re: Weber carb adjustment

[Antonio Rosciglione <ajr666@domain.elided>]

Oops, my Bad.  I have not had a 105 series in some time and was working 
off my aged knowledge.  But like you say, a pressure regulator and/or 
low pressure pump will stop the floats from being overcome.  

One last word of caution.  Get a decent (not cheap) regulator as the one 
that I purchased new, leaked from day one if you cranked the regulator 
to its most restrictive.

Good luck,

Antonio

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>Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:38:20 +0000
>From: "Tony Sims" <simstony@domain.elided>
>Subject: re: Weber carb adjustment
>
>Antonio wrote:
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>>The key may lie in the fact that the car was previously fuel injected.
>>The Spica injected car requires something like 60psi of fuel pressure
>>and has a high pressure pump located near the fuel tank/spare tire well
>>under the car.  Carburetted cars only require something like 4-10psi.
>>
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>60 psi?  I could certainly be wrong, but the Spica car's "low fuel pressure" 
>light goes out between 7 and 9 psi, so 60 psi sounds a little high.  I think 
>the issue is more one of the volume of fuel the pump can move; something 
>like .6 gallons/minute, enough to fill your little float chambers about 50 
>times over.
>
>Otherwise I'd agree with Antonio's advice -- a fuel pressure regulator will 
>allow you to adjust the feed pressure to your carbs, and a lower volume pump 
>would make life simpler too.
>
>Tony
>Portland, OR
>74 GTV 2000
>70 2800CS
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