Is thi a hitachi??

[Dr Subenstien]

This is on a buddy of mines 82 brat and he swears it is a carter weber and I dont think it is

[MilesFox]

it reminds me of a carter weber especially with the goofy fuel fitting.

 

a hitachi will have 4 nuts on studs holding the carb ro the intake, the c/w will have a bolt on the side, a stud, and a bolt with a nut on the bottom side of the intake flange

 

i liked the carter weber but becareful of " floppy carb syndrome". the throttle plates bolt on from underneath and the screws are accessible when you take the carb off, and those tend to lose thread and hence forth your carb is floppy with mad vacuum leakage. although i would most likely blame this condition on previous mechanics who like tho over-torke domestic junk

[Dr Subenstien]

Thanks for the info Miles,

Where is a good place to get a correct rebuild kit he had tried some places with no luck they say thaey have it, they send it, and it is wrong

 

any good recources would be great

 

Tim

[GeneralDisorder]

That's a Carter-Weber for sure. You can always tell by the large fuel cut solenoid on the very front. On all the Hitachi's it's on the front right corner at an angle.

 

They are difficult to find rebuild kits for, but often do not require rebuilding so much as just a tightening of the base. The base of the carb gets loose from the manifold - unfortunately to tighten them requires that they be removed as the offending bolts are inserted up through the bottom plate and are inaccesible without removing the carb.

 

Best bet for parts is the dealer.

 

GD