I believe that another item to check is the fuel
pressure.
ISTR on a previous thread that it should be like 3-5
psi max. You can get an adjustable regulator. These
carbs are apparently sensitive to fuel pressure.
Check the archives, it's sure to be there.
I'm interested, since I have one of these too, not
installed right now.
Carter Shore
--- S Twigg <seanan@crosslink.net> wrote:
>
> 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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