30 PICT 2 with me.
Waiting for yours advice.
Regards
I would actually use a 34 pict 3 on a 1600cc
that's a shame it didn't fire up and run well for you. I've read some comments down below too. keep pluggin'
Absolutely will try once more! One will be here tomorrow
Great video, but I am using the EMPI carb on a 1200 Goldwing and Which is the fuel mixture, I am a bit rich, is it the big screw or the small screw.??
Hope this helps my friend.
Large Top Screw: BYPASS SCREW is for (IDLE SPEED)
small lower screw: VOLUME SCREW is
(IDLE MIXTURE)
Do you have a video on setting the accelerator pump?
No I don’t yet. I’m sure I will end up having to do that eventually lol I did do it on my super beetle but I didn’t think to film it.
@@SladesVWBeetle I think I was having an issue with mine. It was all the way to one side so I put it in the middle and that took care of it.
sad but true ... clean and fix every new part before using
Thanks!! Gonna try one more!
Does the idle jet have any effect on other portions of the carburetor? The reason I'm asking is that I had been running a 65 idle jet. It ran pretty good for the most part but the idle would take a second to drop once I let off the gas. It ran ok on the highway and seemed to run good in town otherwise. But the day before yesterday I decided to try a 55 and oh man what a difference. I've gained a lot more power on top end and the idle settles down immediately and the idle is rock steady. My trike went from 65 at full throttle to me having to back out of it at 80 mph last night out on the highway. It seemed like the mixture and bypass screw also required much less messing with past the initial setting. Any thoughts?
Wow!! I never got all those advantages from an idle jet change. It’s great news, but kinda is odd. Most run a 55, and some run a 60, if they’re too lean from this ethanol crap. But usually the idle jet works up to 2000 rpm I believe
@@SladesVWBeetle I don't understand it either because that's all I did. The only thing I can think is that I've knocked something loose like a piece of dirt. I've ridden it several times since and it hasn't changed.
What didn’t you like about it? My bug came with one and it never ran right. I put a solex on and it’s fine
Well I’m going to actually try another one I might have gotten a bad casting. It will be here Thursday. I could not get it to run right for the life of me no matter what I did.
I have a fuel licking after remounting the carburator. May I show you in some way?
Yes you can Amber! Go to my website, then click the contact section, my email is on there!!
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what is the best carb for over 6000b ft elevation. I have had three brand new 34pct that will not idle right. sometimes good and sometimes die at red lights. three 34pct on three different cars all the same issue.
Hi Bo, it is to my understanding that it will be your jetting, not the actual carb. You’ll need to reject for your elevation.
I thought the large screw was the "air" screw and the small screw was the "fuel" screw.
North east!? Hey from NH coos county
Please, where you bought it....on Line Store or another one. It is an excellent vídeo. Thank you. Coral south..América
There are many places that have them!! Just punch in:
Empi 34 pict 3
And a search browser. And you will see there are a lot that sell them.
@@SladesVWBeetle thank so much..
Any reason you completely ignored cleaning out the accelerator pump circuit?
I bought the exact same one about a year ago but I never cleaned it..do you think I should take apart and do it now?
If you have it on and are running it you’re okay. But if you have installed it yet, definitely do that!
@@SladesVWBeetle thank you for taking the time to reply back...I did put it on but ever since I put it on my bug have not run the same, there's always something with the idle 😓
Make sure you don’t have a vacuum leak anywhere. And also make sure the throttle shaft is not leaking, as in vac leak.
I think the main thing we learned here is not to go crazy. Lol
Hi Slade. Just went back and viewed your carb vid. I may be looking at a new 34pic 3 carb. I know you were getting a second empi. How did it work out.? There doesn’t seem to be many good choices for replacement carbs. Thanks.
Wasn’t real fond of the second one either. Truthfully Volkzbitz is the Way to go, excellent service and good as original German when it’s done.
@@SladesVWBeetle The previous owner sent this carb out for a rebuild. I’m not sure who. I’m going to break it down for a good cleaning and see where we go from there.
@@gordondonahue4810 If they didn’t do the throttle shaft bushings, there could be a leak there. Since these carburetors are quite old. But one done properly, they are a very amazing carburetor.
@@SladesVWBeetle yep. I plan on spraying some carb cleaner around the shaft and intake to check for leaks.
@@gordondonahue4810 Just be careful with carb cleaner and any arcs near the coil. I had an incident with doing that 🤦🏼♂️😁
Hey buddy may be a little bit of help I purchased a 1974 super beetle it was owned by a kid he put a bunch of Bolt on stuff on It.I am going back bone stock my question is the doghouse does not have flaps nor does it have a thermostat the question is do I need to have that in the vehicle I live in North Carolina this is a grocery getter for my wife it will not be driven much there is no application for those flaps on my doghouse anything you can help me with I would appreciate it by the way great videos thank you sir
Really just a quick yes or no do I need it or do I not? thank you
Thanks for being here, Steve I appreciate it. I have always liked the thermostat, and the flaps intact and Here’s why.
It can cause premature wear of the cylinders from not warming up properly. As in, the cylinders warming up to a temperature, they should be instead of being cold, and wear….
Now that being said, it’s almost like an oil debate. Some people don’t run them at all, and have claimed to have never had premature wear.
Which I don’t know how they can calculate that.
If it’s just a grocery getter, and running around, and not a daily driver than I would not worry about it as much. As long as the flaps are not in there at all, you will be fine then.
@steveburey8983 No… as long as the flaps are not in there you’re fine
@@SladesVWBeetle thank you Sir I am a 45 year auto mechanic never touched a German import in my life some of the wordage is different but I will get through it thank you again for your input much appreciate it.
@@steveburey8983 you’re very welcome my friend. I hope you have an amazing weekend.
So, just how cold was it in your garage ?? :)
Unfortunately I can’t turn on the torpedo heater when filming. In the winter it’s usually about 30° in my garage. And then when I start filming I turn the heat on LOL
@@SladesVWBeetle I saw your frozen breath :) I have a Kerosene Heater. I can't function "normally" till its at least 55-60 oF :)
It’s getting tougher as I get older. I usually keep the garage around 55-60, for except when filming
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