The secret to Zeniths is to just get a car with low miles and hasn't been overheated and abused. At least, thats the easy way to get good ones.
Actually, thats the secret to getting a nice old car overall. Jaime On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > i was once promoting a fake booklet i was calling "dude, yer car's on > fire: the definitive guide to maintenance and tuning of zenith carburetors > for mercedes" > > i find it difficult to love deforming pot metal bodied fuel spewing death > traps, but others do love them and i'm quite ok with that. i mean, really, > it's not so much the actual liquid gasoline that is flammable but the > vapors, so i guess it really isn't that bad a design flaw > > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > wrote: > > > Be nice. > > > > I suspect there would be a lot of folks who agree with Gary including me. > > > > Randy > > > > > > On 27/09/2013 9:53 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: > > > >> You forgot to thank DrFatty for his useful assistance. > >> > >> --R > >> > >> > >> On 9/27/13 10:27 AM, Mike Esh wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks Dan and Jamie, this is perfect. > >>> > >>> Michael E. Esh > >>> me...@horizonenv.com > >>> michael...@mac.com > >>> http://www.yugster.com/invite/**138123< > http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123> > >>> (C) 231.286.2344 > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Mike, > >>>> > >>>> Jaime has all the documentation for these on his web site at > >>>> www.jaimekop.com, I believe. > >>>> > >>>> Let me know if you have questions. I love the Zeniths and have done a > >>>> great deal of work on them. > >>>> > >>>> Dan > >>>> > >>>> On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:06 AM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> i know nothing about them other than that i despise them and they are > >>>>> the > >>>>> reason why i only drove cars ending in E or D > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Mike Esh <michael...@mac.com> > wrote: > >>>>>> Does anyone have a schematic or information on the dual Zenith > >>>>>> Stromberg > >>>>>> carburetors used on the 6 cyl mercedes engines in the 1970's? I have > >>>>>> friend who bought a 1970 220 D with a transplanted inline 6 cylinder > >>>>>> gasoline engine with dual zenith Carbs. What information do I need > to > >>>>>> and > >>>>>> where do I find it on the carbs or engine to enable us to rebuild > >>>>>> these > >>>>>> things? Any guidance or recommendations are welcome. > >>>>>> Thanks, Mike > >>>>>> Michael E. Esh > >>>>>> > >>>>> > > > > ______________________________**_________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > -- > *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars > > * > *www.BuyEUROparts.com* > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
