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Re: Carb Rebuild Kit

To: "Bollinger, Bob D. (BODB)" <BODB@chevron.com>
Subject: Re: Carb Rebuild Kit
From: Susan Hensley <susan@bearcom.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:02:49 -0500
Hi Bob!

Rebuilding the carb IS a simple job -- you just have to follow the
instructions carefully and take care to make sure you don't nick the new
seals or diaphragm.  I use a dental pick tool to fish the old o-rings
and seals out of the hard-to-get-to places.  

Two tips:
1) Be sure to fit the tab on the diaphragm into the slot on the top edge
of the bowl.

2) Be sure to replace the butterfly linkage o-ring(s) (where the linkage
enters the carb body).

And be aware you will have extra parts -- the manufacturers enclose all
seals and gaskets for variations of carbs so they don't have to
specialize their kits and make life more difficult.  You may have a
gasket for a water choke and one for a manual choke, for example.  Read
the instructions carefully and compare the parts you remove to make sure
the right one goes back on.

Good luck!  I hope this helps!!

Keep Triumphing,
Susan Hensley   :)


Bollinger, Bob D. (BODB) wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have any experience installing one of those carb rebuild kits
> for a stock Zenith Stromberg like they sell in Moss & the other catalogs?  I
> have a '79 and am wondering about the difficulty and necessity of doing a
> carb rebuild (the catalog says "it's easier than you think").  I don't have
> any specific problems with the carb, but from the postings on this list the
> proper functioning of the carb seems awfully important.  Maybe it's the type
> of thing that after doing it I'd notice the difference, but I wouldn't know
> until I did it.  I'm sure the PO never did anything to the carb so maybe
> cleaning it up after 20 years is a good thing to do.
> 
> I'm expecting some responses to say bag the ZS and go to a Weber, which I'd
> be willing to undertake but I've never gotten a straight answer out of
> anyone on how I can still pass emissions since this is a modification of the
> emissions system (I live in CA).  Is the answer here to hopefully find a
> testing shop that "doesn't realize this is a modification" or do I would I
> have to put the ZS back on every two years for the test?
> 
> Thanks,  Bob
> '79 Spit

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