nigelh Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Did an initial trial fit of twin 40 DHLA's onto my pinto manifold thinking this would be straight forward and a good moral booster. Er...no! Throttle linkage between carbs is too short. Do I bodge up an extension or buy another kit? (if there is such a thing) Cable linkage kit I got with the carbs is for twin cables. Is this the best way to go or should I use a single cable for simplicity?What mods are required to pedal for twin cables? What is the best way of piping the fuel from one carb to the other bearing in mind the bracket for throttle linkage prevents a straight run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Throttle linkage between carbs is too short. Do I bodge up an extension or buy another kit? (if there is such a thing) If you mean the arm on the carb doesn't reach the slot it's supposed to go into on the other carb, I tweaked mine by bending them both a little bit... Cable linkage kit I got with the carbs is for twin cables. Is this the best way to go or should I use a single cable for simplicity?What mods are required to pedal for twin cables? I use a single cable and carry a spare usually... What is the best way of piping the fuel from one carb to the other bearing in mind the bracket for throttle linkage prevents a straight run. I'd like to see a picture of this. I haven't seen a throttle linkage that gets in the way of the fuel pipe run. Having said that, you can rotate the 90 degree elbows (if you have them) a little if you have clearance issues. Just tip them out the way of the throttle linkage before nipping them up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMustBeJoking Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 What is the best way of piping the fuel from one carb to the other bearing This will depend to a cetain extent on the fittings you have got. If both carbs have a single pipe, you could use an F shaped adaptor like Lotus used on the Excel. The main feed from the pressure regulator goes to the bottom of the F. A pipe from each arm feeds the carbs. If you have banjo fittings, one of them could(should) be a T piece. The pipe between the carbs just has to loop around, out of the way of the linkage. On my car, the fuel pipes obstruct the choke mechanism, but I don't need that to work so no great loss. This rather poor photo shows how it is arranged on my car It doesn't look terribly neat but it works. Fuel supply from regulator is to the left hand carb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 And if the balance bar is too short to reach the part of the throttle aseembly on the other carb, even with bending, spares are usually available. (It's probably just been cut down to fit a different installation. (Do a search for Webcon if you need to order any Weber spares) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelh Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 Thanks fellers, will try to find a different linkage for between the carbs. Any SVA issues with fuel pipe routing I should know about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4gom Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Pretty similar set up but may help, sorry its a bigish picture I'm putting a second cable on mine, just haven't got round to it yet, the block on the pedal is drilled ready for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelh Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 Good photo...thanks. I think I'll go with two cables if I can figure out the connection to the pedal. Cheers everyone, Nige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markcoopers Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 a4gom, got enought cables and pipes in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7SE Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Are you just resting your ignition leads on the exhaust manifold??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itguy Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Is this what a xflow engine bay should look like with coilpack ignition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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