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Re: Carb Rebuild Kit

To: "Bollinger, Bob D. (BODB)" <BODB@chevron.com>,
Subject: Re: Carb Rebuild Kit
From: robertp <robertp@esper.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 23:12:13 -0400
Easy to install, but may not fix your problem.  If the needle seat is 
worn,
tough luck. If the problem is anything else, the rebuild should fix it, 
and it's easy

On 8/18/99 10:37 AM Space Aliens made Bollinger, Bob D. (BODB) say...

>
>
>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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