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[f.krajewski]

Hello all,

I have owned my 1971 510 since '76.  Is there a place/site I am supposed to register it as being alive and mostly healthy?

 

It the last few days the original carb is acting up ,float bowl filling, spilling fuel on hot engine, and I want to replace the carb.

 

Does anyone know without a doubt which Weber carb is for this L16 engine?  Manual choke.  I'm not much of a car guy and want assurance that i'm getting th right one.

 

there's an ebay listing for a "progressive with intake adaptor 0161"(Newparts)

another for "performance "0346" (Newparts)

and a weber listing for WK657

 

anybody have solid, experienced input?

[flatcat19]

Get on the redline Weber site. You'll find the part number of needed kit there.

Manual or electric choke will be fine.

 

 

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[edekalil]

Yes some pics please, and welcome. There are a lot of folks who can and will help you hear. You can get a kit to rebuild the original carb if you want to stay stock. If you want to go with more carb there are the Webber 32/36 dgv and if you want to go even more there are the side draft set up's. Might be best at first to get a kit and just get yours going good again and great on gas. Good luck.

[banzai510(hainz)]

Lots of people can help you in Washington.

I would get the weber DGV 5A as its a manual choke carb.

 

there was a place called national carb rebuilders or soemthing like that that had stock carbs.

 

 

sound like your float is getting stuck(well needle valve) or sinking letting to much gas in.

 

 

I think just PM me and Ill take tha 510 off your hands

[racerx]

Could be ur needle valve not the float. Have you taken it out to make sure that its out of alignment or maybe theres a crack or pin hole? If u do buy one dont get the empi knock off crap.

[Jester]

Check here.

 

 

Looks like either a WK657 for a manual choke or WK663 for the manual choke. 

 

You will find we like to see pics of Datsuns. You can see how it is done by reading this article. Then bring them here and post em up. We'll help you. 

[datzenmike]

Cheaper to re-build or maybe just clean the needle valve or set the float height. But if you are set on a weber, get a new 'direct replacement' one from Redline or you'll end up with some POS from a '76 Pinto with 5 previous owners, 340K miles on it and parts missing/missmatched or broke from 3 're-builds'.