Another Weber Carbs Direct horror story.

[heyman421]

2 years and ~15,000 miles later, my WCD.com 32/36 is completely unserviceable.

Internal vacuum and fuel leaks, still limped for a few more hundred miles until something jammed (choke slammed shut at speed, perhaps?) and it sucked a gasket through. Was whining like an elephant with a stubbed toe, sounded like a pulley seized, and the belt was screaming.

Thought I was being smart, saving ~$50.00 vs. the more expensive authentic distributor, but it ended up costing me another carburetor after 2 years (March, 2011.)

I know there's dozens of similar threads/stories, just wanted to add my anecdote to the pile.

Just FYI, after the fact, I compared the two carbs, and the new one has the Weber "W" stamped on the body of the carb (old one had a foil sticker,) and a white choke mechanism (old one was black.) There's a guide floating around which helps identify the fakes, but those are the two easiest things to look for.

All that said, I never had any serious PROBLEMS with the fake. It seemed to run alright for the first year or so (it all seemed to fall apart at once,) and i didn't find it tremendously difficult to dial in or anything. I suppose if your truck is a farm-vehicle, or a backup car i'll leave it up to your discretion whether the extra $50 is worth it to you.

[PEZi]

Where did you end up getting the new one from, then?

[heyman421]

A company called allautomotive out of Washington.

New carb meets all the criteria posted online identifying it as a Spanish Weber.

Truck doesn't necessarily run any differently than the old one in it's peak condition, just hoping this one lasts.

[ProteanCarnage]

webercarbsdirect gave me my weber 38. runs AWESOME. so much power, hardly needed any adjustments. Bit of filing here and there. nothing out of the ordinary.

[heyman421]

is it your daily driver? let me know how it's running in a year or two.