If the engineers at Webber would have worked a little harder and put a bit more thought into their design of this carburetor, they probably could crammed 50 or 60 more parts in to it...
I love watching your tutorials and you are one of the most enjoyed people out there to watch and talk about these cars that were a big part of most of our youth and now our later years, but in a video so complex as this one there is no talking us through the miriad of minefields we need to navigate through to un -assemble and re-assembling these carbs.
I'm pretty sure that even if I closely watched this while attempting the same, there would be at least a dozen parts left over - "I guess all these are just extras... She'll be 'right..." (engine bay erupts in flames...no idea why...)
Your videos are amazing. Just rebuilt a Weber 40DCOE using your video. I did have a hard time removing the throttle shaft screws and ended up stripping them and having to drill them out. Live and learn. Thank you.
That’s something that I forgot to mention! The screws were originally peened in place, so they’re really hard to get out. You can grind back the rear side and then they come out pretty easy. And when you reinstall them you can use red loctite instead of peening.
Amazing to see the engineering and workmanship that goes into these components, clearly a labour of love the way you work on them, and now all replaced by the fuel injector!
Another really great video, a lot of work there with the lighting, the focus, the editing, and the subtle sounds of the Webers coming apart and being reassembled. Webers are virtually a piece of artwork in themselves and you showcased them beautifully.
Captivating and inspiring... Makes me want to dive in on an affordable Alfa rather than a restored, expensive one with hidden surprises. Love this video style-- Don't change a thing!
Ciao Jethro I love seeing old technologies as a Web carb stripped down and rebuilt with such love for details. Keep shooting videos like this one please! A presto!
Always a pleasure to watch Jethro do his restorations . I pulled my DCOE Webers apart on my 1750 Berlina many years ago. Very fiddly and time consuming,but when done right as you have done, they run like a Swiss watch. Great work as usual Jethro.
A true artisan....thank you, Jethro, for providing a medium for those of us that have fancied attempting something of this magnitude, but without your tutelage would never have the courage to attempt!
Brilliant job and brilliant video! A friend of mine from the States recommended your videos and I am really impressed. Thank you for all your efforts to share your expertise and workmanship.
I heartily second all the positive comments below, from your obvious attention to detail and quality to the video editing, this was pure pleasure to watch. My question for this video: why wear gloves when handling such clean and finicky parts?
I’m watching the first few minutes, seeing you disassemble those cabs and all I can think is you must live in a very dry place! I mean those carbs look old and neglected but all the old carburetors I’ve ever opened here (the American South) invariably look a thousand times worse! Great editing and filming! Beautifully restored!
Robert Rishel yeah this car was in a shed in a very dry part of South Africa. So the car and a lot of the parts are in pretty decent shape for 35 years of sitting.
Jethro Bronner your video quality is remarkable! Yet you still retain all the qualitiesI love about TH-cam: that it’s the true perspective of an individual, not corporate crap, ultimately meant to sell us something.
Jethro you do some of the best car, garage, video shooting and editing work on youtube IMHO. Seriously it's almost too good. LOL. I know you must have a lot of work and things your life entails but if I could have it my way you'd be doing this full time and would be the Alfa man of the web. Or even combine your gifts and abilities, experience etc with some other Alfa masters and maybe even Fiats of the old days etc and create a European Race spec version of 1320 video. Where they all have their own channels but under one bigger conglomerate so that they have the independence yet the advantages of each other and the money from the whole and advertisers etc to do what they want or need to get to do their dreams. Anyway just wishing we could have more of you and your videos! Thank you for the hard work and great content!
Greg Wayne Hey thanks so much man. I’m working towards being able to put more time into TH-cam and content creation, I just need to figure out how to monetize it properly. If I had it my way I’d be in this full time tooZ
@@JethroBronner The monetization thing is a bit strange. I know they've changed the rules some in the last while. I tried a few years ago and they actually started counting and keeping a tally on one of my videos and channels. But it was such few views it didn't add up to any actual cash. (I think I had only around 850 views). I hope you get it going and can make it take off. Your work is amazing!
Great work. I have a set of Weber Dual throat down draft carburettors, I think 40 IDF, off a Fiat BC coupe, which I had overhauled. Beautiful pieces of equipment. Made in Italy.
Brilliant job Jethro. I rebuilt a lot of these and Dellorto side draughts in my younger years. Great to see you took the time to do it properly and make them look cosmetically new as well. ' Only thing I will note is that the screws holding the butterfly's should be staked after fitting or loctited with low strength loctite as they have been known to work loose and get sucked in to the engine. Not trying to be a YT smartass though, thoroughly enjoyed the vid, brings backs lots of memories :-).
Sasha the Slasher thanks man. I did loctite the screws in place. But obviously i can’t show every step or else this video would be been an hour long. Don’t worry about pointing stuff out in my videos. I’m always keen for constructive feedback 👍
@@JethroBronner Excellent happy to hear you did actually Loctite them. I suspected you might have left that out. Great work. As an aside, I restored a 105 GTV2000 to showroom condition sometime ago. Only took 10 years! I did lose interest in it for several years though. Your vids are bringing back memories of that restoration as well :-).
Oh man I just watched this 2 times through after watching 2 others. You’ve turned working on this car into an art that’s very cathartic to watch. Do you answer questions people have about Alfa repairs or your videos anywhere?
Pleasure to watch been waiting for quite a while for updates (: Edit: so peaceful listening to the rain in the background you are the man nice editing nice video and nice touch!
Jethro Bronner exactly! But also split the vid into multiple parts, each repeating 90% of the last part! Seriously though, great work mate! You’re encouraging me to get back to my ‘76 GT. Please keep the vids coming along as you find the time!!
Heck of a job! I would be so lost. I might be able to get it apart but it would end there. I was thinking about getting a 1750 alpha but now I'm not so sure.
14:20 I have a question, whats the point of this rubber gasket if there are gaps between the two halves? Never once rebuilt a carburettor in my life but I am very curious! It looks so serene, almost theraputical the way you fix these things!
Does this mean we're going to see more vids of you putting things back together after you've taken them apart?! I removed the engine from my 73 GTV yesterday, you're removal and strip down vids have been very helpful but I'd love to see an engine rebuild video.
Janmichael Grant, I’m using 50 micron glass beads. But you can also use bicarbonate of soda, that will be easier to clean out of the carburetor body later.
My goodness, I've rebuilt more than my fair share of carburetors. But never anything like these Webers. I'm a bit intimidated now to even begin working on mine.
You did a fantastic job, I have a question , do ever have to drill the led plugs in body to clear all the debris, should a carburetor have issues: minor miss in one side of a carb.....The reason I ask I have a 67 Super and I did what you did less glass beating the outside and rebuilt the engine so I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth getting into the internals of the body any and all suggestions would be great love the videos
@Jethro Bronner Please, two questions: how do you remember where all those tiny pieces belong again? Is it logic to you where they belong or do you have to try? And, if you are working all day long when do you cut your videos?
i'd like to know what you use to clean up, to de oxidate the stuck up parts and in the end to polish. i heard lots of things but it would be great to know your opinion. thanx
I would not media blast a carburetor. Changes the surface appearance and how do you get all that dust out of those tiny passages? I’d use carb cleaner and an ultrasonic cleaner. They’re not expensive,I got a nice one that the biggest parts from this Webber would fit and it was less than $75!
Hi,i have same carburetors and missing parts : Main jets,Idle jets,acelerating jets and small venturi.Please write me the numbers jets.Can I use Weber 40 Dcoe 32 for a Vw 2.0 83kw engine? THX
thank you from the UK i have watched all your videos' you have a great Alfa collection! i look forward to seeing what colour you paint the Alfa you finish, Which one though? and of course you driving it after all your hard work Jethro
Super super clean rebuild they will spin crazy good with those new bearing! One thing what i noticed you never used any anti-seize grease or waterproof grease on any of the dowels or pins cavities is this normal or doesn't need a coat of it or is it pre lubed from the factory ? Jens D.
Jens Duhem I used a little bit of grease on the accelerator pump control rods, but that’s about it. Most of the other moving parts end up being lubricated by fuel.
i absolutely subscribe to your channel, i "just" have an Alfa Romeo 75 and a Lancia Thema, but your video are crazy awesome. Greetings from an Italian living in China!
You Sir, are a true artist, a jeweler.
More like a Jew
Your videos are so well made, they are a pleasure to watch.
John Capidecallu Thanks for watching!
This is a car guys version of those videos where kids squish jelly or mix paint... incredibly satisfying to watch.
If the engineers at Webber would have worked a little harder and put a bit more thought into their design of this carburetor, they probably could crammed 50 or 60 more parts in to it...
LOL I don't know. I think that was already all of the parts--in the world.
one of the best carb rebuilds ever , easy to follow
I love watching your tutorials and you are one of the most enjoyed people out there to watch and talk about these cars that were a big part of most of our youth and now our later years, but in a video so complex as this one there is no talking us through the miriad of minefields we need to navigate through to un -assemble and re-assembling these carbs.
I'm pretty sure that even if I closely watched this while attempting the same, there would be at least a dozen parts left over - "I guess all these are just extras... She'll be 'right..." (engine bay erupts in flames...no idea why...)
That was impressive to watch. Hope the rest of the 30 day Alfa build you started months ago is coming along! You are a maestro in the workshop!
Your videos are amazing. Just rebuilt a Weber 40DCOE using your video. I did have a hard time removing the throttle shaft screws and ended up stripping them and having to drill them out. Live and learn. Thank you.
That’s something that I forgot to mention! The screws were originally peened in place, so they’re really hard to get out. You can grind back the rear side and then they come out pretty easy. And when you reinstall them you can use red loctite instead of peening.
You have the skills of a master well beyond your years. Looking forward to more videos!
Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say
Amazing to see the engineering and workmanship that goes into these components, clearly a labour of love the way you work on them, and now all replaced by the fuel injector!
Yeah but there's nothing that can really replace the sound of a Weber DCOE!
Not too sure I would have trusted myself with all that abrasion around with such tightly-fitting precision parts, well done.
Terrific video. I love the peace and quiet. Zen and the Art of Weber Maintenance.... 🙃
So satisfying to watch this. "Silent wrenching" is a great idea, too ;)
Martin Smarda I’m trying to take a different approach to the usual TH-cam style. Keeping things simple and quiet.
Another really great video, a lot of work there with the lighting, the focus, the editing, and the subtle sounds of the Webers coming apart and being reassembled. Webers are virtually a piece of artwork in themselves and you showcased them beautifully.
I know that EFI gives you a lot of benefits but man theres something soo beautiful about the complex and mechanical of a carburetor
Captivating and inspiring... Makes me want to dive in on an affordable Alfa rather than a restored, expensive one with hidden surprises. Love this video style-- Don't change a thing!
Alfa Sognatore Hey thanks! I’m going to do more videos in this style, it seems to work well for component videos.
That was awesome to watch. I was mesmerised the whole time. That is a crazy amount of tiny little parts to keep track of. Great work.
Home Built By Jeff I guess that's why he recorded it so he could rewatch to remember how to reassemble them 😄
Thanks Jeff. Yeah these fiddly bits of building cars are actually the bits I really like. I know these DCOEs backwards now.
I do the same thing. I have lost count of how many times I have gone back to watch my old videos to see how I took something apart ;)
Beautiful video, precise work. Thank you for sharing ! Oh, thank you also for not adding dumb music !! So relaxing !
Great stuff that man! Another plus is that you actually put something back together! Congratulations!!!!
Jonathan Nicholson Yeah it’s a whole new direction for the channel! And I think it’s a good direction.
Jethro Bronner keep it up buddy!
Ciao Jethro I love seeing old technologies as a Web carb stripped down and rebuilt with such love for details. Keep shooting videos like this one please! A presto!
Always a pleasure to watch Jethro do his restorations . I pulled my DCOE Webers apart on my 1750 Berlina many years ago. Very fiddly and time consuming,but when done right as you have done, they run like a Swiss watch. Great work as usual Jethro.
Jethro, there is the manic of experience in your hands!
So satisfying watching this. Even though i don't know anything about doing this, i love watching videos about people rebuilding motors and so on
A true artisan....thank you, Jethro, for providing a medium for those of us that have fancied attempting something of this magnitude, but without your tutelage would never have the courage to attempt!
Wow, pure ASMR right there. Beautiful film.
I think that we can call you Maestro, that in my country it means that you are at the best level!!!! Complimenti from Puglia Italy
What a nightmare inside those Webers. I've done lots of automobile carburetors but I've never seen so many little parts in my life. Fantastic work.
Geez that's a lot of parts I thought I was a bad ass when I rebuilt Rochester but you are a real man for taking on that mess
Haha, they're not so complicated once you really get into them.
Damn, I am impressed that you can work with all those tiny parts with gloves on! Well done, superb work! And thanks from the USA!
Thanks! I've gotten pretty used to working in gloves, so even these tiny parts are manageable now.
@@JethroBronner Your confidence is inspiring.. .
Brilliant job and brilliant video! A friend of mine from the States recommended your videos and I am really impressed. Thank you for all your efforts to share your expertise and workmanship.
Bruce Boschek Thanks Bruce that’s very kind of you. I’m still learning as I go along with these builds, but happy to share what I learn!
I heartily second all the positive comments below, from your obvious attention to detail and quality to the video editing, this was pure pleasure to watch.
My question for this video: why wear gloves when handling such clean and finicky parts?
I’m watching the first few minutes, seeing you disassemble those cabs and all I can think is you must live in a very dry place! I mean those carbs look old and neglected but all the old carburetors I’ve ever opened here (the American South) invariably look a thousand times worse! Great editing and filming!
Beautifully restored!
Robert Rishel yeah this car was in a shed in a very dry part of South Africa. So the car and a lot of the parts are in pretty decent shape for 35 years of sitting.
Jethro Bronner your video quality is remarkable! Yet you still retain all the qualitiesI love about TH-cam: that it’s the true perspective of an individual, not corporate crap, ultimately meant to sell us something.
I'm astonished about your level of attention to detail and what it took you to show us this process, thank you so much!
Jethro you do some of the best car, garage, video shooting and editing work on youtube IMHO. Seriously it's almost too good. LOL. I know you must have a lot of work and things your life entails but if I could have it my way you'd be doing this full time and would be the Alfa man of the web. Or even combine your gifts and abilities, experience etc with some other Alfa masters and maybe even Fiats of the old days etc and create a European Race spec version of 1320 video. Where they all have their own channels but under one bigger conglomerate so that they have the independence yet the advantages of each other and the money from the whole and advertisers etc to do what they want or need to get to do their dreams. Anyway just wishing we could have more of you and your
videos! Thank you for the hard work and great content!
Greg Wayne Hey thanks so much man. I’m working towards being able to put more time into TH-cam and content creation, I just need to figure out how to monetize it properly. If I had it my way I’d be in this full time tooZ
@@JethroBronner The monetization thing is a bit strange. I know they've changed the rules some in the last while. I tried a few years ago and they actually started counting and keeping a tally on one of my videos and channels. But it was such few views it didn't add up to any actual cash. (I think I had only around 850 views). I hope you get it going and can make it take off. Your work is amazing!
Fantastic to watch. I always wondered what was inside a Weber Carburetor, now I know why they are so sophisticated.
Very meticulous work, never rebuilt a carby and it looks fiddly as heck! Another great video :)
ArmySigs Thanks! And are you Australian by any chance? Home Built By Jeff has taught me that Carby is the Aussie name for Carburetors.
This reminds me of that part in Toy Story 2 where that old guy fixes up Woody. Love it.
I love your videos. Sadly I just found them. You definetly know what you are doing, and I love your attention to details.
Great work. I have a set of Weber Dual throat down draft carburettors, I think 40 IDF, off a Fiat BC coupe, which I had overhauled. Beautiful pieces of equipment. Made in Italy.
Very nice job. I'm impressed you can manage to manipulate the small parts with those gloves.
Brilliant job Jethro. I rebuilt a lot of these and Dellorto side draughts in my younger years. Great to see you took the time to do it properly and make them look cosmetically new as well.
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Only thing I will note is that the screws holding the butterfly's should be staked after fitting or loctited with low strength loctite as they have been known to work loose and get sucked in to the engine. Not trying to be a YT smartass though, thoroughly enjoyed the vid, brings backs lots of memories :-).
Sasha the Slasher thanks man. I did loctite the screws in place. But obviously i can’t show every step or else this video would be been an hour long.
Don’t worry about pointing stuff out in my videos. I’m always keen for constructive feedback 👍
@@JethroBronner Excellent happy to hear you did actually Loctite them. I suspected you might have left that out. Great work.
As an aside, I restored a 105 GTV2000 to showroom condition sometime ago. Only took 10 years! I did lose interest in it for several years though. Your vids are bringing back memories of that restoration as well :-).
You are a Hero.... no leftovers? .... Incredible
Bely Bob thankfully no leftover parts!
In my youth, when I dropped a Lotus twin-cam into my Ford Anglia, I’m really glad that I resisted the urge to strip the DCOE40’s at the same time!
How you managed to do that with gloves on ,I’ll never know
All of your videos should be more like this. 💯💯Just my opinion. Love your channel. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Oh man I just watched this 2 times through after watching 2 others. You’ve turned working on this car into an art that’s very cathartic to watch. Do you answer questions people have about Alfa repairs or your videos anywhere?
Caitlin Tollis Thanks man. I tend to just answer questions here in the comments section.
Standing ovation!
We need expert engineer like you!
Pleasure to watch
been waiting for quite a while for updates (:
Edit: so peaceful listening to the rain in the background
you are the man nice editing nice video and nice touch!
A pleasure to watch, beautiful work.
swisstonyyou Thanks! 👍
Very nicely done. Many thanks for the vid. Always enjoyable to watch a car resto without the American click bait and bs.
Nigel Kemp haha. Should I have used the title “YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT I DID TO MY CARBURETORS!” Instead? That would have gotten me more clicks.
Jethro Bronner exactly! But also split the vid into multiple parts, each repeating 90% of the last part! Seriously though, great work mate! You’re encouraging me to get back to my ‘76 GT. Please keep the vids coming along as you find the time!!
Heck of a job! I would be so lost. I might be able to get it apart but it would end there. I was thinking about getting a 1750 alpha but now I'm not so sure.
Very talented work - possibly therapeutic post Alfa rust chasing :)
well done - scared about glas bead blasting remains I prefer ultrawave cleaning and blow out all channels with compressed air afterwards, cheers
Absolutely brilliant Jethro 👍🏻
Impressive! I don't know if you're a mechanical genius but you're certainly quite skilled and talented.
Better than new...nice job Jethro!
I keep watching this again and again. It's like open heart surgery!
dude great stuff keep it comming!
mind heist Thanks man!
Lost me after the 87th screw. Haha. Nice video. Put some stacks on the cones instead of the box.
Great video mate! I love your style! I would not be able to keep track of all of those pieces in my current workshop haha
Driver's Side yeah I’ve had to become pretty disciplined with keeping things in order for these type of builds.
Jethro Bronner I’m thinking soon I’ll either redo my garage or get a new one if I move
Really like that asmr and aesthetic style, it's so nice and relaxing to watch. ;)
JeremiBulakowski That was something that I was going for with this. I think it’s nice to hear the sounds that the tools make when you work.
14:20 I have a question, whats the point of this rubber gasket if there are gaps between the two halves? Never once rebuilt a carburettor in my life but I am very curious! It looks so serene, almost theraputical the way you fix these things!
Does this mean we're going to see more vids of you putting things back together after you've taken them apart?! I removed the engine from my 73 GTV yesterday, you're removal and strip down vids have been very helpful but I'd love to see an engine rebuild video.
swisstonyyou Yeah I have an engine rebuild video coming up soon. In fact I have 2. A 1750 and a 2000.
Amazing, unbelivable work! You are a master!
Beautiful work!
lost for words excellent
Very nice video, personally I wouldn’t have bothered wearing gloves when installing the clean parts though 😊
Hi sir super video what you use for clean is a sand blasting machine appreciate you respond
Janmichael Grant, I’m using 50 micron glass beads. But you can also use bicarbonate of soda, that will be easier to clean out of the carburetor body later.
Well done hand craft!
Would love to see the install on the car of these and then the tuning, great video!
My goodness, I've rebuilt more than my fair share of carburetors. But never anything like these Webers. I'm a bit intimidated now to even begin working on mine.
They’re quite simple if you think of them circuit by circuit. It’s a little overwhelming to look at all the parts at once
Nice rebuild but you didn´t show cleaning out all the fuel drillings, neither did we see if you plugged them up before bead blasting...
You know no fear Jethro.
You did a fantastic job, I have a question , do ever have to drill the led plugs in body to clear all the debris, should a carburetor have issues: minor miss in one side of a carb.....The reason I ask I have a 67 Super and I did what you did less glass beating the outside and rebuilt the engine so I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth getting into the internals of the body any and all suggestions would be great love the videos
Yeah sometimes those can get completely blocked up, and the only way to clean them out is the drill out those lead plugs.
@Jethro Bronner Please, two questions: how do you remember where all those tiny pieces belong again? Is it logic to you where they belong or do you have to try? And, if you are working all day long when do you cut your videos?
No idea if I could do this, but its good to watch. I have Hitachi SU carbs. Are they similar to the webers?
Awesome job on the cleaning!
i'd like to know what you use to clean up, to de oxidate the stuck up parts and in the end to polish. i heard lots of things but it would be great to know your opinion. thanx
Accelerator pumps! Luvly!
ETA >> not often the words "as good as new" are so apposite.
think theres enough parts? holy cow
not worried about glass beads getting in the passages?
This video is as good as it gets, Bravo!
I’m sure I could take one apart but could I put it back together?
I would not media blast a carburetor. Changes the surface appearance and how do you get all that dust out of those tiny passages? I’d use carb cleaner and an ultrasonic cleaner. They’re not expensive,I got a nice one that the biggest parts from this Webber would fit and it was less than $75!
terrifying. like watching a watch being built
Nice, VERY nice !!!!!!
I'll bring my kkk and dell' orto's over for you to do 😃 !!!! Lol.
Beautiful stuff indeed
no dust-seals on the throttle-shaft bearings?
You have to you have it sandblasted, what do you Clean up with? Are you using an acetone or something else? I missed that part
Αs always amazing my friend !!!
Hey. Thank you for the video. What manual do use for the rebuild?
Hi,i have same carburetors and missing parts : Main jets,Idle jets,acelerating jets and small venturi.Please write me the numbers jets.Can I use Weber 40 Dcoe 32 for a Vw 2.0 83kw engine? THX
Spectacular work! What did you blast the housings with?
thomas langpaul 50 micron glass. You’ve got to get the bodies super degreased first. But it gives them a really nice finish.
Alfas a great source of Twin 40's for souped up Cortinas and Anglias !
thank you from the UK i have watched all your videos' you have a great Alfa collection! i look forward to seeing what colour you paint the Alfa you finish, Which one though? and of course you driving it after all your hard work Jethro
Super super clean rebuild they will spin crazy good with those new bearing! One thing what i noticed you never used any anti-seize grease or waterproof grease on any of the dowels or pins cavities is this normal or doesn't need a coat of it or is it pre lubed from the factory ?
Jens D.
Jens Duhem I used a little bit of grease on the accelerator pump control rods, but that’s about it. Most of the other moving parts end up being lubricated by fuel.
Just like a fine watch.
educational and artistic. F'n awesome, man!
Gio Vardaro Thanks for watching man 👍
i absolutely subscribe to your channel, i "just" have an Alfa Romeo 75 and a Lancia Thema, but your video are crazy awesome. Greetings from an Italian living in China!
Nice job