Thread: Carburettor issues

i dont know about the zenith and solex or weber carbs,
i had a zenith in mine and it was a pig, rough i had put a kit in it and it was terrible, i had a lot of trouble with starting with the oil bath filter on, too much fuel vapor in the rubber pipe,

i found a stromberg carby somewhere, cleaned it up and installed it, i could not believe the perforce increase from when i started it up, she puled away quicker and more responsive, i could not believe how good it was, so one day i thought i'll put the zenith back on, took it down the road oh that was terrible she was crap.
so back on with the stromberg, i dont have any problems with hills, i do have a facet fuel pump installed, and since i had had the stromberg carby fitted, Have never used the choke to start the engine, and so i have not got the choke connected up at all.

three pumps of the throttle and a quick push of the starter button and she fires up.

electric fuel pump is really great on them, i have the pump on the seat base beside the tank and have a toggle switch on the dash, which doubles as a security measure, as none of my switches are labeled as i know what they all do. i believe never label anything and if some went to steal the landy they would get confused and just walk away.

Originally Posted by Kommer2013

i dont know about the zenith and solex or weber carbs,
i had a zenith in mine and it was a pig, rough i had put a kit in it and it was terrible, i had a lot of trouble with starting with the oil bath filter on, too much fuel vapor in the rubber pipe,

i found a stromberg carby somewhere, cleaned it up and installed it, i could not believe the perforce increase from when i started it up, she puled away quicker and more responsive, i could not believe how good it was, so one day i thought i'll put the zenith back on, took it down the road oh that was terrible she was crap.
so back on with the stromberg, i dont have any problems with hills, i do have a facet fuel pump installed, and since i had had the stromberg carby fitted, Have never used the choke to start the engine, and so i have not got the choke connected up at all.

three pumps of the throttle and a quick push of the starter button and she fires up.

electric fuel pump is really great on them, i have the pump on the seat base beside the tank and have a toggle switch on the dash, which doubles as a security measure, as none of my switches are labeled as i know what they all do. i believe never label anything and if some went to steal the landy they would get confused and just walk away.

Kommer, what model Stromberg do you have on it or what vehicle and engine capacity was the Strommy off?


Cheers, Mick.