Thread: Carburettor issues

Put a Wanted ad on Gumtr** for a Zenith. Chap in Brissie has one off an army L/R. What's a fair price? He says everything that should move, moves, i.e. nothing is seized.

I have a holden carby on my series 2, 4 cylinder and it runs reasonably well on flat ground but it isn't able to handle the slopes. Speaking to a few older fellows that holdens carbys where good for about 12 degrees of slope and after that you where in trouble.
I have already purchased a second hand webber carb from a series 3 and it will be fitted at the next overhaul of the car.


Ian
Bittern

Here are a couple of options
Land Rover Series 2A 3 Zenith Copy Carburettor
and another
Land Rover 2 1 4 Litre 4CYL Zenith 36IV Carburetor NEW Replacement Carby | eBay
there are plenty of them out there in ebay, just have a look, cheers Dennis
ps if you go down the road of using the carburetor that you have, you will need an 'adjustable main jet' for it, cheers,,.

Last second hand one I got I paid $5 for, but admittedly it was not in good shape!

John

Originally Posted by Dinty

Here are a couple of options
Land Rover Series 2A 3 Zenith Copy Carburettor
and another
Land Rover 2 1 4 Litre 4CYL Zenith 36IV Carburetor NEW Replacement Carby | eBay
there are plenty of them out there in ebay, just have a look, cheers Dennis
ps if you go down the road of using the carburetor that you have, you will need an 'adjustable main jet' for it, cheers,,.

Yes I saw those Dinty. The first is the Bearmach one and the second is a Britpart. Assuming they are "different" and not just differently boxed, has anyone any experience with either of these?

Just to throw another carby in the mix: a mate with a '65 109 has fitted an SU carby and manifold to his. I think it was quite an expensive option as it involved buying the carby and manifold, but it certainly runs well, both on and off-road. This setup definitely has no problems with steep slopes.
This was purchased from brand new from England.
Cheers, Martin

Yes, the SU is supposed to be a good conversion, but as you point out, it needs a special manifold, so it is not going to be cheap!

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Yes, the SU is supposed to be a good conversion, but as you point out, it needs a special manifold, so it is not going to be cheap!

John

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