dmcsweeney
Active Member
Hi all,
due to an increasing work load (that could end abruptly!), away from home, I still have got no further in sorting out my weber starting issue. The car refused to start again saturday so I decided a rebuild and and new jets was the solution. It also needed a fuel banjo, air filter and housing. I decided to price the parts on ebay from the uk, as well as a new carb, not cheap! Then I sent a list of parts as follows to my brother in the states:
Edelbrock 1404 : Performer 4 barrel 500cfm carb with manual choke ($259)
Edelbrock 8089 : 3/8” inlet /5/8” fuel line banjo
Edelbrock 1464 : Selection of setup springs
Edelbrock 1423 : .086 Jets (pair)
Edelbrock 1421 : .080 Jets (pair)
Edelbrock 1436 : 68/57 rods
Edelbrock 1436 : 62/52 rods
Edelbrock 1221 : 14” X 3” chrome air cleaner
Edelbrock 1477: Carb rebuild kit
I based the jet/rod sizes on information supplied by Richard and Graham in my previous post - thanks lads.
Bottom line is the new carb (with all the necessary fittings above) would cost $335 (262 euro), and a rebuild $110 (86 euro). My mother is in the states on holidays at the moment and could bring the lot home, or my brother can ship through his company. He is currently checking to see if he can improve on the prices. For $33.99 extra I could get the bare rebuild kit as well and sell on my old carb as well. What do you think??
Regards,
Dave
due to an increasing work load (that could end abruptly!), away from home, I still have got no further in sorting out my weber starting issue. The car refused to start again saturday so I decided a rebuild and and new jets was the solution. It also needed a fuel banjo, air filter and housing. I decided to price the parts on ebay from the uk, as well as a new carb, not cheap! Then I sent a list of parts as follows to my brother in the states:
Edelbrock 1404 : Performer 4 barrel 500cfm carb with manual choke ($259)
Edelbrock 8089 : 3/8” inlet /5/8” fuel line banjo
Edelbrock 1464 : Selection of setup springs
Edelbrock 1423 : .086 Jets (pair)
Edelbrock 1421 : .080 Jets (pair)
Edelbrock 1436 : 68/57 rods
Edelbrock 1436 : 62/52 rods
Edelbrock 1221 : 14” X 3” chrome air cleaner
Edelbrock 1477: Carb rebuild kit
I based the jet/rod sizes on information supplied by Richard and Graham in my previous post - thanks lads.
Bottom line is the new carb (with all the necessary fittings above) would cost $335 (262 euro), and a rebuild $110 (86 euro). My mother is in the states on holidays at the moment and could bring the lot home, or my brother can ship through his company. He is currently checking to see if he can improve on the prices. For $33.99 extra I could get the bare rebuild kit as well and sell on my old carb as well. What do you think??
Regards,
Dave