Thread: Carburettor issues

in the middle photo of the OP you will see a number stamped into the throttle body it starts with a 2

below that is the number you will need for ordering parts, the one i had was a BXU-2

Originally Posted by damiane

So is worth changing back to a new Zenith John given that I imagine it would overcome the problem with the under-bonnet space and allow me to retain the original configuration.

hi i have in stock orignal solex regards jim

Originally Posted by JDNSW

That is what I would do. The adapter immediately above the manifold says that the original carburettor was a Zenith not a Solex (changeover was about early sixties, but there is no guarantee that a vehicle this old has the original engine).

New Zeniths are available from some of the Landrover specialists - last one I took note of was Land Vehicle Spares, but I am sure they are not the only one. I think they are made in India, which hould have no bearing on their quality.

John

I got a reply to my email to Land Vehicle Spares in NSW. They can supply Zenith or Webber suitable for the IIA. Just to confuse matters further they tell me they sell more Webbers than Zeniths. It looks as though I probably have the original motor with an assembly date at Enfield of December 1969 [thanks to Lotz-a-Landies]. Talk about spoiled for choice!

So your recommendations gratefully received. Repair the Stromberg. Fit a new Zenith. Fit a new Webber. (By new I mean reconditioned or good copy) We had Webber Dual throats on the Cooper S rally cars in the 70's. My recollection is they were right ba****ds to set up. Seems overkill on a Land Rover Series IIA but I suppose everything depends on the model.

if it were my choice I would chuck the holden carby in the bin and refit the original, my car starts and runs like a dream on the original carby and oil bath aircleaner.
the holden engine was 132 cubic inch, that converts to 2163 cc,
your land rover engine is 2250 cc,
although a minor different capacity between the engines, the holden is smaller, so the holden carby is under nourishing the land rover engine.

Originally Posted by harry

if it were my choice I would chuck the holden carby in the bin and refit the original, my car starts and runs like a dream on the original carby and oil bath aircleaner.
the holden engine was 132 cubic inch, that converts to 2163 cc,
your land rover engine is 2250 cc,
although a minor different capacity between the engines, the holden is smaller, so the holden carby is under nourishing the land rover engine.

Harry,

there is much sense in what you suggest. I favour having what Land Rover intended, namely the Zenith. If that is what they thought appropriate for this engine to perform these tasks who am I to second-guess them.

Damian

Originally Posted by damiane

Harry,

there is much sense in what you suggest. I favour having what Land Rover intended, namely the Zenith. If that is what they thought appropriate for this engine to perform these tasks who am I to second-guess them.

Damian

Land Rover favoured the Zenith for all sorts of reasons and you'd only be lucky if 'best for the job' was one of them. However, it was what was fitted originally. Provided it worked well then, why not, especially seeing you have the original motor.

Webbers have a good name thanks to their sporting carbies, but I don't know that their cooking versions were anything special, though probably well made.

I found when I fitted a holden carby was not that it lacked giving the old 2.25 get up and go, but rather a lack of low down slow running. No matter what I did with it you had a real prob with crawling around the bush with out it bogging down at points just as you wanted it to pull . If your style of driving is tackle obstacles full revs and damn the torpedos , not a problem! However that style tends to get expensive and hard on gear.
The secret is in the jetting and throat size and shape which the stromberg does not cater for, so a zenith or solex p40, which 2a's had fitted up to '67, seem to be best suited.
In my opinon any way
Cheers Scott

Originally Posted by crackders

Land Rover favoured the Zenith for all sorts of reasons and you'd only be lucky if 'best for the job' was one of them. However, it was what was fitted originally. Provided it worked well then, why not, especially seeing you have the original motor.

Webbers have a good name thanks to their sporting carbies, but I don't know that their cooking versions were anything special, though probably well made.

Dunno about the last. My web(b)er Q does a mean slow roast!