Did you restrict the fuel return line when you fitted the Weber? I found this improved the performance of my Weber until I got around to ditching it in favour of a refurbished Pierburg. You could try temporarily clamping the return line and see if it starts quicker on a hot start. I gain the ...

Just another thought after reading through your post... Is the new cambelt put on right? It’s really easy to be a tooth out when refitting it as when you tension the belt things move... I’ve done it before and ran for a few months with the belt a tooth out, my car was lacking a bit of power and ...

You need to set the timing 1st then the mixture. Make sure the ignition side of things are all good and the air filter is either new or nice and clean then it’s the mixture.

Your not far from me then, I’m about 10 miles down the the A37 towards Yeovil in a little village of the A37.


I don’t use ...

You need to decide on what fuel you are going to use before finally setting the timing as it needs to be retarded by 6 degrees if using normal unleaded and advanced if using super unleaded.
I’m not sure if you need to use super unleaded in your car, in my 1978 Mk1 1.6 Scirocco I can use normal ...

To answer all of your questions - the car has had a brand new fuel tank and filler neck recently (not looked through the paperwork I got with the car properly yet but they look immaculate and the MOT tester commented on them) - it also had new fuel and brake lines fitted a few years ago so I'm ...

Is the engine turning over as fine on the starter when the engine's hot? If so, have you tried pressing the accelerator pedal while starting? Unlike on fuel injected engines, for which you should always keep the foot off the gas while starting, carb engines require a different technique. According ...

Thanks for your reply. After I put the Weber on it felt really flat so I checked the distributor timing (camshaft pulley timing mark lined up to the top of the cylinder head) and had to adjust the dizzy body 5-6mm clockwise to get the rotor arm to line up with the timing mark on the body. That ...

Quick question - I'm new to both petrol engines and carbed engines, I'm usually messing around with PD or VE diesels.

My partner and I picked up an '88 GT 1.6 carb about a month ago. After playing endless silly buggers with the Pierberg I dropped a Weber 32/34 on there and it now cold starts, revs ...