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1. [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:54:10 -0400; I ran across a '77 MGB today that has a Weber downdraft carb fitted. I am totally unfamiliar with this animal. Can someone direct me to a site that has information on it? This car has not been run f; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00234.html (6,549 bytes)
2. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Richard Ewald" <richard.ewald@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:12:29 -0700; The carb is probably a 32/36DGV series. A very common conversion in the mid to late 1980s for post 1975 Bs, and Spitfires. When set up properly IMHO it is far superior to the Penis Stromberg the car; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00235.html (9,744 bytes)
3. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:26:11 -0500; It's a Weber DGV carb; a 2-stage 2-barrel. Moss used to sell the conversion kit, which consisted of the carb, intake manifold, air filter and associated hardware. I had one on a '70B. It ran very smo; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00236.html (7,682 bytes)
4. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <james.nazarian@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:36:51 -0400; Not sure if this goes for the DGVs, but the DCOEs fitted to MGs often had the wrong choke tubes in them so they wouldn't run right until you swapped them out. The DCOEs share just a few bodies, but u; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00237.html (8,417 bytes)
5. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Mike Janacek" <mjanacek@snet.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:22:50 -0400; Try here if you haven't already: http://www.webercarburetors.com/ Has some tech sheets for the DGV and others. HTH, Mike '79B _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@au; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00240.html (8,429 bytes)
6. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:03:44 -0700 (PDT); The DGV (and DGAV with automatic choke) is a great little carb but it is NOT the power solution. It is the ease and reliability solution. I've used them a couple of times on MGs and Spritfires where; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00242.html (9,816 bytes)
7. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:17:04 -0500; <SNIP> The last engine I rebuilt was a '76 Midget and it ended up with a NEW DGV. It went from hard-to-start and poor performance to starting and running fantastic! But remember, a pair of sweet SUs; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00251.html (7,741 bytes)
8. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptrmgb@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:59:41 -0500; The problem is air flow. The air has to: 1. come in the air cleaner 2. make a 90 degree turn down 3. go through the carb, pick up fuel 4. make a 90 degree turn forward and back 5, make another 90 deg; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00253.html (8,824 bytes)
9. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:48:05 -0400; Thank you all for the help/info. Ed _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00297.html (7,001 bytes)
10. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:56:55 -0400; Well, after removing, dismantling, cleaning, reassembling, and reinstalling the Weber downdraft to my friend's '77 MGB, I can report no change in symptoms whatsoever. I found the carb to be relative; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00202.html (7,682 bytes)
11. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: Tuck Southworth <tsouthworth70@hotmail.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:52:57 -0400; I think your statement, after years of sitting may be the clue. Unless you flushed out the gas tank I'd bet there is some sediment in there thats mixing with the fresh gas to cause a problem. Is ther; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00204.html (8,577 bytes)
12. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:27:41 +0100; Any sediment should lie at the bottom, it is highly unlikely any would float on top of the fuel, and the pickup is between the bottom and the top of the fuel anyway. A brownish stain, rather than vis; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00205.html (7,592 bytes)
13. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:01:01 -0700 (PDT); I'm having some difficulty forming a picture of this. Are you saying that the pickup floats in the tank? Most fuel tanks I've seen extract fuel from the bottom. David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.co; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00206.html (6,874 bytes)
14. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:07 -0400; Fuel delivery is not the problem. I did, however, use a higher proportion of fuel system cleaner than recommended for the 5 gallons of petrol I put in the tank. Comments on too much cleaner??? Ed; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00207.html (7,069 bytes)
15. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:27:53 +0100; No, it sits at a constant position, but it is *off* the bottom of the tank precisely so that it doesn't pick up the debris and water that collects there. PaulH. -- Original Message -- _______________; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00208.html (7,527 bytes)
16. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists@trebelhorn.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:42:46 -0400; You say that the car runs on the acceleration circuit; you're having trouble on the idle and progression circuit. Clean it again. You don't need to worry about the accelerator/pump circuit. Take out; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00209.html (7,388 bytes)
17. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: FlynShoot@aol.com; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:11:55 EDT; I had a similar sounding problem. It turned out that my vacuum advance was the source of the problem. The car would run great when accelerating and would miss at steady speed. I followed all of the t; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00210.html (7,065 bytes)
18. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:29:54 +0100; That implies there was a problem with the vacuum pipe or the vacuum capsule on the distributor, i.e. a leak. In normal use there is no flow through the vacuum pipe other than the tiny amount needed t; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00214.html (8,536 bytes)
19. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:18:14 -0500; Wasn't there a reference in the OP to the oil pressure gauge fluctuating? This implies to me that there's a glitch in the primary electrical supply. I'm also reminded that many carburation problems a; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00216.html (7,667 bytes)
20. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:30:14 +0100; Unlikely, as it is a damped gauge, especially as the revs are going up and down anyway. An electrical glitch would cause the tach to flicker even worse, so I'd expect that to the main symptom after t; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00217.html (7,860 bytes)

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