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Re: Weber troubles continue with regulator

To: "Rick Gregory" <rick_gregory@yahoo.com>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Weber troubles continue with regulator
From: "N.A. Campiglia III" <spitdrvr@camalott.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:07:47 -0600
Rick,
Is the fuel dumping at idle or when you give it gas?

Nick
Abilene, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Gregory <rick_gregory@yahoo.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 5:18 PM
Subject: Weber troubles continue with regulator


>Hi again everyone,
>
>This is a follow-up to "Troubles with Weber DGAV Carb".
>
>Today I installed a fuel regulator to drop the fuel pressure coming
>into my carb. The electric pump I have is generating 4 lbs of
>pressure. I T'd in a fuel gauge at the inlet to my carb so I could
>monitor the regulator's performance.
>
>I adjusted the new pressure to 2 lbs. The regulator seems to work
>quite well. I also cleaned out the carb (again) and re-assembled it. I
>hooked everything up and ran the car. It ran good for about an hour...
>no excess fuel spilling into the intake. Then it happened again:
>running rough, stalling out and yes after removing the air filter and
>looking down inside--excess fuel dumping down.
>
>I've already replaced the needle valve and seat twice. And remember, I
>installed a new inline filter. 
>
>This one kind of has me stumped. Any further suggestions? 
>
>--Rick
>
>
>


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