[T3] Weber Carb update

[James Lingenfelter]

  Other than the issues it creates with accessibility, I LOVE the CB  
performance kit. The hex bar linkage is so much more smooth and  
precise than the linkage that had been on the car- the type that  
pivoted on a vertical axis in the center.

On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 7/15/2012 6:10:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jimmyandcher at yahoo.com writes:
>
> The side  that I KNOW is leaking is the other side; however, the hoses
> on both  sides are loose on the fittings, so I expect the driver side
> may be  leaking also. The problem is that I can not visually inspect
> where  the fuel line enters the driver side carb when the air  
> cleaners/
> carb  linkage are assembled, due to the air cleaner base plate hiding
> everything on that side (the fuel line enters from the left back  part
> of the carb, just under the air cleaner. This is the CB  performance
> setup, where the carb linkage hinges between the air  cleaner base
> plates. Makes things harder if you need to access  things in that
> area.... even when dealing with the #3 and #4 spark  plugs, I have to
> take the whole air cleaner/carb linkage apart. When  I replace the
> fuel lines, I will get it running with no carb linkage  so that I can
> verify I've got a good connection  there.
>
>
>
>
>
> This is mostly because there's no "left or right" handed Weber ICTs.
> They're both the same carb, and this makes things tight in the left  
> hand front
> corner. I've ran into this issue several times, and there's not a  
> lot you can
> do  about it. Even the chinese version (empi) have the same problems
> mentioned  above. The linkage isn't the same, but it has a lot of  
> the same minor
> problems  that the CB kit has.
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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