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Re: Weber DGV Economy and Return Spring

To: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>,
Subject: Re: Weber DGV Economy and Return Spring
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 17:53:48 -0400
At 03:53 PM 5/17/01 , Graham Stretch wrote:

>Hi Doug
>I think you have two systems added together, the earlier twin SU's had
>tension springs going back to the manifold to close the throttles, the later
>twin SU's had rotary springs round the spindles to close the throttles,
>sounds like yours has both types fitted, this may make your throttle heavier
>than it needs to be.


Indeed you are right.  I was doing it from memory.  I have only 4
springs.  It was my old Stromberg, not the SUs, that had the rotary one
on the throttle shaft.

Doug

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