Weber carb float weight
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- paso grand pooh-bah
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Weber carb float weight
I have been having all sorts of issues with the weber carb on my car ( DGAV 32/36 ) .... for 4 years , well the other day ( long story short ) I discovered the carb float was not , it was a sink , or at the very best neutrally buoyant ..... as in it had turned into a sponge and soaked up heaps of fuel. I noticed the difference in weight when I was checking that the float was the same as my spare. Put in the spare float and its a different car. Thing is that every time I put a LARGER jet anywhere it ran better ( still real bad but better ). The crook float looked perfect , and is made of the same stuff as the DCNF carb float ( different shape )
I wish I was young again............Id be heaps smarter than last time
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Re: Weber carb float weight
sunk floats is a very common issue with almost all materials used to make them. At least the plastic ones you can see the fuel inside them
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There's no problem so bad that a little fixing can't make it worse! : )
If it ain't broke keep fixin it till it is
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Re: Weber carb float weight
Someone Ebay was selling brass floats to suit for 19 us bucks (+ 19 bucks usps ) , cost 80 NZbucks for a plastic one here .......... Brass one on the way , Tell ya what tho Higgy , ...........hindsight seems so obvious now............#uckin' thing
I wish I was young again............Id be heaps smarter than last time
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Re: Weber carb float weight
Do yourself a favor Hamish if you have a gram scale around. Weight the new float and write it down in your manual.
Make checking it in the future much easier
Make checking it in the future much easier
Ducati,making mechanics out of riders since 1946
There's no problem so bad that a little fixing can't make it worse! : )
If it ain't broke keep fixin it till it is
88 750
90 906
92 907ie
There's no problem so bad that a little fixing can't make it worse! : )
If it ain't broke keep fixin it till it is
88 750
90 906
92 907ie
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- paso grand pooh-bah
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Re: Weber carb float weight
I have a reloading scale that measures grains , which would have done if I hadn't lent it out to Joe . Why is it that as soon as you lend something out you need it , he has my digital calipers too the bastard , so Ill probly be needin them soon
I wish I was young again............Id be heaps smarter than last time