I purchased a Redline Weber 32/36 DGEV carburetor kit for my '87 CRX. After installing the carburetor I found that on hard left turns the engine will miss, have cutouts like it is loosing fuel. Once out of the turn the issue goes away. It does not miss on hard right turns. What can I do to eliminate this miss?

 

Did it do this before the carb install? If it's a new problem that came with the carb, check the float level.

 

Problem came and went with the Weber installation. Did not not have the problem before installing the Weber and it went away when I reinstalled the original carburetor.

When checking the float level, what do I look for? How do I know the correct level? How do I make needed adjustments?

Thank you for the feedback.

 

I've never messed with Weber's so I don't know, but I'm sure the info is easy to find online.

 

obviously an older thread but if you never got your answer and for anyone looking in the future. The 32/36 refer to the sizes of your primary and secondaries. The way the carb mounts on the ew/d15 engine puts the larger and smaller ports unevenly into the intake. Which isn’t the issue really but can be taken into account with some issues if you have an intake with divided cylinder tubes. The stock CRX/civic , do not. The issue is fuel leaning out in hard left turns because the carb is mounted parallel with the engine. It starves your jets and causes it to cut out. This info is what I have discovered by working on my own CRX and trying to solve the same issue. I’m far from a carb expert.

 

Yes, this is a very old thread. As you noted, I learned that the issue was created by the orientation of the Weber 32/36 carburetor mounting. Being mounted longitudinally to the center line of the car, when it was exposed to high G-forces (cornering) the fuel was forced away from the jet port so the engine starved for fuel. This is no longer an issue as I have moved on to dual Weber 40mm DCOE side draft carburetors on a D15A3 head. In addition, the ignition has been changed to an Electromotive Crank-Fired, Direct-Ignition system.

 

The setup looks great! Id love to get my hands on some side draft Weber or mikuni carbs. But they’re quite pricey

 

i just got my 32/36 Weber carb and I’ve installed it on my 87 CRX hf but for some reason it’s running really rich, I’ve tuned the idle air control valve and made sure I don’t have too much fuel pressure, I have good compression and spark, I haven’t checked timing yet but that’s the next thing I’m going to check. Did you have any problems running too rich with your carb at all and if so how did you fix it?

 

im currently having a rich running issue that I haven’t had time to dive into. If I’m understanding you it’s a new unit, but they’re not always perfect. You could make sure your needle and seat are working properly and check for vacuum leaks. I’m not a pro with carbs, just a understanding enough to get them functional. But you should check out a YouTube channel called junkyard digs. He has a couple extremely in depth videos on their operations and diagnostics. Best of luck to you. And when you figure it out. Let me know!