well i tried posting pics up but for some reason they are not coming up. Why?
well i tried posting pics up but for some reason they are not coming up. Why?
I do have it sitting on there with the linkage on the driver side so the cable would pull from the front. I tried turning it around and seeing but it still hits a little preventing WOT, but not as bad as the other way. But with it turned this way the oem cable would have to be ran around the carb to pull from the rear and the cable is still to long.Originally Posted by roodoo2
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Here is pics of my problems.
OH! You have a Weber 38! Yeah, I had the same problem on my car. You'll have to buy a spacer to make that work.
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keep in mind this is a DFEV which has the linkage on the passenger side, backwards but the principal of the cable hook up is the same.
So you had to use 2 spacers? I have one but its only 1/8 thick.
I was able to hook up the carb to see how she would run and i was leaking fuel out of this hole. Does anyone know what this would be?
If i can get the carb raised up just a little bit so the gear doesnt hit i believe i have the cable problem figured out. Should i just put a few more gaskets in?
Whatever u do dont damage those gears or get them out of synch!
You need serious spacers there nd as for the hole mine is just a hole not any passage but then i dont see hoe you cudda run it without the base being sealed so it may be because of that?
I had turned the carb around so it would sit flush and bolted it down. i wasnt able to open the throttle very far but it was far enough to get it running and see that hole leaking. I ordered a 1/8 spacer and gaskets a bit ago so they should be here by friday. I believe i have everything figured out but that leak.
Yeah, I remember specifically having to add the spacer on my car. It was annoying because I was SO CLOSE to running, then I had to wait another week for the part.
Yea i ordered another spacer to go on there but right now my big problem is the fuel leaking from that passage port in the side of the carb. Any ideas what it is for? Pic is in thread number 32.
Last edited by 91lowrider; 04-25-2012 at 02:02 PM.
Shit, you've got me. Could be some sort of vent for the float bowl maybe and your float level is too high? (pulling this out of my ass)
What is the float level suppose to be set at?
Do this: http://www.cjclub.co.il/files/Float_Level_1.pdf
Then this: http://www.carburetion.com/Weber/adjust.htm
When adjusting the 38 though, you have TWO idle screws, since both barrels are used equally. So you need to make sure to adjust the idle screws identically, as this guide suggests.
Im looking at a DGV I have on my desk and the bowl is very simialr. That hole is soldered up on this one. It appears to be linked to the power valve circuit judging by the location. That is such a low point on the carb i don't think float level has anything to do with it but certainly getting that level adjusted is key to the set up so just do it....
If there was a restriction in the E tube , air corrector jet area I could see how that would back up some flow from the jet or power valve either one. This could force out fuel I suppose.
On my 38 that hole is open but I don't have it handy at the moment. It looks like though the hole above that is a vent or overflow from the accel pump circuit and the hole in question is connected to either the main jet or pv.
Note the channel directly under the power valve in teh picture, it crosses over to align with the hole if you cross sectioned it horizontally...
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Last edited by 2oodoor; 04-26-2012 at 11:17 AM.
Ok so i opened up the carb a bit ago and found out that the fuel is going in this hole,
And out this one. What is this passage and how should i plug this hole?
The other hole in the bowl doesnt leak out the carb because the outside holes on the otherside of the carb are filled.
Last edited by 91lowrider; 04-26-2012 at 02:49 PM.
Would it hurt anything if i tapped a screw or put putty in that outside hole to seal it up?
Can't hurt to try. As long as you can take it out later.
I adjusted my float and bolted the carb up with the new spacer and it still leaks. Also turned my regulator to 2 1/2psi. I need help tuning this thing. Spent 2 hours out there and nothing changed. Could someone that knows these things maybe come up this weekend and help me out? I could probably help with gas.
If someone can make it up here tomorrow afternoon ill make sure to have a 1" thick ribeye steak and beer for your help getting this car running.
Well i worked on it a little more this afternoon. I put a little quick steel in that outside hole that was leaking gas and it sealed it up (gas is staying in the lines and in the carb). I ended up uping the jets to 45's since while trying to tune i was around 4 turns out on the mixture screws. I can get it to run smooth but when put in gear it wont go over 1500 rpm. Im new to setting carbs so im stumped.
you have my #
Well i had the car running for a few days and put a 100+ miles on it. Was driving it home from work yesterday and it died at a stop sign on me and everytime i slowed down from then on. Got it home and found out my gaskets are leaking under the carb. Tried sealing them back up but came to find out one of my spacer are a little warped. Im going to go to work tomorrow and make a single spacer out of wood to put under there and seal it up. Also have to replace the oil pan gasket since im leaking a quart of oil a day.
I don't know about the wood spacer. I think it will probably expand and contract too much to ensure a good seal under the carb. And the fuel will probably break it down quickly, and possibly be a fire hazard...
So how did it drive other than the stalling?
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