Re: [Amc-list] Weber 32/36 DGEV Issue

[Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The same thing just happened trying to go to work, without the regulator.  So 
obviously that's not the problem.  What would cause a car to buck going up 
hill?

Todd

On Monday 17 November 2008 07:07, Todd Tomason wrote:
> I've had one of the 32/36 DGEV carbs on the 258 in my Spirit for a couple
> of years now.  The instructions say that the fuel pressure should only be
> 3.5 pounds and they recommend using a fuel pressure regulator.  I've also
> seen a couple of forums that talk about how much better the carb ran with a
> regulator.  I finally got around to buying one and installing it this
> weekend.
>
> It seemed to run pretty good, until I went up a hill.  Trying to pull a
> hill the whole car would start to buck.  It made you thing of someone
> trying to drive a manual transmission the first time.  It died two or three
> times getting up that hill.  I got back home, took the regulator off and
> tried the same hill again.  Ran fine.
>
> I had put the regulator between the fuel filter and the carb.  This engine
> uses one of the split fuel filters that has a return line to the tank, so I
> thought maybe that was the problem.  I switched things around and put the
> regulator before the fuel filter.  Same problem.  Took the regulator back
> off and runs fine.
>
> Any ideas?  Did I just waste $30 on this regulator?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Todd
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