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Idle speed adjustment

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:01 pm
by Jim Beam
1963 B normal running Weber 40s and 050 distributor.I would like to increase idle speed to around 700 rpm. Searched but can't find any articles/directions to accomplish idle speed adjustment. Help appreciated.

Re: Idle speed adjustment

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:07 pm
by David Jones
Jim,ideally you should use a synchrometer when doing this adjustment because otherwise the carbs will not be balanced side to side. Get hold of one of these then with it installed in a velocity stack or across the inlet of one carb throat you can adjust the idle screw down at the throttle butterfly and synchronize the carbs to whatever idle speed you want.
https://www.amazon.com/Carburetor-Synch ... B00SLH03R4
See the attached link to find the idle screw, it is item # 26. also check Amazon for this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Weber-Carburetor ... C8AFXF3ZXW

http://www.carburetion.com/diags/40IDFDiaginfo.asp

Re: Idle speed adjustment

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:33 pm
by Doug McDonnell
While it doesn't specifically deal with Webers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkzn0ee ... hU&index=4

Re: Idle speed adjustment

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:33 am
by Neil Bardsley
http://www.356carburetorrescue.com/jackstaggs.html

Here is an article by Jack on tuning. The only thing I don't do is to take our the leads from the dizzy cap (I shocked myself). I prefer to set the flow using the meter David described. What the article doesn't cover is that you can adjust the flow in each barrel in your webers using the air bypass screw. I've found this useful for getting the carb balance before moving onto the mixture.

Additionally since the generator doesn't start working until 800rpm and then maybe not that well at 800rpm. You should consider 900/1000rpm idle. What way you are charging the battery at idle?