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Reviving NOS Webers, Initial Settings? |
bbrock |
Mar 20 2019, 08:55 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I didn't want to hijack the other thread but have a question about my own Webers. They are Italian 40IDFs I bought in the late 80s or early 90s. Other than finger tight bolting them on to my engine to see how cool they looked, they have never been used. No fuel has touched them. I don't remember if I even opened them to set the float levels. BUT... they were stored in a humid basement for several years before I moved to a civilized climate. So, the magnesium housing is tarnished on the outside and the plating has deteriorated on a few of the levers and such. Pretty minor stuff from what I can see.
My question: is there is anything special I should do or check other than inspecting for corroded parts and normal setup as I prep these for service? |
Superhawk996 |
Mar 22 2019, 12:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,882 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
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Tdskip |
Jun 20 2019, 07:18 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Nah - your assumption was that they were dry stored and not exposed to humidity. That was a reasonable assumption. |
mepstein |
Jun 20 2019, 07:35 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,308 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Nah - your assumption was that they were dry stored and not exposed to humidity. That was a reasonable assumption. I can imagine the disappointment pulling them out of the box when you were expecting a pristine pair. Storing the engine parts in a damp basement trashed all the internal parts of my bike engine and caused the PO to give up on the bike. Unlike Brent's carbs, the steel parts were too far gone to reuse. The aluminum cleaned up nicely. Attached image(s) |
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