Thread: Ahhh no It's not a Zenith...It's a Stromberg

You can buy new a Zenith from LR Spares - I haven't used mine yet, so I can't comment on its performance,

Cheers Charlie

My series 2 has a stromberg and appears to have no problems.
My carby is off a holden 6, parts should be no problems and it appears to run well

There is this one

Land Rover Series 3 Zenith Carby Brand NEW | eBay

Is there a downside to having a Stromberg carb fitted? Our 2a (just recently acquired) is in a running state, and has a Stromberg fitted. There's a carb in the bucket of bits, and I think I recall it being a Solex.

Should I keep the Stromberg on (known at least working), or should I look at the state of the Solex, and consider putting that on.

Thanks!
Michael.

Strombergs are very common and seem ok, I would probably leave it on there for now unless you want the originality

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

Strombergs are very common and seem ok, I would probably leave it on there for now unless you want the originality

No pressing need for originality, so she'll stay there, then, for now.

Cheers!

The Stromberg can work satisfactorily provided it is set up for the engine, but they are less happy on steep slopes than the Zenith or Solex. As far as performance goes there seems to be little to choose between these two, provided they are in good condition.

Any carburetter in good condition will be better than the ideal one that is not.

There are know but fixable issues with the Zenith - the top cover is subject to warping, but can be lapped flat. Parts are available.

The Solex is less subject to issues, but parts can be a problem, their function is more difficult to understand, and they have a number of thin diaphragms that are likely to be damaged by ethanol - and there may be up to 10% in any petrol.

And any of the carburetters are probably forty+ years old! The major problem with any of these carburetters that cannot be easily fixed is wear on the throttle spindle. This affects mainly idling and low speed, as it allows a variable leakage of air which upsets the mixture - does not affect wider throttle openings, because the vacuum is less and the amount of air leaking in is a smaller proportion of the total mixture anyway.

John