Zenith carburettor spares or replacement

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JimCrawford
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Zenith carburettor spares or replacement

Post by JimCrawford » Sat May 01, 2021 5:10 pm

Hi All,

My Rollason 'Ardem' engine (Tipsy Nipper) is fitted with a Zenith 32KL-P10 carburettor. Has anybody any source for a service kit for this unit? I cannot find one. Maybe it is just the gasket which separates the bowl from the throttle portion. Alternatively is anybody using an alternative carburettor for which spares are easy to find and which can be substituted for the Zenith?

Jim
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Cooperman
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Re: Zenith carburettor spares or replacement

Post by Cooperman » Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:12 am

Jim, I contacted Ruddies in Berlin who have some limited spares.
Can I ask what engine size you have using the Zenith? I have one fitted to an engine I have upgraded from 1600 to 1834 and would prefer to change the jetting etc rather than re engineer everything for the CD150.
Any info appreciated
Many thanks
Paul.
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Re: Zenith carburettor spares or replacement

Post by David Hunter » Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:24 pm

Have you tried Gower & Lee ?

gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/spares.html
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JimCrawford
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Re: Zenith carburettor spares or replacement

Post by JimCrawford » Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:32 pm

Thanks Paul and David for the leads on possible suppliers.

Neither Riddies nor Gower and Lee have the type on their website so I'll email them with a direct enquiry. The last time I did this the conversation ended with the carburettor specialist firm asking what type of vehicle it was for. In response I sent them a photograph of the Nipper and got an immediate reply " I'm afraid we cannot help further with your enquiry "! I'll keep searching.

Cheers

Jim
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