Throwing in the towel, Carburator conversion for 74 1.8 ltr Options

[downrange]

I am on my last nerve trying to get my 74 1.8 ltr L Jetronic fuel injected car started. Bypassed the seatbelt interlock to get the starter to work. Hot wired the fuel pump to get it working and still no go.

I am considering a carburetor conversion and see that Redline has a few kits. The dual carbs system has no choke and the single carb with electric choke has some distance from the cylinder heads. Anyone have any success they could share?

[bbrock]

Convert it to a six, a Subaru, or even a Chevy V8 but for God's sake don't convert to carbs! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

I'm with Eric on this. I've been at the point you are now and ended up with carbs. That was decades ago and if it happened today, I would take advantage of all the great info now available to better diagnose my FI to fully understand what would be needed to restore it to a reliable state. Then I would feel like I could make the best choice. Although I'd prefer an OE FI in good working condition, I'd still switch to carbs if it was the quickest and most cost effective path to a running and reliable car. It's your car, your time, your wallet, and your choice.

If you decide to go with carbs, I would stay away from the single progressive carb. I've tried those both on a 914 and a bus and got nothing but misery from them. Both those cars ran much better when I switched to dual single throat (34 ICT) carbs that used to be available very cheaply back in the day.