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Re: Carb Wanted

To: <Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Carb Wanted
From: Ray Bryant <photoray@flash.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 15:19:01 -0500
John,
Why do you want to spend all that money?  You can buy a complete rebuild kit
for about $60.  Check out http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Highway/7720/
I just spent $58.25 with Joe Curto on a rebuild kit, bypass diaph. and a
metering needle for my CD150.
Ray


> From: Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com
> Reply-To: Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com
> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:35:25 -0400
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Carb Wanted
> 
> 
> Hello listers,
> 
> I'm in the process of getting my Spit ready for the new year and have been
> running on the same decrepit 150CD (Zenith Stromberg - stock).  It starts
> and runs well but, the low idle is a bit rough and unsteady (surprise) -
> and it smells terrible (too rich but no black smoke).
> 
> I've not much interest in tuning or rebuilding it myself (since my shop
> said there's "no more adjustment left on it" anyway).
> 
> SO ---
> 
> I'm interested in a Weber, of course, but I don't want to shell out
> $400-$500 right now.  I'm really interested to hear if anyone has another
> zenith stromberg (or whatever the heck would fit on my manifold (stock) and
> work reasonably well - anyone do a weber mod from a GOOD single carb they'd
> like to sell?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> John Cousins

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