Thread: which carby ?

Originally Posted by wannalandy

Hi UncleHo , I didnt get to play with the carby . it was running that way when we got it . Did those kits you have come with the bushes for the shaft ?

No they do not, I have some here as well which I accquired from Uncle.

If your shafts need re-bushing, and I would suspect that they do you will be better off getting an expert to do it, unless of course you possess the ability to do the job yourself but will possibly envolve some machining which is way beyound my ability. I put mine into Dual Fuel here in Caboolture, They did a fantastic job. Cost was $250.00 for a total rebuild of the carby. What I have now is a brand new carby. Dollars were abit high but Hey! I would not have got much change out of $300 if I had of ordered a new one from the UK.

This one came off the Fire Tender and whilst it was running fine, accelerate when it should and idle when it should it had this rather annoying habit of leaking large quanities of fuel out of the shaft onto the exhaust manifold, and as I am all out of marshmellows the resulting fire would have been of no use to me

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The Zenith or indeed the Solex carburetter perform perfectly well on this engine, provided they are in reasonable condition. I have no experience with the Weber. The problem with a lot of old carburetters of any type is simply wear on the throttle shaft and bearings. This can be rebushed and the shaft replaced, and then fitted with an overhaul kit the carburetter will be as good as new in most cases.

The Stromberg has often been fitted because of availability, but is unsuited to this application, as the mixture changes on slopes, causing either flooding or cutting out depending which way the track leans, so it is not a good idea if used off road.

I would simply fix the Zenith - if you are not able to do it yourself, there are still a few carburetter repair places about.

John

Hey interesting thread, mind if I ask about going the other way? Can you put a Zenith on a 202 to replace a worn Stromberg?

Cheers
Bernie

Hey interesting thread, mind if I ask about going the other way? Can you put a Zenith on a 202 to replace a worn Stromberg?

No . . . the 202, at about 1 litre bigger than the 2.25 the Zenith is meant for, needs better airflow.

I'm sure you could do it if you were truly stuck, but better to use the carby meant for the motor.

Originally Posted by Davo

No . . . the 202, at about 1 litre bigger than the 2.25 the Zenith is meant for, needs better airflow.

I'm sure you could do it if you were truly stuck, but better to use the carby meant for the motor.

Thanks for that, the bit about them working better for offroad sparked my interest. Can just hunt around for one which is a bit better.
cheers
Bernie