How can I tell how old my carburetor is?
How can I tell how old my carburetor is?
It’s like a “VIN” for your carburetor and should be hand-stamped on the front of the choke tower to the right of the vent tube on most typical Holley carbs. The list number typically is four to six digits long and may or may not have a suffix number behind it. The date code will be right below it.
Who made Stromberg carburetors?
The Bendix Corporation
The Bendix Corporation marketed three types of aircraft fuel systems under the Bendix-Stromberg name: The first type was manufactured for low performance aircraft engines and virtually all aircraft engines produced before 1938.
What CFM is a Quadrajet carb?
Quadrajets can range anywhere in between 600 and 800 CFM. Most are rated 750 CFM or higher.
Whats the difference between 4150 and 4160?
These two are very similar with the primary difference that the 4150 uses a thick metering block in both the primary and secondary while the 4160 is shorter in length and uses a thin, metering plate on the secondary side.
Where are Zenith carburetors made?
Bristol, Virginia
Today, the company is known as Zenith Fuel Systems LLC, with headquarters and a modern manufacturing facility in Bristol, Virginia and still offers original manufacturing equipment and replacement carburetors and kits.
How do you adjust a Stromberg 97 carburetor?
On the front carb, take both idle adjustment screws and screw then in all the way and adjust the idle mixture with just the rear carb. Just the rear Carb is working and it may not be set up properly resulting in improper idle adjustment and poor operation being rich.
Are Rochester carburetors still made?
In 1995 Rochester became part of Delphi, which in turn became a separate company four years later, and continues to manufacture fuel injection systems in Rochester, now part of General Motors Automotive Components Holdings- Rochester Operations.
Where are Stromberg carburetors made?
Alfred Stromberg founded the Stromberg Motor Devices Co and produced carburetors starting after 1905. The company was bought by Bendix Aviation Company in 1929; Bendix-Stromberg carbs were produced in South Bend, Indiana form 1930 onwards. Studebaker cars were also made in South bend and used many Stromberg carbs.
When did the Bendix Stromberg carburetor come out?
In 1936, the first Bendix-Stromberg pressure carburetor (a model PD12-B) was installed and flown on an Allison V-1710 -7. The Bendix Corporation marketed three types of aircraft fuel systems under the Bendix-Stromberg name: The first type was manufactured for low performance aircraft engines and virtually all aircraft engines produced before 1938.
Are Stromberg carbs the same as Zenith carbs?
Zenith was also owned by Bendix, so Stromberg carbs were variously referred to as Stromberg, Bendix-Stromberg and Zenith-Stromberg. However, British Stromberg and Zenith-Stromberg are unrelated to the American carburetors.
What kind of tool kit did Stromberg make in the 1930s?
Stromberg passenger and truck carburetor tool kit from 1930’s. Note the empty positions in the tray. Stromberg offered a more expensive kit using the same box which also contained a set of reamers. Very few kits were sold containing the reamers. Early 1930’s Stromberg metal parts cabinet.