Carb issues 1600 dual port, single weber progressive

That is some serious schmutz in the fuel filter - rust, I imagine.  You may have to clean out your tank and fuel lines to get rid of all that.  Your carb may have some clogged passages or jets as well.

Consider pumping that questionable gas out of the tank and replace it with something from a different station.  I got a tankfull of really bad gas at a service area on the New Jersey turnpike, once.  The vehicle (my Pickup truck) ran absolutely terrible and that lasted all the way to Virginia when I had to fill up again.  Within seconds of the new fill-up, it was running just fine again.

 

You probably won't have to do a full tear-down on the carbs.

 

Just pull the jets and blow them out.  While they're out, remove the idle mixture screw(s) and shoot a stream of carb cleaner up into each mixture screw hole, then put everything back together.  98% of the time, that cures it.

 

BUT.......since you found all that crud in the filter you may want to remove the carb top and see if anything is crud-ing up the float bowl and get it out of there, too.  If the bowl is cruddy, remove the gas line and put it into a gas can, start the electric pump and let it pump for a minute or so to flush the line.

 

Good luck!

Plugs should be gapped .024 to .028", not .006”. That's for the valve adjustment!

Will it start by spraying some carb cleaner in the carbs while turning over?

Sorry. I gapped the plugs to .025. Plugs are Bosch for a stock 1600. .006 on all valves.

Haven't tried that yet. Is there a trick to doing that? I need another person turning the motor over too.

How do you dispose of 8 gallons of gas?Once I pump it into cans, who takes it?

 

If I remember my high school chemistry, gas doesn't make rust, water makes rust. And if the engine ran fine on the previous tank, hopefully your tank isn't rusting and the water and rust both came from the station's tank.

 

So look on the bright side. You only have to dispose of about six gallons of gas.

 

The rest is rusty water.

 

 

...wait a minute. Does water rust? If that's the case I'm going to start treating all of my bottled water with a shot of WD-40 first.

Scott before you pump all of your gas out why not get a gallon of good gas and route the fuel pump line-in tube into it and try that. have someone turn the engine over while you spray some carb cleaner into the carbs and see if it doesn't... start. I was going to say "fire up" but omitted.

 

Also Danny mentioned the spark plug gaps. .006 may be a little too small of a gap. Try .026 or a little thicker than a matchbook cover.

Scott?

$hit he's going to blow himself up.

Too late....

 

 

LOL. That was hilarious. Sorry had to go pick up wife and daughter from scholol. I've got a friend coming over Sunday and will try starting with the gas rerouted.. So the gas from the can will get pulled by the carb?

Pulled by the fuel pump....  You want the hose that feeds the pump to be in your gas can...

Damn. Ok. I'll have to jack the front and remove the tire again.

I assumed you had a mechanical pump....   If so, just pull the hose at the pump....  You may need to buy 2ft. of 1/4" fuel line to use between the gas can and pump...

No, it's electric with a shutoff switch. Small box type. Pulses kind of loudly. Already bought a 6" foot braided line for my engine filter relocation project. My question is if the tank gas is bad and I pump it out, how do I dispose of 6-8 gallons of gas? I live in a TH in a city.

Excellent question.....   I would contact the local Fire Dept.   They should be able to advise you...  

Great idea. Thanks.

Didn't have any time this weekend to work on the carbs.

Friday, afterwork happy hour (my wife okay'ed it). Saturday, early morning birthday-play date with my 2 year old and wife's friends. Then afternoon purchased a 2110 for my speedster, followed by dinner out with more kiddies and friends. Sunday, friends 45th birthday picnic/bbq with all the fellas and families (50+ attended) for 7 hours.

Pretty beat.

 

So I plan on testing things this week.

Sorry... what happened? You're just going to gloss over that?

 

Do tell,

Ted

Hey but on the gas-drain: buy a five gallon can and a 2 gallon can. Fill one then the other, keep them safe and secure. Pour a gallon into your other car each week until it's gone. 

 

Now, about that 2110...

Ted I was able to get the 2110 advertised on this forum.

https://www.speedsterowners.com...otor-long-block-plus

 

The seller ended up being local to me. I looked the 2110 over, talked with Corry (the seller) over 3 hours, and with some advice from forum members Al and Stan, I considered the situation, price and proximity, I pulled the trigger. Corry is even going to help me install it and make sure it runs the way I want. Wasn't expecting that! Very nice guy.

 

So now I'm going to start a thread on suggestions of what I need with the motor before install. He also sold me, for a few $$, a pair of Weber IDF 44s stamped "made in Italy" on them--I passed on the 48s. I'm now looking for manifolds and filters that will fit (clear the lid) in my CMC with the 2110. 

 

Also, still need to get my 1600 started and sorted so I can drive it over to his shop. We are going to pull what we can from my 1600. Everything happened kinda fast, so I'm playing catchup. Happened over a busy weekend.

Ok. Finally getting to my carb problem after gas fill up. I got it to final start and idle now, but it's running really, really rough and loud now—not like before. I didn't drive it, only let it idle for 15 min. I was trying to identify any leaks, where the fast idle and speed idle screws are but couldn't find them. I can see the idle mixture screw, but it's against the fan shroud. My weber looks like the DGEV but I could be wrong. Following the diagram, the screws are not there. I've attache pics and a video of my carb at idle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...amp;feature=youtu.be

 

Can anyone point out where the adjustment screws are? I'd like to see if adjusting would help before I remove and tear down the carb.

In picture 4, the screw that points to 10 o'clock by the throttle lever is the idle speed screw. The screw on the bottom of the carb behind the rubber vacuum plug is the idle mixture screw.

 

That carb looks almost exactly like the Holley/Weber on my old '74 Vega. UGH!!! I loved/hated that car!

 

Can't view video, it is flagged as private. What do you mean by more noisy?

Thanks Danny.

Just a thought, Scott. When I installed my rotary pump under the gas tank, I also installed a fuel shut off to make changing the filter a little less messy.

The plastic fuel filter and clamps positioned over the distributor is a potential fire hazard.

 

Joel