personally, I think an old carb is an old carb, so anything you buy off
E-Bay is also going to be a roll of the dice (ie worn throttle shafts).
Personally, if I was going to convert to SUs, I'd buy brand new ones. But,
IMHO, once you get the Zeniths rebuilt and rebushed, I think they're pretty
reliable.
Today's carburetor trivia: One of the cars credited with killing off the TR6
was Datsun's new 240Z. It was a great car, but criticized in its first year
for weird backfiring and sometimes jerky accelerator. Its carburetors were
... Zenith Strombergs (not sure if they were the real thing from England or
built under license.)
Graham
-----Original Message-----
From: Lizirbydavis@cs.com [mailto:Lizirbydavis@cs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:24 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: SU HIF6 carbs
Hey List,
My Strombergs leak like cheesecloth. Instead of rebuilding myself or paying
TRF $300.00, I was looking on Ebay for options...I see some fresh 1-3/4"SU
HIF6 carbs off old Volvos for sale. Does anyone have any experience with
these?. How do they compare to HS6's ? I here that SU's are easier to
maintain and adjust than Strombergs, and may net more power. Honestly I've
not had too much trouble with the stock Strombergs (until now). I don't
know
how things match up ie: choke, crank case ventillation, linkage, etc... Any
advice before I bid?
Sucking lots of air
leaking lots of gas in
Drakes Branch Va
Joe Davis
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