Stromberg carb question - new member

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Oct 17, 2007 | 09:38 AM

lone_rngr

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Stromberg carb question - new member

my apologies if there's already a forum for this - with all XJ6 Series lumped I couldn't find anything.
I'm working on a 1970 XJ6 - working my way through fuel issues.
Replaced fuel pump - then fuel puking out the carb.
Suspected sticky needle valve - when I took off the float tank it was full of junk and the U- clip that holds the float pin is corroded of and the tip won't hold the pin in place properly.
I'm confident I can rivet the clip in place and perhaps solder/epoxy the tip - it will almost hold nowbut not quite.
2 questions
1. noticed some rebuilt Stromberg 175 CD carbs on ebay - are any Jaguar carbs from the same vintage going to be the same (needle setting etc)? The best deal I've located is from an E-class V-12
2. Does my fix as outlined above make sense as long as the float is the right height and operates properly?

Oct 17, 2007 | 09:57 AM

ken@britishparts.com

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RE: Stromberg carb question - new member

Do a web search for Joe Curto in College Point, NY. He's the carb guy. Don't let anyone else lie to you.

Oct 17, 2007 | 01:58 PM

Jose

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RE: Stromberg carb question - new member

I'm familiar with SU, but not Weber. Joe Curto might know, but he's mostly a SU repair shop.

There is a Haynes Weber Carburetor Manual (Techbook 10240; covers Weber, Zenith-Stromberg and SU carburetters). You might try to find a copy at any autoparts Service Manual Section.

you might also check Jag-Lovers ( www.jag-lovers.com ) where I have seen some threads about Webers on XJ.

good luck.
Jose