Thread: Carburettor issues

Damian,

Here is one fitted to my Series I.





You need a Holden 'expert' to confirm the model.

When you get a kit try to get the leather accelerator pump seal not the modern plastic one, I've had 3 of them split so far the leather one lasts.

Mine has a Holden air filter heavily modified so it sits low enough to clear the bonnet.


Colin

Twin Webers

Actually, I miss my twin SUs (yes, I can tune them) but I guess they're sort of wasted on one of these motors.

Originally Posted by gromit

Damian,

Here is one fitted to my Series I.





You need a Holden 'expert' to confirm the model.

When you get a kit try to get the leather accelerator pump seal not the modern plastic one, I've had 3 of them split so far the leather one lasts.

Mine has a Holden air filter heavily modified so it sits low enough to clear the bonnet.


Colin

So Colin I gather there must be a substantial advantage in having a Stromberg carburettor if you have to go to so much trouble to fit it under the bonnet including getting rid of the Land Rover oil bath air filtration system.

Kits for these are readily available from Bursons, etc. the Stromberg kit comes with everything to do pretty much every model. Just ask for a single barrel Stromberg kit (to suit Holden, etc) and it will have what you need. Last one I bought was $21. Rebuild took 55 minutes from popping the bonnet to having the engine running again - but I've done dozens on them and had access to a proper cleaning tank.

Your carby is an early variety with atmospheric vent. As mentioned, the cheaper plastic accelerator pumps are a bit crap, but decent ones are available. Check the shaft wear on the main throttle butterfly - if it's badly worn, you'll never get it running right and a resleve will be needed. A bit of movement is fine, but if it's really flogged out, you'll need the resleve

Thinners is your best bet to quickly clean all the crud off everything.

The only significant advantage of Strombergs over Zenith or Solex is that they were far more common in Australia, and parts, expertise and replacements more readily available. Most were fitted to simply save money and time when the original became unserviceable.

But today carburetters of any kind are becoming uncommon, and there is possibly little advantage in changing the original except if the replacement will actually give a marked improvement.

Zeniths at least are available new.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The only significant advantage of Strombergs over Zenith or Solex is that they were far more common in Australia, and parts, expertise and replacements more readily available. Most were fitted to simply save money and time when the original became unserviceable.

But today carburetters of any kind are becoming uncommon, and there is possibly little advantage in changing the original except if the replacement will actually give a marked improvement.

Zeniths at least are available new.

John

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.

Originally Posted by crackers

Twin Webers

Actually, I miss my twin SUs (yes, I can tune them) but I guess they're sort of wasted on one of these motors.

nothing like the sound of a pair of well balanced cd175s horfing the air in up the front at WOT with about 2200 wound on in third and the pipes bellowing down the back..

welll there is but you just cant run or inject petorl at those kind of comprssions and presures.

Any parts interpreter who knows their stuff should be able to get the correct kit for you if you take the carby with you. The Strombergs are numbered and you can identify the correct kit from the numbers on the carby.
Cheers, Martin