Which Carburettor do I have?

[westernterra]

Hi, Hoping someone can help identify the make/model of carby I have on my 1958 Series 1, 2L - I understand it should have a Solex 32 PBI2 ?

See photos - mine has no obvious markings and the layout is slightly different - idle mixture screw (I assume that's what it is - is on the opposite side to where it should be?)

Have developed a bad leak from around the throttle body and want to make sure I order parts for the right one.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks! carb3.jpgcarb2.jpgcarb1.jpg

[goingbush]

its a Solex 32 Pbi-2 , probably a knock off by the look of the lack of identification.

[5380]

its a Solex 32 Pbi-2 , probably a knock off by the look of the lack of identification.

Going bush is correct. This carbs is a knockoff, but not the Land Rover specifis 32PBI-2 but most likely a 32PBIC or similar. See if you can find an original carb to do up rather waste money on a doubtful knockoff. They run so sweetly when you set one up properly. It made a huge difference on my 80". If you can find a repairable carb, contact me and I will help you to do it.
Mike.

[westernterra]

Going bush is correct. This carbs is a knockoff, but not the Land Rover specifis 32PBI-2 but most likely a 32PBIC or similar. See if you can find an original carb to do up rather waste money on a doubtful knockoff. They run so sweetly when you set one up properly. It made a huge difference on my 80". If you can find a repairable carb, contact me and I will help you to do it.
Mike.

Thanks! I'll start the search for a genuine one - have heard a lot about the quality of the reproduction ones but may need to repair this in the short term to get back on the road. Thanks for the offer of help, I will let you know how I go. Mike

[5380]

Thanks! I'll start the search for a genuine one - have heard a lot about the quality of the reproduction ones but may need to repair this in the short term to get back on the road. Thanks for the offer of help, I will let you know how I go. Mike

Westernterra,
No worries! The carb to look for will be stamped on the raised rectangular boss below the the fuel banjo inlet thread. It will be stamped 32PBI 2 followed by the letter "L" for Land Rover, a letter date code for the month and two numbers for the year. From memory "A" = January, "B" February, etc. but "I" is skipped to avoid being mistaken for the number"1". So if a carb was made in March 1957, it would be stamped 32PBI 2 LC57. It would not really matter about the date unless you are looking to have everything 100% correct. Any 1.6L or 2L Series 1 Land Rover carb will work. Early carbs made up to the first half of 1951 will have a 23mm venturi (choke tube) and jets to suit the 1595cc engines.
The two variants for the 1997cc engines have a 25mm choke tube. Luckily the choke tubes can be swapped around and the jets can also be changed to suit the engine type. There are some minor jetting differences beteween the siamese and spread bore 1997cc engines. The main deal breaker to watch for is a snapped off correction jet boss in the centre of the carbie bore looking from the top. They are a bit hard to find, but may still be available from UK suppliers like Gower & Lee. Most carbs have bowed mounting flanges, worn butterfly spindles and housings. This can be fixed with the right technique and plenty of patience. The secret to getting them running right is to fit nice supple accelerator pump and economy diapragms and set up the accelarator pump rod as per the workshop manual. Any lost movement makes for flat spots off idle and when accelerating. The pilot jet has a tiny nealy invisible hole in it, so is prone to getting blocked if there is any crap in your fuel. So if yor S1 suddenly starts misbehaving, stalling and running badly - Check the pilot jet! Guess how I know this! Lucky for me, a friend is a retired Land Rover dealer and owned a carby repair business for years. I have learned a lot from him. Good luck! Mike.