Weber Install

[rfs2growup]

Greetings from Colorado!

I am right in the middle of installing a Weber 32/36 carb and have a few questions. I have read all of the "Weber" post that I can find using the search mode and have not found the answers. Since several forum members have installed this carb recently, hopefully they can assist. The questions may be obvious, so please bear with me.

Distributor. I find that I have three vacuum ports on my distributor. One just under the housing and two on the body. The one post that I found said that he had two ports and used a vacuum tee fitting and ran them off of the same source on the carb. Are all three ports required? What's the best way to hook them up?

EGR. Use it or not? If so, what is the hookup scenario? I know that there is a capped port next to the vacuum port for an EGR hookup. There are two vacuum nibs on the EGR valve...

Purge [charcoal] canister. Same hookup questions.

There is a spacer with a sensor and a hookup for the PVC system that was under the original carb. It looks as though it will need to remain to provide the proper mounting height as well as an input for the PCV system. If the PCV hooks to the base of the carb, what will hook into the port in the air cleaner base?

I was able to utilize the bell crank off of the original carb. I just need to lengthen the Redline cable arm to provide the proper angle. This will allow me to use a factory cable as well as my cruise control. A nice luxury as I commute about 100 miles a day.

Am I missing anything else? I am putting a fuel pressure regulator on.

Thanks in advance!

Tired in Colorado. I hope that this post made sense...

George T.

[rfs2growup]

Carbs on.

Runs well. Air cleaner is too tall. Need the 1.75". Ordered the replacement 1.75" element and replacement 1.75" clips through Amazon. Saved on shipping/price versus weberdirect.com even though the parts come form weberdirect.com Go figure.

Had a slight vacuum leak, traced it to the distributor diaphram. Running on centrifical advance only. Explains the previous surging that I had.

Improved throttle response. Driveability seems to be better as well. Time will tell.

Have a pile of parts that I took off. Wow! Found fuel in one of the vacuum lines. Not good. This explains the gas smell that I couldn't find.

Thanks to all for their previous postings about Weber carbs/distributors/etc. Really helped me to sort this all out.

George

[Mac]

if your distributor is OK, replace the diaphragm.

I just disconnected mine because the bearing is worn out and the shaft has a bit of play in it which i suspect causes the hickup at idle.

[surfersr5]

Is it worth installing weber? I been reading a lot of info on the forum and post back updates?


thanks

[jetswim]

Is it worth installing weber? I been reading a lot of info on the forum and post back updates?


thanks

It would seem that if you need to replace your stock carb and money/smog is not an issue then the Weber is an attractive option. Also if you want more horsepower the weber would help on this too. I was given a Weber for my VW van so I removed the stock one(s) and installed it just so I could get rid of all the smog hoses which, similar to our 3AC's, there are many. I noticed an improvement in horsepower and didn't have to worry about all those darn hoses gettin in the way at tune-up time. Not to mention that the stock carb is dual so I didn't have the headache of balancing them too.