help! carb/mixture/ignition trouble, not a mechanic Options

[lotus_65]

i had new webers 40's professionally installed about 5k miles ago. always seemed to run too rich for me, but the guy said it was right, so there. (he must be out of town, cause he ain't callin' me back)
about 2k miles ago i started getting some exhaust ignition of unspent fuel, and it's gotten progressivly worse. i finally pulled the plugs this morning and this is what i found:
#1 black and sooty like the tailpipe
#2 black and sooty too, threads are wet
#3 brown and sooty, not as bad
#4 gray, normalish

the carbs on the 1/2 side look wetter & are collecting more debris than the 3/4, and the gaskets even look wet ( (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) )

besides taking it to him for a big $, is there something i can start with to flesh out the issue? (i will have him do the major stuff)

thanks a bunch

[lotus_65]

QUOTE (pfierb @ Aug 30 2005, 11:14 AM)

Hate to say but put the FI back if possible.....had the same problem with my 73 2.0 with weber IDF40s they would never run right every day was a new adventure in pooping, popping and running rough with lousy mileage....had the FI reinstalled by one of the good guys in this club EJM and it runs great fun to drive now. Paul F.

yea, i've searched the threads here and it seems the overwhelming consensis is to go back to fi. i didn't keep the unit (dumba$$ me), so to get back in would just kill my wallet. i'd sell the car first actually, then tears would flow.

in relative terms, the milage isn't bad. 15-17 city, and i just got back from a thousand + miles on the highway that gave me 27-29mpg! i'm takin' that, for sure.

thanks for the advice, i'm definitly considering the options.