Original Zenith carburetors wanted
- Thread starter halboyles
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drvee12
Active Member
I have a set of Zenith's that came off a running car but likely need a rebuild, they are complete. PM me for details.
Steve
Steve
I also have a spare set... Now that I have the M90 with Megasquirt, I don't have a need of them any longer (other than garage decoration)..... Actually - I have three of them now that I think of it.
One of them may be from a Mercedes however. Have never messed with them.
One of them may be from a Mercedes however. Have never messed with them.
70sRescueGuy
Member
Friendly hello Halboyles….i think i have them AND working nicely. I have a 1969e3-2800 BUT have just learned by VERY knowledgeable vintage bmw Service/Resto shop Owner of last 35 yrs here in Westchester County NY…he informed me the dual carbs now in my 69e3 (that i recently bought to rescue & restore mechanically) are more for e9..something choke-related…so he ordered dual weber dgav for me to switch them. Unsure if current ones in car are webers or zenith but will know tomorrow and will look to sell them VERY cheaply anyway. But sincere good luck in your search if my situation doesn't work for you.
e3 and e9 used same Zeniths, I don’t think he knows what he is talking about. The only real difference other than perhaps a jet, is that the early carbs did not have a vent for the fuel bowl.
Thank you Steve, message sent.
jmackro
Well-Known Member
I suspect our VERY knowledgeable vintage bmw Service/Resto shop Owner is thinking that tuning a pair of used Zeniths will be a lot of work with a small pay-off. On the other hand, he can bolt on a set of new Weber DGAV's and they'll run OK out of the box. And, he'll get the mark-up on the parts as well as the labor.
And if you go with the Webers might as well install an electric priming pump if you’ve read the other posts.
I'll send you a PM.