Hi Listers, Time for me to resurface with a question. I just purchased a used single Weber 40 DCOE 18 and Cannon manifold for my '70 Mk3. The carb had been sitting in a barn for years and was full of gunk...lots of gunk. Thick, tarry, brown stuff.
I cleaned it out as best I could with lots of carb cleaner spray, pipe cleaners and a dental pick, put on a rebuild kit with new needle and float, and installed it -- and the car just won't run, except on starter fluid of course. I think it is just simply not getting fuel through the carb, although I verified that the float bowl is filling with gas. I have a feeling that there may still be junk caught in some of the tiny orifices on the carb. Has anyone any experience cleaning out a DCOE? Any tricks to getting it sparkling inside and out, especially those tiny spaces? I have a bucket of carb dip that I used when I rebuilt my Stromberg CD150 5 years ago, but I am concerned about all the brass parts in the Weber. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Adam '70 Spitfire Mk3 '87 Peugeot 505 Turbo S '92 Audi S4 Quattro Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
