carb rebuild help...

hey fellas, is there a guide anywhere on how to rebuild a SIII zenith carb, Im gonna have a go at it and cant find anything....

Do you have the Land Rover manual? There's a section in there.

is it in the owners manual or haynes? from just holding my dads old one it looked fairly simple and i was quite young then,
just take lots of photos, and maybe get an exploded diagram of one, that should give you a good clue on where everything goes

My Haynes manual rotted away years ago and the modern version has a load of stuff missing. I downloaded a copy of the Land Rover one, it's much better. Well worth taking some piccies as you take it off - especially of the linkages.

i think i have a copy of an exploded diagram of a zenith on my computer somewhere, ill have a quick look now, and if ive got one ill post it on here for ya

i found it on my computer, but i found the same one online,
hope this works
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...page=1&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&tx=65&ty=93

You can find the S3 manual here, I think the carb is in section 3 or 4.

pdf Land Rover Manuals | Landroverweb.com

www.stationary-engine.co.uk/ZenithCarbs/ZenithCarb.htm
bit bigger picture links towards bottom of the page

nice one, cheers for the info chaps, must admit looks like im opening up pandoras box tho...lol

Carbs are actually quite good fun to rebuild - especially as you can do it sitting down (you don't want to know about my back...) Start off by photographing the carb in situ 'cos the connections and linkages are not well described in the manual. Remove it and clean the outside thoroughly before you start.
I use a cut down cardboard box as a workspace - keeps things clean and makes it less easy to lose small parts. Clean everything off with carb cleaner and a toothbrush/small paintbrush. If you're not confident about identifying bits lay them out in the order you remove them on a piece of paper - sub assemblies can be put in individual compartments of an old egg box if you're worried about mixing bits up. Have a paper copy of the exploded diagram handy.
Use a small socket set and spanners and the right fitting screwdriver bits - some of the threads are delicate, especially those in alloy castings. Don't overtighten screws.
Make sure mating surfaces are clean, free of old gasket and flat - Zenith carbs are prone to warping and there's plenty of internet guides on identifying and solving this problem.
If you're googling for info don't forget it's a 36IV, not a 361V.
And if it all goes horribly wrong, a new carb is less than a hundred notes. (but then you end up in the protracted argument about what carb to fit, a replacement Zenith or a Weber equivalent)
Good luck!

is this the kit I need for a rebuild....

Paddock Spares - Zenith carburettor repair kit - 4cyl Petrol

No picture but it looks like the right bit - worth checking it's not just the gasket set.

ive seen a couple of zenith rebuild kits go on ebay lately, although the weber rebuild kit does seem more popular than the zenith, no reason why you shouldn't be able to pick up a decent rebuild kit for under £20

4wheeldrive said:

ive seen a couple of zenith rebuild kits go on ebay lately, although the weber rebuild kit does seem more popular than the zenith, no reason why you shouldn't be able to pick up a decent rebuild kit for under £20

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talking of webers
my sons got an old mk2 escort witha 32/36 dgv onnit manual choke. anybody know where he can get the little choke linkage bushes from? there not included in the rebuild kit:doh: