Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Weber Answer

Thanks Jack - I meant to send it off list,and need to pay better attention to e-mails so I dont waste any space here! I found out already not to mess with the spring that closes the butterflies either! Thanks for your quick reply - Aaron ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Riddell To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Weber Question? Hi Aaron, That pin is held in place by friction. You can push it out from the side without the slot. Use a pin punch of a diameter slightly smaller than the brass pin and simply push out the pin. The force required is minor. Rather than bore everybody on the list on steps for rebuilding a Weber, you can contact me off list and I will give you some pointers. One thing I advise against - don"t remove the throttle shaft bearings and don"t try to remove the throttle shaft and butterfly valves. That requires some steps that put some pieces at risk of damage and unless the bearings are rusted, leave them alone. Like I said, contact me off -list and I can give you and earful on these carbs. Brrrrrrm, brrrrmmmm, (that"s my engine) Jack aaron arnold wrote: Hi Jack - I took apart a spare carb yesterday.How do you remove the pin that holds the float to the top carb cover?? Need to remove needle/seat and gasket. It has a slot in the casting where the pin rides, on one side. I dont want to force anything as I know how brittle the castings are. Other than that obstacle, I think I can handle a carb kit, make that 6 carb kits! Any other helpful hints you have will be appreciated. I am anticipating the brrrrm brrrm that your does. Thanks - AAron. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Riddell To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Question on kits DCOE 20/21? Hi Aaron, You are obviously having a lot of fun. Regarding the carbs - I think it is a false economy to think about using the old gaskets and the needle valve. The valve point gets worn over time and should be replaced when you do a rebuild. The kits come with the assembly; i.e., the needle and the seat. But like Fred pointed out, don"t throw anything away on these cars! As soon as you do, Murphy"s law will start the clock running and one day, you will need one of the things you threw out years ago. Trust me on that one. Replacing floats is optional. I did it once because of discoloration caused by some oxidation (caused by water in the gas from a gas station with bad tanks!). Even so, I kept the old floats. If you are confident the gaskets were not subjected to a torqued head, there is no reason they can"t be used in a future head removal task. I certainly would keep them on hand. And WD-40 shouldn"t hurt them any. They are subjected to a lot worse than that. Keep having all that fun! Jack aaron arnold wrote: Hi Fred and group - Should I disassemble them before I order parts, or just order the full kit and be done with it? Also, will WD40 harm head gaskets? In my attempt to remove the heads on eng# 2410, I used WD40 on the studs. Little did I know that the head gaskets are new, probably from Bill Stewart.I suppose Jerry dissasmbled the engine years ago, then used what he had on hand to set the heads back on.The heads were just resting there with no nuts on/torqued. The gaskets appear new, not squished due to torqueing, and might be useable. Sorry for the long winded, just buzzing with questions. Aaron ----- Original Me ssage ----- From: lamboguy To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:04 PM Subject: [VintageLambo] Re: Source for carb kits DCOE 20/21? Hi Aaron, GTCP and Mike Pierce Webers are both listed in the database if you need them. Cheers, Fred<script src=http: