[Spridgets] Weber Help

[Lester]

How many hundreds of thousands of miles are on the carb?  While  
possible that the bearings are bad it would seem to be low on the  
list, more likely are a proper lack of synchronized carbs or  
butterflies not being allowed to fully close.

Lester

.. I just spent a few hours synching the 3 carbs on the XKE and thw  
worst problem was not having the connection to the throttle loose  
enough to allow the carbs to go to fully closed.


On Sep 21, 2009, at 8:16 PM, <derbydave at cox.net> <derbydave at cox.net>  
wrote:

> Running a 1275cc with a DCOE 45 13 Weber (made in Italy) Dual  
> Sidedraft
> Brevettato in 59 bugeye and have suffered all summer with erratic  
> idle speed
> and inconsistent return to stable idle.
>
> My winter project is to correct this problem.
>
> It looks like the ball bearings in the throttle shaft need to be  
> replaced.
> Everything I read said this is a differcult repair and that I should  
> either
> replace the Carb or send it to Weber to have it repaired. (Note...I  
> have
> novice mechanical ability but willing to learn).
> QUESTIONS....
> 1. Should I try this repair myself or should I send it back to  
> Weber. Does
> anyone have the address for Weber if I elect to send it back?
> 2. If I elect to purchase a new one..Do I purchase the same one and  
> where do I
> buy it at?? I seeing prices from $399 up to $899. Why the large  
> spread?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.
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