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General Dell'Orto replacement carb?

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General Dell'Orto replacement carb?

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I've had what is seemingly a very generous offer on a new carb for my 4x4. But the company is offering me a Dell'Orto replacement carb. I thought pandas used weber carbs? Namely weber 32 TLF 6/250/1
Any fire carb experts can clear this up for me?
Thanks
 
I have a bit of knowledge on this subject... surprisingly...

The panda comes with a weber as standard much the same as my ducati project bike motorbike. it's unusual as it's a car carb... and these you don't find on bikes... the Weber in question was a Weber 44dcnf... the panda it seems comes with a 32

the Weber on the ducati is famous for being hard to tune and keep in tune... and many popular conversions have been done... namely Dell'ortos, Solex and the ever popular Mikuni's... what i am trying to say is that the carb you are being offered is probably up to the job but the jetting will need to be looked at... and also keep an eye open to it being two pairs... as they are really hard to synchronise properly. One of the reasons Ducati tried the single dual chambered carb in the first place...

I'll get my anorak...
 
I'm far from a pro on carbs.. All i'm capable of is fitting the carb (par maybe adjusting the mixture). Are you saying there might be a lot of work needs to be done to get the delorto working?

I've been sent two second hand webers now that have had different problems with both of them so figured I'd try and get something new as it would need no messing about..
Thanks anyhow :)
 
I was going to ask what happened to the new carb with the engine but the b@$t@rd sold it seperately (n) :mad:

Jaff I had 4 carbs & all the mixture screws were knackered so is a common problem. I finally bought a new one off e-bay for £27 still boxed so just wait more will certainly come up..don't forget a lot of Y10 parts are the same.
 
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It should be fine. Dell'Orto do lots of replacement carbs for weber and visa vera. Make sure it has the right jets fitted for your engine as it can be a pain hunting down correct sized replacements ( as well as the extra cost).

I believe they are both part of the same compay now!

I have used down and side draft dells in the past with no problems.

cheers Damon
 
Yes I'm still a bit pi$$d he sold the carb as the engines fantastic (or maybe thats cos you fitted it).

What happened to the mixture screws on yours mate, they don't seem all that delecate.. I even removed mine once.. I now have two useless carbs but the mixture screws are fine so could use the screws?
 
panda-sport said:
It should be fine. Dell'Orto do lots of replacement carbs for weber and visa vera. Make sure it has the right jets fitted for your engine as it can be a pain hunting down correct sized replacements ( as well as the extra cost).

I believe they are both part of the same compay now!

I have used down and side draft dells in the past with no problems.

cheers Damon
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Thanks mate.. although even changine jets it a no go for me i think.. I've mailed the company again so I'll see waht they say tomoz
 
panda-sport said:
I believe they are both part of the same compay now!
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Weber stopped manufacturing about 8 years ago didn't they?... I knwo that no-one sells new stuff for them... you only get New Old Stock if you're lucky.

Dell'ortos on the other hand seem to be easier to track down...

The jets for the webers are designed to be screwed into place and regulate the carb by the size of the jet rather than using a needle through a hole which moves with the throttle... So even an amateur can swap the jets Jaff without too much stress... just screw them in until they are firmly in place... the only thing that adjusts on the webers seems to be the idle adjusters.

you might not want to take my word for it though as mine is just a theorectical opinion.
 
Jaff !...just got back to this site. is there a problem with the carb that I sent ?
 
Alan.D said:
I was going to ask what happened to the new carb with the engine but the b@$t@rd sold it seperately (n) :mad:

Jaff I had 4 carbs & all the mixture screws were knackered so is a common problem. I finally bought a new one off e-bay for £27 still boxed so just wait more will certainly come up..don't forget a lot of Y10 parts are the same.
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Was that the new carb advertised for a Y10 on Ebay about a year ago?
 
So about those screws alan...? ;p hehee

The company with the 'new carb' got back to me today.. quote "This is a replacement kit for the Weber - it has all the parts to convert it. If it is wrong (I'm pretty sure it's the right kit) you can return it unused for a full refund"

It seems the 'Dell'Orto replacement carb' has now changed to a 'kit'.. again I reiterate to say I know nothing about carbs but sounds like what they have to offer ne is a big ball ache?

Can't be doing with running my car on this knackered carb for much longer.. i'm sure it isn't doing the engine a whole lot of good either :(



Jaff_Fox said:
Yes I'm still a bit pi$$d he sold the carb as the engines fantastic (or maybe thats cos you fitted it).

What happened to the mixture screws on yours mate, they don't seem all that delecate.. I even removed mine once.. I now have two useless carbs but the mixture screws are fine so could use the screws?
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