Weber or Zenith

I currently have a Weber carb fitted to my Series 3 and I was wondering if I should fit an original Zenith carb or not?

Zenith's are getting a bit scarce and the copies are of hit and miss quality.

Fuel consumption is a little better with a Weber as they run leaner but at the expense of oomph and are said to be more prone to jet blockage.

It's all a bit swings and roundabouts. If you're happy with how it runs I'd leave it.

A 2.5 carb would be nice but there's a fair bit of faffing, manifold/downpipe/cable to sort out.

if its working ok, no driveability issues or faults, then leave it

It depends on your desire to achieve authenticity. Zenith is the original specifation but Weber's are a good and long accepted alternative. Webers are prone to idled jet coming but easily fixed. I have a Weber and find it reliable.

Ahem not coming, carbonised .

John S said:

It depends on your desire to achieve authenticity. Zenith is the original specifation but Weber's are a good and long accepted alternative. Webers are prone to idled jet coming but easily fixed. I have a Weber and find it reliable.

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When you say "easily fixed" do you mean, strip the carb and clean/replace or is there an easier way. The reason I ask is that every time I do anything to my carb I end up in a a worse situation so I'm therefore very reluctant to take it to bits.

Col

I was specifically referring to the idle jet on the Weber. It's quick to unscrew and clean.

John S said:

I was specifically referring to the idle jet on the Weber. It's quick to unscrew and clean.

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Yes, sorry. I obviously didn't read your post correctly.

Col