Mike,
The manual choke conversion for the ZS is not bad... the original choke is,
as you've experienced, a piece of junk. The choke and the asinine
all-in-one manifold/cat converter of the '75-'80 MGBs has, in my opinion,
given the ZS carb a worse rep than it's probably deserved.
Give the manual choke a try. For little cash outlay, you can remain
emissions legal and have a much better time with reliability. I'd say give
that a try first, and have the carb rebuilt at the same time for optimal
effect.
Regards,
Kevin Shertz
'80 MGB
On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Michael Jose wrote:
>> Dear listers,
>> As I've been having a world of trouble with my ZS on my 79 B since I've
>> had the car, (as in, two rebuilds of the carb, countless rebuilds of the
>> choke, and now a fire from the choke) I would like to ask a provocative
>> question.
>> HAVE THE BRITISH EVER HEARD OF A SIMPLE AUTOMATIC CHOKE?
>> Sorry to yell, but American cars from the 60s had autochokes which were
>> air operated, and functioned very well. I'm not sure if this were a
>> trade secret kept in the states, but I am wondering if I have any real
>> options for a carburettor that works most of the time, is simple to
>> maintain, doesn't require some bizarre choke setup, and can keep my car
>> emissions-legal.
>> I've seen single SUs, Webers of differing sizes, and manual choke
>> conversions for the Stromberg, but nothing that looks like it would
>> actually help at all.
>> I know everyone will have his own opinion, I guess I'm just asking for
>> all of those, and the one I like best wins.
>> I'm just tired of fighting my carburettor.
>> Mike Jose
>> 79B
>> Phoenix
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