Webers

["koobs de hartog" <koobsdehartog@domain.elided>]

Hi Alfisti,

As a Dutch dummy, living in Belgium I have a stupid (of course) question
about Webers.
Is there any body who can tell me where the letters DDH, DHLA, DOEC, DCOE,
DCO, DCN, aso. stand for on Weber carbs?

Thanks in advance,
Jack

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hertzman" <johnhertzman@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:24 PM
Subject: Webers, with one 'b'


> In AD8-815 Alan ALFAXTC says, among other things, "Alfa's didn't come with
> 45mm carbs nor Dellortos."
>
> In addition to the twenty-two different Weber, Solex, and Dellorto 40 mm
> twin-throat carbs (forty-four if you count fronts and rears) used on
various
> 105 Alfas, 45 mm Webers were standard on Giulia T.I. Supers and GTAs and
were
> factory-options on many other models. Check plates 17 and 18 in the 1600
> coupes parts book, for a start.
>
> If Alfa's parts books are correct (which they often are) Webers were NOT
> available on the 2000 Berlina, GT Veloce, or Spider, which came only with
> Solex 40 DDH or Dellorto DHLA 40 carbs (or Spica, and later Bosch,
> injections.) In my limited experience the Delloros were the more frequent
> fitment.
>
> Alan also writes "I know the Dellorto was the original designer on the
side
> draft Webbers and he later had a fight with the Webber people and started
his
> own company "Dellorto" and improved on the design."
>
> My understanding is that Eduardo Weber had a very small artisan shop
making
> aftermarket tuning kits for Fiats in the mid-twenties when he developed
his
> first twin-choke sidedraft carbs, originally for supercharged engines but
> later for naturally aspirated ones. If Dellorto was the innovative brain
> behind Weber in the front office, it would be a very interesting story to
read
> about in greater detail, including the chronology.
>
> Cordially,
>
> John H
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