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Originally Posted by dmtinker
It is a bit of change but my time is worth money as well. The problem is that I don't know where I'm starting from initially since I just got the car. I still have to get a manual. I've just heard a lot of problems with the Zeniths compared to the Webers. I don't want to put in all this work then wind up having to replace them anyway. I'm a pretty good 'shade tree' mechanic but I've never had to deal with carburetors until now.
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Well, once you get old enough to realize your time is worth money the equation changes.....
For me, it's therapy now, rather than economic....
That said, drove my Weber equipped 71 250C into work today. I cannot say enough about the transformation these carbs had on the car.
I love them! Once dialed in, they work seamlessly. Car starts immediately when cold (no need to even pump the throttle), settles into a buttery idle, electric chokes pull off automatically and no stutter, stumble or hesitation when either hot or cold.
Maybe not original, but you cannot tell once the air cleaner is on.
I remember spending hours in the early seventies screwing around with the twin Solexes on my 190SL, and finally biting the bullet for a pair of Weber 40DCOEs. Same transformation, that 190SL ceased to have any carb problems or need for periodic tweaking and ran great for 6 more years until sold. Probably ran great for many years thereafter, but I lost track of the car a few years later.
If the cash outlay is not a problem, you will not regret the modification.
Jim