Date:         Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:56:07 -0700
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From:         eugp@uclink3.berkeley.edu (Eugene C. Palmer)
Subject:      Re: Weber DFEV's and heat

>I had asked about the Weber Progressive DFEV carb and got mostly 
>positive responses.  It seems that some electrical part of the carb 
>hits the fan housing but can be fixed.  One person had theirs running 
>rich but expected to fix that with a jet change.  So, I think I have 
>decided to go this way and save some money and headaches over duals.  
>I have one more question first:  How does one provide heat to this 
>carb to keep it from icing?  I know some setups use your stock 
>oil-bath air cleaner.  Does this one?  It will be replacing the 
>34PICT3 on a 1600DP in a '71 bus.  Thanks, Jim
>-- 
>James A. Brill Jr.        

Well, Jim,

Though I have read Veedubbers treatise on the progressive carb, I still find
the advantages of the dual carb to outweigh the disadvantages.  The
elimination of carb icing is the main one, though I think the performance of
the dual carbs is almost as helpful.  It is true that changing plugs sucks,
but the amount of pull up hills, and overall performance I get with the
duals is worth it to me.  It is also true that with a single progressive you
can use the stock air cleaner, keeping fumes out of your engine and cabin,
which is a silent but notorious problem with duals.

Eug,
'71