Does anyone have a derelict 45 DCOE and will sell me the top cover?
Thanks for the informationThe numbers after DCOE on the cover signify what it’s meant for, and how you know what is (supposed to be) inside- from a retail carb, to oem applications like Ferrari, Alfa, etc. if you’re doing a concourse restoration on a car that the correct original carbs matter, then having the right cover matters. The main difference is some manufacturers gave different specs when ordering the carbs, from the idle circuits, jetting, etc; an engineer feels this engine needs larger idle jets so the correct carb, pre jetted to Ferrari’s specs will be something like 45 DCOE 4e. It may be identical to the retail version of the carb but with a different set of jets pre installed.
If it’s just a matter of replacing the cover because the one you have is damaged, any DCOE cover that at least starts with 45 will do, since what you have already doesn’t match anyway. What I will venture to say is those numbers are varied enough that they are from very different cars originally. I can tell you from where but I won’t be back at the shop until Tuesday.