Re: Determing what type of Carburetor I have

Posted by John Icenhower on August 03, 1998 at 14:46:32

In Reply to: Determing what type of Carburetor I have
posted by Bob on August 03, 1998 at 08:26:32

Bob,
If it isn't a Zenith and it isn't a Tillotson then it may be a Sears or Allstate.They have a rectangular float bowl.There was an article about these in an issue of The Restorer last year.Seems it was written by Steve Pargeter, who has written a book on Model A carburetors (but I'm not sure about that).There was also an article on these in The Restorer that included a copy of the brochure from a box that one of these carbs came in.
Come to think of it, look at the fuel mixture needle rod under the choke rod slide.Is it a hex instead of a round rod? If so then I'm pretty sure that it is an Allstate carb.As far as I know there isn't anyone making kits or spare parts for these.My Dad likes these and buys them at swap meets for spare parts.I think he has to make his own gaskets and takes donor parts from his spares.
Let us know what you find out.If you can't find the Restorer article let me know too and I'll see if I can round one up for you.
John
: I have a 1930 Model A Deluxe Roadster with a leaking carburetor.I am trying to obtain the proper rebuild kit, but I am running into a problem identifying what type of carburetor I have.I know it is not a Zenith, since it does not have a round bowl and is not stamped with Zenith on the side.I then assumed that it was a Tilitson, but the Tilitson gasket that I have, does not match my rectangular bowl and the float valve does not look like the Tilitson float valves that I have seen in catalogs.The only thing that is stamped on the side of my carburetor is "Patent No: 1,536,043".
: Can anyone privide me a little direction in determining what type of carburetor this might be?

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