Alastair Smith Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Happy New Year - best wishes for 21. Could anyone recommend to me someone good to refurbish the Strombergs from my GT6 MK1 pls? I am struggling to find time to do it and so just want to send them off to someone reliable. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Andrew Turner is your man: http://www.su-carbs.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 From personal experience I can’t recommend Andrew Turner . There’s enough experience on here to help you refurb . With the benefit of hindsight that’s what I should have done . Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 the carbuerttor exchange leighton buzzard supplies all my needs less bling less £££ss there has been contact /too busy problems in the past but good reliable work not lots of bling more get the basics correct https://www.carburetterexchange.co.uk/contact/ Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qu1ckn1ck Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 35 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: the carbuerttor exchange leighton buzzard supplies all my needs less bling less £££ss there has been contact /too busy problems in the past but good reliable work not lots of bling more get the basics correct https://www.carburetterexchange.co.uk/contact/ Pete Seconded ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair Smith Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Thank you everyone - much appreciated. I will try the carburettor exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Another vote for Andrew Turner. Wouldn't use anyone else for Stromberg or SU carb refurb. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Paul H said: From personal experience I can’t recommend Andrew Turner . Absolutely fully agree with that statement - again from personal experience. Gower & Lee refurbished my Vitesse Stromberg's about 8x years ago and they are still spot-on and deliver perfectly. Regards. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveweblin Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 I had my Vitesse Strombergs refurbed by Burlem Services: http://zenithcarb.co.uk/. Knowledgeable telephone chaps and a rapid turnaround on the work after booking the carbs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 I really cant see what there is to 'refurb' on Strombergs, well the early ones anyway, as theyre so simple. Ok if the spindles holes need sleeving or you want the bodies cleaned up to look new its a specialist job but otherwise to get them running perfectly is very easy compared with some other jobs on our cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 52 minutes ago, johny said: I really cant see what there is to 'refurb' on Strombergs, well the early ones anyway, as theyre so simple. Some of the springs break or become slack and they can be hard to find, plus the specialists seem to be able to clean the carb bodies in a way that I've never been able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 49 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Some of the springs break or become slack and they can be hard to find, plus the specialists seem to be able to clean the carb bodies in a way that I've never been able to. +1 Andrew Turner cleans carbs ready for refurbishment by first solvent washing in thinners, followed by ultrasonic cleaning in a bath of warm detergent. Unless you've got an ultrasonic cleaner at home (and few have), it's not possible to get the old carbs clean as new. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger K Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Nigel Clark said: +1 Andrew Turner cleans carbs ready for refurbishment by first solvent washing in thinners, followed by ultrasonic cleaning in a bath of warm detergent. Unless you've got an ultrasonic cleaner at home (and few have), it's not possible to get the old carbs clean as new. Nigel Aha - that's where being a retired dentist comes in handy... A big vote for the carburettor exchange, who did a beautiful job on my old Land Rover's Solex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 and a blow over with wheel silver rattle can gives a bling that will last a good few years as in picture theres not much you cant fix quite cheaply, on Stroms or Su I agree with Jonny and i would sooner rebuild a worn leaky carb than replace the drive shaft UJ s reaming a worn throttle bore needs some jig and a decent pillar drill so not so diy the rest is easy Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 I have this to look forward too. If I remember from the VIttesse. The biggest issue is wear in the Spindle upsetting the balance? and making ballancing the carbs more difficult. The Herald is single carb: Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 The spindles tend to wear more than the bodies. Move the spindle across the body to check the play with an unworn section of spindle. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 there is a good reason why the harder shaft wears more than the softer body gaugeon pins and pistons have the same i dont remember the metalurgical reasons now Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 Micro-abrasives become embedded in the softer metal, creating an abrasive shaft. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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