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Jedi Knight
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Hi all,
I suppose an introduction is in order. I'm Duncan, and I have a 78 Midget 1500, in Vermillion, that I bought in California last summer. I drove it back to Ottawa, Ontario (don't ask!) and it's been sleeping all winter. I've got a laundry list of things I'd like to do before summer hits. Key among them are:
- DGV carb and Lumenition spark
- front-end suspension rebuild w. poly bushings
The car's coming out of storage next week, and the parts have started arriving from my eBay spree. Here's the used Weber DGV and Cannon manifold.
(You'll have to forgive the pictures, taken with my phone)
Thankfully, I had the good sense to send off for a DGV rebuild kit and a new filter, so I suppose it's time for a rebuild!
Although it's marked as a DGAV (water choke) someone must have upgraded at some point, because it now has an electric choke. Thank goodness!! After the gawdawful Zenith Stromberg, I've had my fill of water chokes.
The Cannon is a nice, simple bit of kit. I was toying with the idea of having it powdercoated, but I think I may just clean it up and use it. "Milo" isn't a show car.
The DGV is a progressive carb, with a 32mm barrel for idle and primary, and a 36mm secondary that opens under heavy throttle.
This must be a fairly early version, it has the brass floats rather than the later, plastic version. Everything shows a lot of residue inside, along with dried O-rings and gaskets.
I'd say the linkage was probably not correctly set up on the previous car; it looks like it's been running on the primary only. no deposits whatsoever on the secondary, which is stiff to open.
I do have an exploded diagram, but I've laid out each component during disassembly, just to take a photograph so I know how it should be going back together.
I've disassembled the choke too. I don't have a kit for it, but I might as well clean it up as best I can, while I'm in there.
I'm using a brass-bristle brush and carb cleaner... slow work, but satisfying. Here's the product so far.
The castings themselves look a little better, but they've gone back into a tub of carb cleaner overnight, just to see if some more of the staining will come off.
I'll be assembling tomorrow... Will post more, if people find this sort of thing to be of use?
Best,
Duncan, Otttawa
'78 Midget 1500 "Milo"
I suppose an introduction is in order. I'm Duncan, and I have a 78 Midget 1500, in Vermillion, that I bought in California last summer. I drove it back to Ottawa, Ontario (don't ask!) and it's been sleeping all winter. I've got a laundry list of things I'd like to do before summer hits. Key among them are:
- DGV carb and Lumenition spark
- front-end suspension rebuild w. poly bushings
The car's coming out of storage next week, and the parts have started arriving from my eBay spree. Here's the used Weber DGV and Cannon manifold.
(You'll have to forgive the pictures, taken with my phone)
Thankfully, I had the good sense to send off for a DGV rebuild kit and a new filter, so I suppose it's time for a rebuild!
Although it's marked as a DGAV (water choke) someone must have upgraded at some point, because it now has an electric choke. Thank goodness!! After the gawdawful Zenith Stromberg, I've had my fill of water chokes.
The Cannon is a nice, simple bit of kit. I was toying with the idea of having it powdercoated, but I think I may just clean it up and use it. "Milo" isn't a show car.
The DGV is a progressive carb, with a 32mm barrel for idle and primary, and a 36mm secondary that opens under heavy throttle.
This must be a fairly early version, it has the brass floats rather than the later, plastic version. Everything shows a lot of residue inside, along with dried O-rings and gaskets.
I'd say the linkage was probably not correctly set up on the previous car; it looks like it's been running on the primary only. no deposits whatsoever on the secondary, which is stiff to open.
I do have an exploded diagram, but I've laid out each component during disassembly, just to take a photograph so I know how it should be going back together.
I've disassembled the choke too. I don't have a kit for it, but I might as well clean it up as best I can, while I'm in there.
I'm using a brass-bristle brush and carb cleaner... slow work, but satisfying. Here's the product so far.
The castings themselves look a little better, but they've gone back into a tub of carb cleaner overnight, just to see if some more of the staining will come off.
I'll be assembling tomorrow... Will post more, if people find this sort of thing to be of use?
Best,
Duncan, Otttawa
'78 Midget 1500 "Milo"