Well, it's 1995, and I think that marks the 25th anniversary of
the purchase of my present Land Rover (1966 88" Series IIA).
Thus I've decided that it is time to resurrect the old hulk,
which has not been on the road for about 15 years. I've been
snooping around and getting psyched up for the project, and I now
have a pretty bad case of Land Rover Fever!
I find that parts for the original Solex carburetor (OOOPS! I
mean carburettor.) are no longer made, and after about a quarter
of a million miles and several rebuilds, my carburettor is about
ready to be replaced. I'm considering the Weber conversions
offered by Atlantic British, and I'd appreciate any suggestions
from any of you out there who may have experience with these.
They offer two different Weber models. The single barrel
apparently mounts on the original manifold via an adapter plate,
and the two barrel comes with a new manifold, air cleaner, and
claims of 15% increase in performance.
Several issues come to mind in considering these conversions:
1. The new manifold that comes with the two barrel doesn't
bolt to the exhaust manifold like the original. Does this
result in icing, such as I experienced when I installed a
home made header? And does it avoid the characteristic
problem of cracking of the exhaust manifold?
2. How does the header sold by Atlantic British (Part #
2899) affect icing, since there seems to be no provision for
heating the carb?
John Karlsson
ac443@osfn.rhilinet.gov
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