Hey Guys.....

 

I'm deciding between getting a new carb or keeping my 32/36 DGV Weber for my worked 5k......

 

If i rebuilt the Weber, should i pay someone, or could i do it myself?

 

I priced a rebuild kit at $45.00 at autObarn.....

 

Any suggestions???

 

Thanks :P

You should be able to do it yourself pretty easy, they are pretty straight foward carbs, just remember where everything came from when you strip it down :P

just ONE gasket, several jets, no balls or springs.......ahhhhh

So it shoudl be really simple???

 

Does it need to be jetted down or anything???

 

Does it come with an instruction a manual which tells you how to do it all yourself....?

 

Thanks...

 

ps. is there anything that i should watch out for or definately NOT do.? ;)

just make sure the air horns are tight; mine have all been loose when i got em, you shouldn't have to rejet them unless you weren't right before

The last person that had it got it from the original ford or whatever, and he never even touched it, so it probably has the same jets......

 

But i do know a dude that has tonnes of webers, all for his VWs, and he knows how to jet carbs, he is just really hard to understand!

those carbs are so easy to tune, they just don't stay IN tune....that's the main reason why i went back to the stock sunny carb in the cricket, less power, better driveability

Thanks for the info - i guess ill JET to it...... ;)

i've posted this before; these carbs are very tolerable between displacements, i.e. the main jets usually don't need changing from box stock

set your idle mixture and speed just right

then screw in your idle to around 1,300-1,500 rpm

screw in your idle mixture untill it starts to stumble, if it immediatly stumbles, you need a bigger progression jet

if it gets better, you need a smaller progression jet

most came with a "55" mine likes a "75"

daisy liked a "60"

the progression jets are the ones up high on either side just below the float cover

Interesting stuff, i guess you just have to fiddle around with it, well, it great now that i know i can do it myself.....

 

It ran alright on my 4k, never really had much of a problem, just ran a bit rich most of the time, and used alot of full, but that was compared to a stock ae92 carb, and i spose, my car jsut used alot of fuel in general...

daisy's ALWAYS only gotten about 25-28 mpg, stock, weber and now efi

since i went from 4.10 to 3.58 rear gears i'm up to 28mpg

Ill get the rebuild kit and tell you how i go......

 

Or come back with a tonne of problems....

I just rejetted my 32/36 DGV today and i'm running a 4AC with sports exhaust.

 

Primary:

 

175 air correction jet

140 main jet (in fuel bowl)

 

Secondary:

 

135 air correction jet

145 secondary jet (in fuel bowl)

 

Pretty responsive, thats for sure.

 

Only problem i have is that i don't have a fuel return line and the pressure builds up and pours raw fuel into the manifold, flooding it for when it starts.

 

Hope that helps in any way possible.

Like Nick said get a pressure regulator then you can get one of those small fuel line pressure gauges ;) fully sic mate

that shouldn't be a problem, but these carbs are VERY prone to vapor lock (boiling the fuel) your progression jet may be too big as well causing it to "load up"