Cornering Hard on a Weber

[Niltrams]

Hi Starlets,

 

I'm on a Weber.

 

When I'm cornering hard LEFT, with the clutch engaged, the engine will have a very noticeable stutter and jerk, making the subsequent acceleration less responsive. With the clutch disengaged (free wheeling), the engine dies off, which is pretty dangerous cos I lose the power steering. Seems as though the carb is starved of petrol in the float when cornering left.

 

This does not apply if I'm cornering right. Do any of you guys on Webers experience this scenario? Is it due to the orientation of the carb in my car?

 

Your reply is greatly appreciated =)

 

 

[Kyojin]

do u have a pic of ur engine bay? i'd like to see how ur weber is mounted. it makes a difference.

[Niltrams]

Hi.. the pic may not show it clearly, but the orientation of the weber is such that it is " | " instead of " -- " . . .

 

Thanks!

 

edit: added an inverted color foto for better visibility

Edited September 6, 2009 by Niltrams

[So_nice]

looks abt the same as mine. so far no such problems. why not bring back to the installer? or a mech.

[Swiftboi]

mine oso got tis problem...... when hard cornering...... the car began to shift one side like some angle tat

 

makes the webber suffer lose of air. webber need the balance the air n fuel mixture. I know tat too much

 

fuel will makes the webber hard start properly. i had try before try stepping on gas pedal few times before

 

starting sure hard to had one crank startup. need to start and step on (holding togather movement) gas

 

pedal to let the air suck in more, too much fuel like choke the webber that casue hard to breath. Ned to

 

confirm with more starlet kakis who got encounter tis problem so far

[Starletgt]

EFi la

[Kyojin]

ok, with this pix, we eliminate the first problem. coz if you put the float transversely, it will definitely affect when you are cornering one way. it's a common problem with the Fiats that run Weber DCNF. but since your carb is mounted longitudinally this isn't the problem.

 

which brings us to the next possibility that your float level is incorrect. this works the same way as your toilet bowl cistern where the fuel will stop flowing into the chamber when you have enough reserve petrol there.

 

you can adjust the float level to prevent the carb from over flowing. have this checked. sounds like you are having a overly rich problem, so when you corner, the petrol "overflows" into the emulsion tube and causes your car to stutter and even die off. meaning your float level is too high. set it a bit lower.

 

at the same time check that the float is not rusted. coz if it's rusted, petrol will go into the float and make it useless.