DARRYL_COPPENHAVER(at)HP-USA-om14.om.hp.com writes:
> Well my old Alpine "Popeye" (this month garage pet) has bee
>sitting to
> long and it is time to bit the bullet and spend more money. My
>wife
> does not read the list (joy of using the work e-mail system). I
>have
> been fighting the old CD150 carbs for every is seems. I have
>rebuilt,
> re-tuned and resented them off and on over the last 5 years and
>now I
> think that now I have one of three options. (The back carb is
>leaking
> on the exhaust manifold -- can you say fire) 1) Send them to
>somebody
> that knows a lot more that me have them redone ...one last time.
Smitty has guy that rebushes the throttle shafts, the 150's fatal flaw.
It's supposed to last awhile, but I can't imagine the 150 ever being
reliable without sealed bearings. The rest of the carb really works
beautifully, when in tune.
>OR 3) get a Weber set up.
Carl Christiansen is your supplier for the Weber manifold (I believe it
costs $400). For pure reliability, the Weber can't be beat. It is
also a high performer and is infinitely adjustable with the jetting.
The intake is hard to find used. You can get used carbs for as little
as $200 (new are over $300 ea, from C. Christiansen), at least I have
seen them that cheap, by the pair, recently. I plan to make this
switch as well, when it becomes financially viable.
> 3) Any on the list selling or pointing to a seller of a Weber
>setup
> single or dual?
You can get a single downdraft Weber setup by using a S IV intake and
the Weber (can't remember the models). One Weber alone can outperform
two CD150's. I'd imagine you could get one of these for half of what
it'd cost to get the dual side-draft Weber setup new ($1000).
CNA
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