elruffian wrote:
I called the smog ref and he said Redline Weber made this K8662 carburetor kit in the 80s. The Hitachi carb it has now totally blows and I would like to use my 79 LUV 4x4 as a daily driver. I have had the Hitachi rebuilt and worked on two times since, I really want to ditch it. The choke is erratic and it is wasting a lot of fuel. Super weak, I can't get past 60 mph (can't get on the freeway) and it accelerates like a slug. A new one was like $450 last time I checked at Oreilly, the Weber carbs I see online are $250.
I just want to make sure I can get a Weber that is smog legal and according to the smog ref the K8662 is the only one that is. Does anyone know where I can get one?
Or has anyone been able to get the K662 they have on the Redline Weber site
http://www.redlineweber.com/carb-kits/auto/chevrolet/ to pass smog somehow?
Hey Elruffian, I got your message, but the smog document excludes the 1980.
Thought for the 76-79 Luvs, I am also stomped on the visual inspection.
There was a senator early this year that tired to Bill SB 1224, that would exempt vehicles 76 through 80 from smog. It failed by 1 vote. I believe they are going to try and pass the bill again, but no date has been set yet.
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1980 Luv 4x4 with a 5 speed tranny.
"When all else fails, follow the directions".