Webber carb

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Richard Brookman

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• Sep 23, 2004

• #21

Alex >
> Word of advice - it is 100 times easier to fit the hose if you unrivet
> the fuel filler from the back tub, and remove it. Fit the hose in and
> then fit the filler neck back into the top of the hose. Attempting to
> do it without removing the filler is damn near impossible

I thought you might say that - oh well, out with the rivet gun again.

Thanks for the advice.

Rich

 

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Alex

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• Sep 23, 2004

• #22

On 23 Sep 2004 02:52:19 -0700, [email protected] (Richard
Brookman) wrote:

>Alex >
>> Word of advice - it is 100 times easier to fit the hose if you unrivet
>> the fuel filler from the back tub, and remove it. Fit the hose in and
>> then fit the filler neck back into the top of the hose. Attempting to
>> do it without removing the filler is damn near impossible
>
>I thought you might say that - oh well, out with the rivet gun again.
>
>Thanks for the advice.
>

Well, you can try it without, but you might save yourself time by
unriveting it in the first place.....

Alex

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Sep 23, 2004

• #23

Alex wrote:
> On 23 Sep 2004 02:52:19 -0700, [email protected] (Richard
> Brookman) wrote:
>
>> Alex >
>>> Word of advice - it is 100 times easier to fit the hose if you
>>> unrivet the fuel filler from the back tub, and remove it. Fit the
>>> hose in and then fit the filler neck back into the top of the hose.
>>> Attempting to do it without removing the filler is damn near
>>> impossible
>>
>> I thought you might say that - oh well, out with the rivet gun again.
>>
>> Thanks for the advice.
>>
>
> Well, you can try it without, but you might save yourself time by
> unriveting it in the first place.....
>
> Alex

Oh, I always take rivets off with a rivet gun. It takes longer than with a
drill, but it's much noisier and more satisfying.

;-)

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Rich

Series 2a
RR 4.6
V8 trialler
dog, wife, kids, whatever

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Oct 11, 2004

• #24

Alex <[email protected]> wrote
>
> >That damn filler hose on a SWB Series is a bitch.
> >>
> >> Alex
> >
> >Glad to hear you say that! I suspect a badly-fitted filler/breather
> >on my 2a. PO fitted a new tank quite recently, but if I fill it up to
> >the brim of the filler tube it p*sses fuel all over. 9/10 full, no
> >problem.

> Funnily enough, it's a piece of **** on the 109", as the filler is all
> on one side of the bulkhead.

Had a proper look at it over the weekend - the screws holding the
pickup pipe and the blanking plate on the tank were finger tight only,
and the fuel was pouring out over the top of the tank when I filled
up. I've screwed them back in fairly tight, with a good coating of
hylomar on the cork gaskets, and it seems to be OK. Thanks for the
help.

Rich

 

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Shaun

Guest

• Oct 14, 2004

• #25

I agree entirely with the Weber rough running comments (after a cold
start). Fine in summer but as we hit the colder weather I get the
stalling/rough running for the first few miles - a swine when you hit
a traffic jam as soon as you leave the office.

I also agree with the comments about SWB fuel filler hose - the hose
shape didn't seem right and I had to enlarge the bulkhead and
disconnect various bits to make it work .. even then the hose seems
uncomfortably taut ...I am sure that's why the old one started
cracking under strain!

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 14, 2004

• #26

On or around 14 Oct 2004 10:00:53 -0700, [email protected] (Shaun)
enlightened us thusly:

>I agree entirely with the Weber rough running comments (after a cold
>start). Fine in summer but as we hit the colder weather I get the
>stalling/rough running for the first few miles - a swine when you hit
>a traffic jam as soon as you leave the office

doesn't need a warm air input does it? might be icing.