Attempting the Weber carb install

[brickdog2000]

webers are thankfully pretty easy to tune. i had a 32/36 progressive on my VW (a hackjob carb for a type 3, since they arent like a bug motor over the top carbs stick out of the engine bay) and it was super easy to tune.

Now i have a pair of Weber ICT 34's. Most of the tuning on a weber comes from the idle circuit. If you google redline weber tuning they have a really nice guide for tuning.

I wish the stock Solex carbs im replacing the webers with were half as easy to tune!

Well I think it needs to be tuned, but i am not sure. It seems that when ever I put my air cleaner on it bogs down and it likes to bog down when i am taking off in any gear. Just a few minor things that I need to work out.

[zoe60]

I put mine on yesterday and it runs great. The DGEV is definitely the one to use because the throttle turns the right way and ends up real close to the original location. I used the Festy carbs throttle linkage and moved the throttle cable over about 5/8". Still in the original bracket. I also kept my MAP sensor hooked up and was careful witch vacuum devices I got rid of so my CEL doesn't come on. Mine is a Redline kit for a Suzuki Samarai (1.3 litre) and the idle mixture screw is tuned best at 2 turns out witch is what they recommend. Runs very smooth and has great throttle response. Hope to get some pictures on here soon.

[IdealSociety]

I put mine on yesterday and it runs great. The DGEV is definitely the one to use because the throttle turns the right way and ends up real close to the original location. I used the Festy carbs throttle linkage and moved the throttle cable over about 5/8". Still in the original bracket. I also kept my MAP sensor hooked up and was careful witch vacuum devices I got rid of so my CEL doesn't come on. Mine is a Redline kit for a Suzuki Samarai (1.3 litre) and the idle mixture screw is tuned best at 2 turns out witch is what they recommend. Runs very smooth and has great throttle response. Hope to get some pictures on here soon.

That would be correct, to set the idle screw you turn it in till it seats lightly then back it out two full turns. if you have to go less than 1.5 turns in your idle screw is too large, more then 3 out or so its too small.

My ICT's came with .052 jets in them and i ended up having to bump them up to .060's because i had to crank them way out to get a proper idle!

[brickdog2000]

I put mine on yesterday and it runs great. The DGEV is definitely the one to use because the throttle turns the right way and ends up real close to the original location. I used the Festy carbs throttle linkage and moved the throttle cable over about 5/8". Still in the original bracket. I also kept my MAP sensor hooked up and was careful witch vacuum devices I got rid of so my CEL doesn't come on. Mine is a Redline kit for a Suzuki Samarai (1.3 litre) and the idle mixture screw is tuned best at 2 turns out witch is what they recommend. Runs very smooth and has great throttle response. Hope to get some pictures on here soon.

Yeah I got the more expensive one 32/36 Dfev. Thats probably where I went wrong. Spending to much time fabricating the throttle to work.

[brickdog2000]

Well I think part of my issue is I decided to use my stock air filter housing. Which I believe is starving the carb of air so I just purchased the air filter from weber. It should be here within 5 days. So we will see when it arrives.

[Biff]

A few years back I put a carb off of a dodge omni or something like that on a old 1988 Mazda pick-up and on one of the forums I learned that the Holley 5220 was very much like a Weber. I was able to find one for cheap in that junk yards. I think I payed $25.00 for it.
Could be a cheaper option?

[IdealSociety]

its pretty tough to find carb'd cars here in the upper midwest. most of those cars have long since rusted away lol

[Evil D]

Yeah, i haven't seen a carbed Escort in a junkyard since i was a kid...it's hard enough just finding an Escort of any year let alone the old ones. Then people say "oh get one off a Vega"....seriously?? :lol:

[brickdog2000]

Well I got mine in Missouri. I have also scored parts from minnesota. I like to look on craigslist whenever I plan on going home.

[Festy46]

Well I think part of my issue is I decided to use my stock air filter housing. Which I believe is starving the carb of air so I just purchased the air filter from weber. It should be here within 5 days. So we will see when it arrives.

I used the stock air cleaner on everything up to the 1.8 with no problem. I fabricated the bottom to fit on the Escort/Weber carb and removed that big "growth off the side which left 2 extra intake holes for air. Here's a pic of the bottom:

[drddan]

You can buy the chrome Weber breather/filter on Ebay for $16.95. Reusable and way easier to remove the filter! Never have to buy another filter for it.

With the Weber it is all about The Tune! Getting the right jets to match the engine. I didnt buy a "jet kit" for mine, but I wish I had. ($70 I didnt have at the time). Then you can really Fine Tune, because you have all the jet sizes available. A good tune can be had in a few hours with the kit and patience.

[brickdog2000]

Well right now I put off the tuning until I get the new air filter from weber. So now I am double checking to ensure everything is plugged. I cut off the tube that come from the exhaust manifold. That will be welded shut. Then I plan on plugging the other tube that comes from the catalyic converter.

[brickdog2000]

I will have to look into the jet kit. I was just going to adjust mine to the smoothest I can and then go off webers reccomendation for jet sizes from there. However it sounds like the 70 dollar kit would be worth it, since each jet is around 5 dollars from weberdirect.

[zoe60]

I wish I knew what jet sizes are in mine so I could tell you. They don't tell you much in the directions. My car is running better than it ever has now! You'll get yours figured out. Watch for vacuum leaks. I'm getting ready to remove those two stupid exhaust tubes from mine too. Will look like a good clean installation after that. $265.00 for the kit seems like alot but it made everything so much easier I think it was worth it.

[brickdog2000]

Watch for vacuum leaks. I'm getting ready to remove those two stupid exhaust tubes from mine too. Will look like a good clean installation after that. $265.00 for the kit seems like alot but it made everything so much easier I think it was worth it.

Yeah, I just got done bolting on one of them that I had a buddy weld shut after I cut it off. The other one goes to the catalitic converter. So I plan on getting a bolt from work and clamping the rubber hose onto it.