bobc
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Post by bobc on Mar 8, 2020 9:21:14 GMT -8
 The engine comes with a Weber 32/36 DFAV carb. (1600dp '71 bus) . The problem is with the engine in the vehicle , there appears to be no way to remove the air filter from the carb. The filter almost touches the ceiling of the engine compartment and it was all I could do to remove the 2 wing nuts . The filter wouldn't clear the studs that the wing nuts threaded to. Has anyone come up against this or am I missing something?
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Post by Volktales on Mar 9, 2020 18:28:58 GMT -8
Haven't seen that carb or filter design on an upright 1600 before. Not a common choice.
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Post by tony on Mar 9, 2020 18:55:04 GMT -8
Could you double nut the studs and get them up a quarter inch or so and remove them and then remove the air filter assembly , reinstallation might be tough!
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Post by PICTUP on Mar 9, 2020 21:47:39 GMT -8
You could go to the stock carb with the oil bath air cleaner on the pedestal on the side set-up....  |
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bobc
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Post by bobc on Mar 11, 2020 9:38:01 GMT -8
Going stock is a definite option - I've read that these carbs and the 009 distributors is a big no no , as they create a flat spot on acceleration (can I live with a flat spot?). Scrolling around , I've found where people have fabricated a "box" that sits on the carb and then to a remote filter. Another site sells you a Progressive Air Cleaner Adapter that is bolted to the carb , and clamped to the intake sleeve . I came up with the possibility of removing the threaded studs and wing nuts and clamping the filter to the carb in a way that would be easy to remove. But that was a 2:00 a.m. brainstorm - I've got to flesh that one out a little. Thanks all for checking in
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Post by mitchy965 on Mar 11, 2020 11:12:47 GMT -8
throw that piece o crap in the dumpster and put a factory set up on it. you will NEVER be happy with it. amhik.
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Post by Rob Sannes on Mar 11, 2020 17:51:48 GMT -8
I agree with Mitch, but cip1 sells this. It has a clip on top... I ran one on a 1600 dp in a 71 bus back in the day it was never that good.  |
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Post by Volktales on Mar 11, 2020 19:14:28 GMT -8
Stock carb and air filter combined with proper distributor is always the best option. The single carb with 009 combo is just not that good. Many who claim it can work, usually have over-advanced the timing big time to try and compensate for the flat spot. Not good...
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Post by magikbus on Mar 11, 2020 19:37:57 GMT -8
I had a single weber on a past van and hated it. If my timing was perfect, my distributor was set up perfectly, I had recently changed the jets on the carb, and if the sun and the moon lined up just right, it might, just might run smoothly for me for a couple of weeks. I drove that van back to St. Johns NFLD twice in subsquent years and battled with that carb every mile of the way. You can't even imagine hitting Seattle coming in from the east on I-90 (heading for I-5N) at 5:00 pm in the middle of rush hour stop and go traffic on a Friday afternoon for 2 hours in a bus that wouldn't idle. I agree with those who have posted, get rid of it and source a stock carb. You'll never regret it. Take it from me, 10,500 miles out east and back twice was enough. I'm a slow learner.
Stan
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bobc
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Post by bobc on Mar 12, 2020 8:55:13 GMT -8
Well you guys have made the decision easy for me. I'll add them to my shopping list
Thanks Folks Bob |
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