Everyone,
I have a 1980 Spit with a Weber DGAV 32/36 attached. I am having
problems
keeping the car running after adjusting the carb according to the Weber
factory directions. It will idle fine but will cut out if I put any load on
the engine (i.e. move the car in reverse). When I restart the engine it
usually runs for a few seconds and dies. When I come out to work on it the
following day, the same saga begins. There are no vacuum hoses attached to
the carb either. I was thinking that the mix was too thin but the symptoms
did not change when I adjust the idle mix screw. The exhaust is clear but a
bit splashy (this is why I thought the mix was too thin). The jets all seem
to be the correct ones (I checked them against the info on Paul Teglers
site). So the only thing I can think of is that the float level is off and
that I'm flooding the carb. My problem is that I don't have a clue as to
what the proper float height should be. The Haynes Weber manual doesn't
contain Spitfire data so I'm at a loss.
If anyone has the data I would appreciate it. Also, if you think my
trouble might be elsewhere I'm open to suggestions.
Slante,
Sean Twigg
'80 Spitfire
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