quote:Originally posted by 1Rocketship:Ahhhhh...Doc Watson...Why would you ever doubt your mentor???!!quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:quote:Originally posted by 1Rocketship:Have to Disagree with Doug. Those Weber carbs are date code stamped 2J, "2"= 1982 & "J" is the 10th letter of the alphabet & the 10th month is October so 2J= October 1982, also in regards to whether the Webers were built in Italy or Spain, since Genuine Weber carburetors were produced in Bologna, Italy up until 1992, when production was transferred to Madrid, Spain, where they continue to be produced today.quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
OK. I can help ya on this. The carbs are the Spanish ones. The 2J is the date code. Probably November 2012.
The manifold is the small port manifold for the SVO heads. Hall originally modified the 4v iron port manifold to fit the A3 SVO heads. Since those heads are dated 1982, it was a while ago already.
The ports are similar to many aluminum head ports available now such as the CHI heads and this manifold is more desirable than the bigger 4v iron head manifold.
The Italian and Spanish carbs are both Wber carbs but the old timers prefer the Italian ones. They are both just as good. Pars interchange.
So using my GENIUS-LIKE deductive POWERS...The date code for the Webers is October 1982(built in Italy) & your intake was machined for A3 SVO Heads from the 1980s...Let's ADD 2+2 & see where it leads us!!!...You can send the envelope of $100.00 bills to...1Rocketship's Early Retirement Fund...Mark
You missed one feature there Sherlock. ALL the Italian carbs are made with studs. The Spanish carbs are made with slot head screws.
Look at the retaining hardware on the velocity stacks. Screws. Answer. Spain.
The Spanish carbs don't start appearing until around 10 years ago. Could be 2002, but unlikely 1992.
J is the tenth month of the year. Answer. October. Comes after September, the ninth month.
n 1986, Fiat also took control of Weber's competitor Solex, and merged the two into a single company (Raggruppamento Controllo Motore, or the "Engine Management Group"). This was then reorganized as Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A. in 2001.[1] Genuine Weber carburetors were produced in Bologna, Italy up until 1992, when production was transferred to Madrid, Spain, where they continue to be produced today.
ALSO it was you Doc Dim Bulb Watson that confused the 10th month was being NOVEMBER as evidenced by your post copied forthwith ...
PanteraDoug
posted April 03, 2015 04:49 PM Hide Post
OK. I can help ya on this. The carbs are the Spanish ones. The 2J is the date code. Probably November 2012.
Noverber of 2012? It was a slip. I was thinking about the last time I got laid? Very distracting.
Bottom line, who cares about the date codes on the carbs? I don't.
I know someone who keeps track of them by their serial numbers. He's the only one who cares about that too.
Dr.John Hawks, University of Wisconsin. Did a comprehensive DNA study going back over 5,000 years. There appears to be a mystery species mixed with human DNA sometime within the last 5,000 years. Not human, not animal. Extra terrestrial? Hey I deal with aliens every freakin' day. It's the ones from Uranus that you need to worry about. Anyone care?
Same thing about where these carbs were made?