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Alan.D said:It wasbrand new still in the box. Did I out bid you
you lucky bugga!
General Dell'Orto replacement carb?
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General Dell'Orto replacement carb?
you lucky bugga!
Sorry Jaff the screws had either been tightened too much leaving a lip on the end of the screw or the O rings had gone but even after changing them they still didn't work. If I couldn't buy a new carb I would get it reconditioned from a propper carb shop and if it goes wrong then it's their fault.
It's not an item to mess with I've stripped & re-built carbs in the past and they worked perfectly I stripped & rebuilt the carb in the Sisley and it was crap never ran at all hense the new one from e-bay, in between times tried all the spare carbs I had took them to a mate and had the co measured & couldn't adjust it in any of them they all ran at about 4% even though the screws seemed fine in two of them
It's not an item to mess with I've stripped & re-built carbs in the past and they worked perfectly I stripped & rebuilt the carb in the Sisley and it was crap never ran at all
hense the new one from e-bay, in between times tried all the spare carbs I had took them to a mate and had the co measured & couldn't adjust it in any of them they all ran at about 4% even though the screws seemed fine in two of themJaff, I've replied to your pm.
Before you splash out on a new carb...are you certain that your fuel pump is working when you rev up past idle ? I've had three fail, but they worked fine whilst idling.
If you have the steel tank and it has been run low, is the filter in the tank partially blocked with rust ?
Inside the carb, on the rhs (from the front) is a little black plastic, semi-circular cover. Inside this cover, are the pieces conected up ?
I'll keep thinking, but it's really hurting now .........
Before you splash out on a new carb...are you certain that your fuel pump is working when you rev up past idle ? I've had three fail, but they worked fine whilst idling.
If you have the steel tank and it has been run low, is the filter in the tank partially blocked with rust ?
Inside the carb, on the rhs (from the front) is a little black plastic, semi-circular cover. Inside this cover, are the pieces conected up ?
I'll keep thinking, but it's really hurting now .........
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bummer.. yea the adjustment screw didn't seem to do much on one of the ones I have either but it was difficult to tell as the thing would only run if i had the revs very high...
Might you be willing to sell one of those carbs anyway? You see I can use the good bottom section off my carb and attach it to one of those thus removing the knackered part.
I've tried and tried to find some companies selling refurbs but nope, bets i got was this chap selling the del'orto thingy that turns out to be a kit grr
*sigh* this it getting old
Might you be willing to sell one of those carbs anyway? You see I can use the good bottom section off my carb and attach it to one of those thus removing the knackered part.
I've tried and tried to find some companies selling refurbs but nope, bets i got was this chap selling the del'orto thingy that turns out to be a kit grr
*sigh* this it getting old
Alan.D said:Sorry Jaff the screws had either been tightened too much leaving a lip on the end of the screw or the O rings had gone but even after changing them they still didn't work. If I couldn't buy a new carb I would get it reconditioned from a propper carb shop and if it goes wrong then it's their fault.
It's not an item to mess with I've stripped & re-built carbs in the past and they worked perfectly I stripped & rebuilt the carb in the Sisley and it was crap never ran at all
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Haven't checked the fuel tank but have the pump.. To be honest I spent all of saturday working with the carb and just could not get it to behave, soon as i fitted my old one it worked, its not great with that one but drivable..
Thanks again for your help mate
Thanks again for your help mate
pandafan said:Jaff, I've replied to your pm.
Before you splash out on a new carb...are you certain that your fuel pump is working when you rev up past idle ? I've had three fail, but they worked fine whilst idling.
If you have the steel tank and it has been run low, is the filter in the tank partially blocked with rust ?
Inside the carb, on the rhs (from the front) is a little black plastic, semi-circular cover. Inside this cover, are the pieces conected up ?
I'll keep thinking, but it's really hurting now .........
have you tried webcon, or gower and lee ?
edit - http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/ or http://www.webcon.co.uk/
edit - http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/ or http://www.webcon.co.uk/
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Sorry Jaff but Jim & Stu have got the lot, picked them up whilst replacing Tony's engine.
popular problem with the webers is blocked jets and general crud in the works... might be worth splashing out on a good carb cleansing product. new jets can be found I found a few places selling NOS jets for webers. I even have a couple of weber 40's that i have bought in moments of madness that are keeping dust off the bottom of cardboard boxes in the cellar.
however i must echo Alan's sentiments of taking it to a specialists for a tune... there's one near Stockport actually.
... i'll find it in a minute...
http://www.carburettorspecialists.com/
bit off topic but it's sooo nice
http://www.fca-se.org/carbs/carbs3.htm
can't find it... just google for a carb specialist or classic car tuning
however i must echo Alan's sentiments of taking it to a specialists for a tune... there's one near Stockport actually.
... i'll find it in a minute...
http://www.carburettorspecialists.com/
bit off topic but it's sooo nice
http://www.fca-se.org/carbs/carbs3.htm
can't find it... just google for a carb specialist or classic car tuning
That carb hospital you can send the carb to them and they recon them & return by post.
Have you checked that the dell kit is not a "complete kit" as in new carb, mounting bolts and gaskets, thottle linkage etc. I'm sure this is how they were marketed in the early 90's (as were replacement webers).
cheers Damon
cheers Damon
Alan.D said:If it makes you feel any better I was willing to go to £150 for it (fiat had just doubled the price of their old style carbs), but just to make things worse it's spot on car runs like a dream
:bang: :bang: :bang: Ah well, you win some and you lose some!
Again, glad though that it's keeping a classic Fiat on the road
And off road
