Thread: Carby kit?

Yep, the carby's do nothing but meter the air/fuel flow while on lpg, the kits will have diaphrams, gaskets and i think maybe needle and seats, most of that charge will be to synchronize the buggers. If you run lpg most of the time i would put a holley or ford weber carb on it.

I paid around that a few years ago. Muller & Jacka are the best in the business for carby rebuilds, the parts alone would cost $600 I would think. If I was to have to do it again --as long as its not running lean (unlikely) I'd put up with the roughness on petrol and just run around on gas as much as possible.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Yep, the carby's do nothing but meter the air/fuel flow while on lpg, the kits will have diaphrams, gaskets and i think maybe needle and seats, most of that charge will be to synchronize the buggers. If you run lpg most of the time i would put a holley or ford weber carb on it.

I'm told different carbys don't just bolt on... How hard is the conversion?

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Hi guys,

Just got the RRC back from the mech. I'm told the (Stromberg) carbys need an overhaul... He's pulled them apart and fixed a few bits but it's running a bit average on petrol (but great on gas - i'm also told the carby has very little to do with the gas system).

The overhaul is going to be $600 plus. What is in a "carby kit" that everyone talks about? Is it just rubber bits and gaskets? Has anyone done an overhaul like this themselves to save a some bucks? What can i expect to pay to DIY?

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Pete.

Have just done the rebuild on my strombergs and its quite simple. Kits were about $30 each from memory and comes with diaphram, needle and seat and gaskets. The thing you will also need is the Haynes Weber Carby manual (also covers Strombergs and SU s ). Look for it on Amazon or Ebay. It descibes things a lot better than the dedicated Range Rover manual. Take the time to identify your carby and follow the instructions to the letter and you shouldnt go wrong.

Originally Posted by jbarracl

Have just done the rebuild on my strombergs and its quite simple. Kits were about $30 each from memory and comes with diaphram, needle and seat and gaskets. The thing you will also need is the Haynes Weber Carby manual (also covers Strombergs and SU s ). Look for it on Amazon or Ebay. It descibes things a lot better than the dedicated Range Rover manual. Take the time to identify your carby and follow the instructions to the letter and you shouldnt go wrong.

Thanks for that. Did you balance them after or get someone to do it? Whats the special tool mentioned in the RR manual?

The special too you refer to may be for the metering needle which in my case all that was needed was a long 1/8 inch allen key.

Try these guys

http://www.sumidel.com/

Quality products at reasonable prices.

Originally Posted by djam1

Try these guys

http://www.sumidel.com/

Quality products at reasonable prices.

Hmmm... looks like my carbys would be worth more than the car! If i had the $ i'd probably go down the EFI road...