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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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I bought a SU carb that needs some parts, but i cant seem to find parts avail anywhere? Also need advice on jetting, Stock 75 shovel.

Also bought a DCOE weber carb, need jetting advice and also which might run better????

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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 75 shovel
I bought a SU carb that needs some parts, but i cant seem to find parts avail anywhere? Also need advice on jetting, Stock 75 shovel.

Also bought a DCOE weber carb, need jetting advice and also which might run better????

thanks, tom
Rivera Engineering has what you need, for the SU.
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 09:53 AM
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75 shovel,
There is a guy named Mark Vanderkwaak (sp) who has a website called Duckman's Bitchin Biker Page (www.dbbp.com).
He is running a Weber on his shovelhead. He may have some suggestions about what to do or who to contact for help.
He lives in Europe but has traveled here and to other countries going to MC shows and visiting bike shops.
He may be worth a try...
 
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Thanks, visited their site once before and didnt see the parts needed, I will give it another go.
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thanks for the link meggawatt, will give it a shot.
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you want redlineweber.com for weber parts. If the carb has been sitting up, go to a vw/racing specialist/hobbist and have him rebuild the carb. It will need to be split down to basics and soaked to remove the varnish. You won't believe how many parts there are. My guy ripped my two DCOE's open in about 15 minutes each. Soaked for 48 hours, rebuild kits -about 30 bucks each. Still trying to tweak the em. You will only need one carb with two active barrels.

The kit on my bike takes two carbs, dummies one tube on each carb and feeds each cylinder with one tube. Looks cool, but somewhat of a pain. Linkage was a challenge to configure.
 
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