Rebuilding My Weber 40s ? |
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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? |
jmill |
Aug 12 2009, 05:59 PM
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Green Hornet Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Remember that you can never have too many gaskets and O-rings. On your first carb rebuild you might have to open it up a few times. If you have to tear back into it the gasket sometimes sticks to both sides and you rip it. One key piece of advice is to check your float level several times before you close it up. You measure the float level with the gasket mocked in place. If you forget the gasket your float level will be high.
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kenshapiro2002 |
Aug 12 2009, 06:30 PM
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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 |
Love the advice and experience I'm getting here...a lot of the anxiety has already diminished. Any chance you can jump on a plane and fly out to Baltimore to help?
Remember that you can never have too many gaskets and O-rings. On your first carb rebuild you might have to open it up a few times. If you have to tear back into it the gasket sometimes sticks to both sides and you rip it. One key piece of advice is to check your float level several times before you close it up. You measure the float level with the gasket mocked in place. If you forget the gasket your float level will be high. |
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