Carburettor Overhaul

[Ken's 57]

Can anyone suggest a good business to overhaul a grey motor carby please? Prefer NSW but they're small enough to pack and post so the location is not that much of an issue - other than the outrageous cost of parcel postage these days, of course! I spoke to Kim at Carburettor Service in Burwood, Sydney, and it all sounded quite okay. Your thoughts??
Cheers, Ken.

[DCE80]

If it's standard carb kits are available and unless you want it re coated or oversized throttle shaft installed ( if it's sloppy) they are very easy to do.
Kit is fuel miser sb-652 exploded diagram is in the box.

I couldn't get an oversized throttle shaft myself  so took this section in on its own to have it supplied and fitted.
Dan

[DCE80]

These are on ebay but got mine cheaper at local auto store.

[Harv]

G'day Ken,

The carby overhaul is relatively simple. A step-by-step process, with photos, is here:
FB/EK Holden Stromberg Carburetion Enthusiasts Guide

Having said that, I would highly recommend the Carb Service Co at Burwood - awesome to deal with.

Cheers,
Harv

[mcl1959]

At the Vic club meeting in April we had a chap come along from Wilsons carburettors in Melbourne. Been in business for Decades. I think he said they started in the sixties.
Was very interesting listening to him talk about carby rebuilding and how it should be done.
Wilsons does a rebuild where EVERYTHING is addressed right down to surface finishing all gasket seats so they are flat, not just clean.
All carbies are bench run and tested. According to the guy, carbies are all a little bit different in the way they run and with what fuel they have in them. He can set up one carby to run and it will end up jetted differently to what appears to be another carby that is exactly the same.
Fascinating listening to him.

Ken

[Ken's 57]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Much appreciated. Will opt for Carburettor Service I think as the shaft appears a little sloppy and I'm within driving distance to Sydney.

Cheers, Ken

[Dr_Terry]

BTW Ken, it is Tim at Carburettor Service Co., not Kim.

Dr Terry

[Ken's 57]

Ah.....cheers for that Dr Terry.
Heading there tomorrow so you've helped me keep my dodgy hearing a secret