Carburettor

[raygeorge]

Hello everyone.  We hope you are all well.

The carb on our Triumph Herald 1147cc really needs replacing. The rebuild with a Rimmer kit hasn't worked well enough. Just very tired - 300,000 miles worth at least of tired.

Can anyone suggest a source of replacement ones. It's a Solex. Can a different make be fitted?

Final thought - am I dreaming or does it look like one I recall from an early Ford Escort?  I'm not really knwleadgeable but it is ringing a bell.

 

Ray

[Pete Lewis]

i always use the carbuertor exchange in leighton buzzard

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/carburetterexchange

or Gower and lee in watford   

http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/

you pay for a rework not lots of bling 

Pete

[Colin Lindsay]

54 minutes ago, raygeorge said:

Final thought - am I dreaming or does it look like one I recall from an early Ford Escort?  I'm not really knwleadgeable but it is ringing a bell.

Ray

They were used on a number of cars of the period, with minor differences to mountings, brackets and other small parts - Ford Anglia was one, VW another, but you need to make sure you get the correct model. 

Unless you've a very early Herald it's probably the B30PSEI you need. I wonder how yours would benefit from a professional rebuilt from one of the two Pete mentions, or is it too worn to be refurbished?

[Pete Lewis]

bring it up to sunny luton we can have a look  ( at 2mtrs with a telescope ) ha 

there is little to go very wrong apart from worn body/throttle spindles  

there  rest of any problems will be blocked air bleeds 

but should be easy to make a runner  

Pete

[daverclasper]

7 hours ago, raygeorge said:

300,000 miles worth at least of tired.

Is that the mileage whilst fitted on the Herald. if so a record for a Herald?.

Dave 

[Pete Lewis]

whats the basic problem youre having  

Pete