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Rebuilding My Weber 40s ? |
kenshapiro2002 |
Aug 12 2009, 07:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,441 Joined: 23-July 09 From: Bawlmer, MD Member No.: 10,598 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Can a "shade tree" mechanic like myself do this without a major cluster F*#k? I know how to label, sort and be meticulous, and how to do one at a time. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being an oil change and 10 being clutch replacement in an XKE!) whattaya think?
Ken P.S. Bought the car after it had sat for years. Rode it home from CT to MD and it ran fine for about 150 miles. Then it began to act fuel starved under any load...up hills, accelerating, etc. It gets worse day by day. I've changed fuel filter (pretty clean actually), plugs and wireset. Should I clean idle jets first...before attempting this? Any chnace I'll get the thing running again if I do this? |
tat2dphreak |
Aug 12 2009, 08:01 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I agree with TC on the -6 carbs, but I'm suspecting these are -4s
a basic rebuild you can do yourself, if the bearings are bad, tho... you may need help. I assume you just mean a weber rebuild kit like you can get from aircooled.net... you can do that in a day. |
kenshapiro2002 |
Aug 12 2009, 08:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,441 Joined: 23-July 09 From: Bawlmer, MD Member No.: 10,598 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Bearings and all should be good. The car was "built" like this in around 1989, driven very little (health issues with PO) and then sat for twenty years. It was put up well, fuel preservatives added, run once in awhile, etc. I still suspect some gumming or varnishing in there.
I agree with TC on the -6 carbs, but I'm suspecting these are -4s a basic rebuild you can do yourself, if the bearings are bad, tho... you may need help. I assume you just mean a weber rebuild kit like you can get from aircooled.net... you can do that in a day. |
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