carbs

Hi folks,i'm new on this forum,just became the owner of a '72 highwayman. The old zenith carb is running a bit rich, wondered if there is a replacement weber available new? Fitted a weber kit to an old land rover some years ago,i think that had a zenith also.The difference it made to the engine was remarkable. But with all the different levels of tune for the 1725,i guess any new carb would have to be jetted specifically for the commer? Then there's the height clearance too.Any ideas? Lots of other questions coming soon! Cheers, cyril.
 
Hiya Cyril and, as they say around here, welcome to the mad house. There has been quite a bit of talk about various carb conversions on here but I think Speedy Spares have new original ones available and Commerchris also had one for sale, not sure if it is still available but she's always hanging round so I'm sure she will let you know soon. Nice to see you [8D] any pics of your van?

'Harvey the RV'
 
welcome cyril hope you find it useful!

Speedys have it listed as:
169002090 Carburettor Weber Replacement £130.00

Not sure whether it means weber replacement of zenith or some other replacement for a weber?!

I am sure someone on here had a weber but they hadn't had much joy with it?
 
I recently bought the carb mentioned above from Speedy spares as my van wouldn't idle and then started backfiring and lacking power.

Now it idles sweet as anything and runs very smoothly.

Just for info, I have a 1968 Commer Motorhome with a 1725 engine in it.

Cheers

Dave
 
Hi Cyril, Welcome to the forum and the joys of Commer ownership. Webers damn fine things - have a friend who spent a weekend experimenting with jet sizes on their carb (can't remember offhand if they are zenith or weber:I) will try and pick their brains and put how they got on as a posting on the forum.

This is my weber - goes really well on a good day - fitted to a 1725 '71 autosleeper

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Bessie - four star commerdation
 
Hi studiocommer, you must be a mind reader because i've just posted a question on weber jets before reading your post on weber jets! Yes it would be a great help to find out the sizes. Cheers
 
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