reconditioned pierburg carb

[infirno78]

Hi
I have just had a reconditioned pierburg 2e3 carb delivered to put on the van. 1985 T25 1.9 petrol. I am confident in swapping these over. But my query is, how difficult would it be to set up. Or would I be better off getting someone who knows what there doing with them.

Cheers lee

[kevtherev]

Where was it reconditioned?

[infirno78]

got a reconditioned one from Bromyard. Its come back looking great however I have taken the old one off and on the bottom gaskets that go to the manifold and in between the spacer are worn and no good. I was hoping they would of been supplied with the complete rebuild etc. It was not cheap and a little disappointed. I need to get hold of 2 gaskets for this if you or anyone else knows where I can get them from without buying the complete kit.

Cheers

Lee

[kevtherev]

You won't have to do anything to the Bromyard carb, it was tested fully on a WBX engine like yours, before it was sent back to you.
As for the gasket did you ask them for a new one?
Brickwerks sell the gasket it's £9.44

[itchyfeet]

bet me to it^^^

By all accounts you won't be dissapointed and you won't need to set it up.
Bromyard are the roll royce if refurbs and it's fully set up and tested on a waterboxer engine so you don't have to.


I would not expect fitting gaskets to be supplied but you are right it would be nice if they did.

you can make them easily from 0.4mm gasket paper

[infirno78]

Thanks guys.
he did send me a couple of gaskets after I spoke to him. All fitted. But not running right. I can not even get off the driveway without it dipping of power. Something not right. Im going to run a compression test tomorrow. Seems strange before hand it did at least run and could drive it. Unless it was just a coincidence and the problem was never the carb and something else has gone.
the mechanic who looked at the carb for me did say I may be looking at a new refurbished long block. Not what I need. I am going to start looking into this so if anyone knows where best to go for this can you please advise.

Many thanks l

lee

[itchyfeet]

mmm 'mechanics' eh

What were the symptoms before carb refurb?

[kevtherev]

Are all the vac lines connected/in good condition/in the right places?

[infirno78]

The main symtoms was when pulling away from junction plenty of revs but when bringing clutch out the power would dip, to a point it would stall if not bring the clutch into play again. Once going would go ok. Fitted new carb this issue seemed to be so much worse. Now after adjusting idle and mixture its running to rich and tick over is to high. Took it up the road was running ok tapit was tapping but got back approx 2 miles and the problem was splutering popping gerking and not much power. With the pull away thing really bad. Seems when it gets warm all a lot worse.

[kevtherev]

From what you describe it reads like an air leak into the manifold.
Brake servo hose
Gaskets
Distributor diaphragm.
Vacuum lines