Anonymous
01-04-01, 06:29 PM
I've fitted my Weber carb today (DMTL twin-choke), and just need some help on setting it up.
It's on and running, but when I rev the engine to about 3000, it runs out of breath, and the revs drop off until it dies.
If when this starts to happen, I put on more gas, the second barrel opens, and the revs go ski high.
Will this be sorted by getting it tuned (which I'm doing anyway of course), or is it anything more sinister?
It is just the mixture that could be running weak (came off a Nova running standard filter and box, but now with huge K&N), and where's the mixture adjustment screw? Is there a screw for each barrel?
I'll leave it to the experts I think, but for now, so that I can use it ok, how can I stop this flat spot?
I could dust be that it's not piped up right, which leads on to my next questions......
......There's a pipe on the front of the carb, which I'm assuming is the vacuum pipe, that goes to the dizzy. Is it?
When disconnected, it struggles to run, but as soon as I put my finger over the end, the engine runs smooth.
There's also another pipe on the rear of the carb, that currently is not connected to anything. Is that the one that would have gone up into the standard air-box?
And, what about the pipe that comes out of the back of the manifold?
Has anyone who's fitted one of these to there Nova, still got the fitting and set-up instructions that came with it?
If so, could you scan them, or photocopy them, and send 'em to me?
e-mail me first, on the link on my user name above.
Cheers.
It's on and running, but when I rev the engine to about 3000, it runs out of breath, and the revs drop off until it dies.
If when this starts to happen, I put on more gas, the second barrel opens, and the revs go ski high.
Will this be sorted by getting it tuned (which I'm doing anyway of course), or is it anything more sinister?
It is just the mixture that could be running weak (came off a Nova running standard filter and box, but now with huge K&N), and where's the mixture adjustment screw? Is there a screw for each barrel?
I'll leave it to the experts I think, but for now, so that I can use it ok, how can I stop this flat spot?
I could dust be that it's not piped up right, which leads on to my next questions......
......There's a pipe on the front of the carb, which I'm assuming is the vacuum pipe, that goes to the dizzy. Is it?
When disconnected, it struggles to run, but as soon as I put my finger over the end, the engine runs smooth.
There's also another pipe on the rear of the carb, that currently is not connected to anything. Is that the one that would have gone up into the standard air-box?
And, what about the pipe that comes out of the back of the manifold?
Has anyone who's fitted one of these to there Nova, still got the fitting and set-up instructions that came with it?
If so, could you scan them, or photocopy them, and send 'em to me?
e-mail me first, on the link on my user name above.
Cheers.