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Genuine weber carburettor manual choke cable assembly. The weber factory tuning manual and haynes weber book has all the good. It is not the barrel size 40 or 45 which determines the airflow and therefore potential horsepower. If the choke plates do not fully open after running the engine for three minutes go to step 5e e. I have never tuned the carb, and i want to teach myself.
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