Considering swapping to a Holley carb - Advice?

[HangOver]

Hi All

I have been having some problems with my dual carbs.
I was considering swapping them for a single Holley.

I have heard that they can run dry of fuel on steep ascents, has this happened to anyone you actually know or is this an rover urban myth?

Also if you have a holly carb have you had any major problems that you would not have got if you had dual?

BTW I have the standard V8 3.5 (1981)

Ta
Steve

[rangieman]

sorry mate its no mythi had a 3.9 rangie with a holley grouse on road and a pain in the scrub yes they can starve or flood on steep inclines and declines

they run grouse on road with petrol or gas one advantage is i ran mine on petrol on the flat sections and come to a decent hill off road i swapped it to gas problem solved


there was akit some where that solved the problem im not shaw what it was or what it is called some one on here might help with that for you but honestly i would,nt bother with a holley yankie crap

get your su carbs sorted thats why they were fitted standard great carb why did they fit them to all those hot holden engines many years ago
they must work

cheers mate chris https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[tony]

mate i had (still got) a holly on a 3.9 the kit you put in to stop it running out of juce on steep inclines is called a flute somewhere like hume performance will know all about it ****s all over the twins and if you run duel fuel much much better cuz you dont have to keep changing the seats in the twins that wz the main reason i went holly get a single plane manifold and you get better HP too also get vacume seconderys

tony

[dungarover]

Steer clear of a Holley. Total waste of space on a carb Rangie IMO :x :x :x :x

The 4.4 I fitted to my old 83 had one and was set-up so it didn't flood, but it still did downhills (the bowl had been reversed), it gave me the total ****s, so I sold the car and went EFI Rangie instead. Much better https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

I've had strommies on all my Rangies bar the 4.4 converted 83 I had previous and never had any big issues with them. I never touched any of mine, mainly because they didn't play up.

Regards,

Trav

[HangOver]

Hmmmm bit of a mixed opinion there.

Actually it's going in to get the carbs sorted, (I hope once and for all) this week.

It's never really ran right since I got it so if it doesn't sort it out this time, (second time in a garage and many hours by me & friends) I'll have to decide which way to go, although I don't really relish the though of running out of petrol half way up/down a hill :?

I have been pretty disheartened with these carbs, second set of strombergs and the current set has been stripped & rebuilt.

Oh well fingers crossed the "Carby Bloke" can sort them out.
The I won't have a decision to make https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[dungarover]

That's the trick with strommies is that you need to get a bloke who knows his stuff about them.

Your average mechanic is a bit unsure of them and that's where you run into strife and many people who have converted to Holleys because lack of knowledge of these wonderful carbs.

Hopefully the 'experts' will sort it out and have you chargig the hills soon.

Trav

[Outlaw]

Send a PM to Discoute... he knows how to fix the carbs so she doesn't flood and has done it to his comp rovers... is also about to do it to a 4.6 for me https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[maggsie]

I have just sent my Solexes to Jordan RoverTech to press in new jets.
If you are on dual fuel, the gas will wear them out eventually. I bought the new jets through Triump Rover Spares in S.A. at $46.00ea.
Apart from that they are trouble free on and offroad.

[DeeJay]

I agree with the comments above as I had a Holley on my Nissan Patrol ( wash my mouth out).
I have heard the marinised version is OK on the long ascents, it could be simply the flute arrangement as mentioned in a previous reply.
Hair raising stuff as mine used to surge and then die, my right leg got sore from the pump pump of the accelerator.. :?

[Sith]

www.rpiv8.com

go for a Webber or a Carter anyday over a Holly :wink:

[discoute]

My 20 cents worth, Cd 175 carbs are just great on offroaders, Many mechanics know nothing about these carbs, they are simple vacum operation. the only short coming is age of them. But they can still be be rebuilt to perform. I like holly carbs as well, they can be made run at near vertical but is not as simple as a flute installed. many modifications cheaper to fit fuel injection. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

glen

[walker]

I have been running a Stromberg WW carby on my Rangie for the past year. At first I had a problem with flooding on steep inclines but after reversing the carby it is now fantastic.
Easy to tune and set-up and cheap. I think they used them in the old holdens.

[blitz]

I removed a 350 Holley and put a Holley 320 Economiser on my 79RR and it never gave a problem, the 350 was a piece of rubbish, I can only suggest making sure you get the right one

Blythe

[incisor]

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[HangOver]

Hi all

I just wanted to thank you all for you advise.

Eventually I went to a RR specialist as the “Carby Bloke” I went to was less than useless, he thought it was the cam or something engine related, so actually less then useless is an understatement really; he then “Done me a favor” by only charging me for one hours labour!!!

I had a set of manual choke carbys rebuilt & fitted up to now they are running great, a bit lean but that’s easy sorted.

So ….. I’ll be keeping my strombergs for now.

[discoute]

Hey it's good to see you have got it sorted, so called experts.

glen

[p38arover]

I've been running Stomberg CD carbs for over 35 years on various cars and never had any problems with them. They are a simple carb to work on. They need occasional replacement diaphragms and that's about it.

The throttle spindle bushes wear but they can be replaced by a specialist.

Putting oil into the dashpot is the biggest pain with them.

Ron

[discoute]

True ron.

Good carbs, I can't see why so many carb experts and mechanics knock them, I to have used them for years, One of the best set ups for the bush apart from fuel injection.

glen