Pierburg 2e3 rebuild

[Darkhorse]

Blimey, this might mean the offside indicator will get some use. There was quite a bit of blackening inside that barrel where it met the brass flap, looks to have been unmoved for quite some time, certainly before my ownership.

[itchyfeet]

How fast did it go?
my DG will easily go past 70MPH, I bet with just the primary you would struggle to get any decent top speed or any speed at all up steep hills.

[Darkhorse]

I've never taken it above 60, always seemed there was a bit more under foot though. Up decent hills, yes it flags badly and downshifts have to be planned well in advance. That said, it went up the steep side of Bealach na Ba (1st gear hairpins mind) in May when doing the North Coast 500.

[Darkhorse]

Reading other posts re choke pull down restrictor (that tiny thing that sits in the vac pipe) and that it should be located in the end of the pipe closest to the choke pull down unit. if so does restrictor insert into the vac pipe fat end first or does it make any difference?

I think my old vac pipe had been reconnected by the wrong ends as the restrictor was at the carb end of the vac pipe.

[kevtherev]

restrictor at the carb end

[Darkhorse]

Thanks. Does it matter which direction the restrictor faces?

[Darkhorse]

Just fitted carb kit, put on a new OEM vacuum unit and refitted the carb. Stupidly, I didn't measure the new vac unit linkage against that removed. Carb now fitted, the unconnected new linkage ball socket sits 10mm below the ball connector which I think is too low. My understanding is that the throttle valve stage II is lifted by the vacuum unit, opening the second barrel flap.

To save taking the carb off again, anyone able to confirm where that ball connector sits when at rest.

Thanks