Thread: Weber carby for S2A

The Weber reputedly gets better economy, possibly at the expense of performance.

My view is that the Solex is possibly the best carburetter, but offset against this is the fact that all of them are around fifty years old and parts are a bit hard to come by. It is likely that it may need more than a repair kit - it is likely to have a worn throttle shaft and the throttle body is likely to need rebushing as well. And other linkages are probably also worn. This is all fixable, however, as long as the carburetter body is not corroded or otherwise damaged.

John

small fuel bowl doesnt like big angles and like all webbers you really need to run headers so you dont suffer chronic fuel evaporation.

apart from that, fine

If you want to make it a gutless piece of crap go the webber.Fit a Zenith or Stromberg. Pat

I had a weber on my Ambulance, now have the original Solex.

The Weber gave great economy and was generally reliable, but in the end the fuel vaporising issues drove me mental.

It really made the vehicle impossible to drive on warm/hot days.


It's not worth the hassle IMHO.

The 2.25 is my favourate LR engine and I see no gain whatsovever in going from a 36mm carby down to a 32mm model. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

If you want to make it a gutless piece of crap go the webber.Fit a Zenith or Stromberg. Pat

Thanks to all those who replied. PAT303 are you referring to the Stromberg carby as commonly fitted to the early Holden straight sixes (e.g. 202 red motor) ?

Thier to big,you want the grey motor stromy or just go a Zenith. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Thier to big,you want the grey motor stromy or just go a Zenith. Pat

OK Pat, yes that Stromberg (from the old Holden grey 215 engine) has 1&1/32 " stamped on the side of the carby. And if I fit a variable main jet, probably still available from Repco, this could be the go. Thanks, Harry