[Dan@SharkWerks]

Originally Posted by TomsMustangGT

How much hp and torque does that flat 4 make?

Not a lot! I think it's got 90 HP stock and I'm not sure about the torque. Although it's got a couple mods, doubtful it's much beyond that. At least it's really lightweight.

Originally Posted by 996wings

fun project enjoy it, cant wait to see it done

Thanks and I'll do my best to share as it gets there.

Originally Posted by kchng

hf with ur project it will definetly look great ^^

Thanks and I will!

Since I was sick for a few days I got behind, but today I had a few hours so I pulled both carburetors from the motor. Those inner nuts were kind of a bitch, mainly because one of the studs was way too long.

Overall though, easy-peasy and I had the carbs out in about a half hour.




I took apart just one today. Both are actually leaking in the same place (the accelerator pump diaphragm was ripped).

Here's my "Carburetor Rebuild Workshop" (sponsored by Brembo and HRE):


Taking it apart into layers, it was clear that it was really nasty inside anyway:


Here's what was causing the gas to leak into the engine bay:


I spent a couple hours with carburetor cleaner and Scotch-brite pads scrubbing and cleaning up the exterior of the main housing, then cleaned all the gasket surfaces, blew everything out, and replaced the float valve. Finally I replaced the torn diaphragm and reassembled everything with new gaskets:




The rebuild kit actually did not include the top gasket, so I will need to cut a couple myself. It just connects the carb to the air cleaner housing. I also did not spend a whole lot of time on the "Redline" air cleaner lid yet that's heavily corroded. I'll either sand it down and paint it, then sand off the stuff that sticks up (making the Redline logo etc. chrome and the rest black) or just polish the whole thing.