Hey,

 

I am planning to have a look round the wreckers soon, and was wondering if someone could tell me how to recognise a WEBER DFV carb?? Does it have markings on it??

 

Also what type of cars have them?? I've heard that Ford Cosworths do??

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Anyone able to help??

 

It would be greatly appreciated

Lots of cars could be retrofitted with the Weber 2-barrel. They are famous for their versatility, so you would have to look under a lot of hoods. Maybe someone at the wreckers would know of a specific car in the yard that has one.

 

Why specifically a DFV? You could also use a DGV, DFEV, DGEV, etc. All are similar two-barrel Webers. Models with the "E" in the name have electric chokes, by the way; the others have manual chokes or water/coolant chokes.

 

They typically come with their own little square air filter, chrome housing. It will say "Weber" on the carb body of course. DFV or other model designations will/should be on there somewhere. I'm a little hazy on that part.

The model and size designation are stamped into the side of the base of the carb; e.g. DGAV 32/36. However, the DFV is a mirror image of the DGAV and that's the best way to tell the difference. If standing in front of the car and looking at the carb you'll see the choke module (either electric or water choke) at the very front. If the throttle plate is on your left of the carb, it's a DGAV; if the throttle plate is on the right of the carb, it's a DFV version. Did you say the webers are common in your area or was that someone else's post? If they are that common, can you consider pulling them and shipping them to the USA? It seems that new webers are becoming scarce here for some reason.

Yes, they seem to be quite common around these parts especially on cars like ford cortina 2.0L and every other Australian thing in the junkyards. I will have a look and see what how many webers I could get though.

 

I was going to look for a DFV as I thought they would be an easier install than the DGV, especially with the power steering right in front.

I have done two conversions on the EA81. The first on my Brat with a DGAV and the second on my son's Brat with the DFV. Both work just fine. I actually like the DFV conversion better since part of the DGAV is very close to the distributor ignition wires (on the DFV, that part is on the other side and doesn't interfere); also, the DFV seems to hook up with the existing throttle cable better. Neither of our Brats have power steering so I couldn't tell you how they compare in that regard.

Yes, they seem to be quite common around these parts especially on cars like ford cortina 2.0L and every other Australian thing in the junkyards. I will have a look and see what how many webers I could get though.

 

I was going to look for a DFV as I thought they would be an easier install than the DGV, especially with the power steering right in front.