| Why not just rebuild my carbs? a good question, a few answers: Well tuned and adjusted carburetors will give you better gas mileage, as well as cut your fuel emissions! A rebuild only replaces gaskets and limited parts. A restoration addresses much more. From the dirt caused by old gas, the dirt that gets thru without a gas filter, or just the gunk that forms from old gas sitting in the bowls; decades of use will clog the jets, make the floats stick, degrade the gaskets and prevent a good air and fuel mix. If the car has been off the road for a time, the situation is worse. We clean your carbs chemically, and then do a detailed hand cleaning Pot metal cast carb bodies and tops can become distorted by overtightening; on Zeniths its mostly a problem with the tops to body mating. On Solex, its the carb body to manifold. The created gap from over tightening not only causes air leaks, but can actually deform the carburetor throat! Our restoration service provides flat mating surfaces, and with solex we can rebore the throats to round. Reaming jets with improper tools to clean them will score and even change the jet size. Jets will actually "erode" to a larger size from the passage of gasoline over the years. We not only clean, but guage all jets to make sure that they are all correct size. Butterflies wear, shafts become bent. Solex throats and bushings have specific problems that evolve over time. Zeniths, the pump lever is subject to bending and breaking. Throttle levers wear and break on both styles. Small parts easily get lost or broken over time. Our restoration process addresses these and any other problems. There are many issues that can rob your car of performance and all should be checked before having your carbs redone. Please refer to our troubleshooting section about the many problems, that can affect engine performane. Then call us to find out how we can help you make your car run better! |
| 356 Carburetor Rescue LLC |
| We can make your car run better |
John Jenkins and Jim Kaufmann, two long time 356 enthusiasts formed this business to bring what they saw as a much needed service to the Porsche community. Starting from basic Zenith carburetors, they now also do all Solex carburetors for early 356, 550, and 912 Four Cylinder Porsches. With custom machining available for high performance applications. For background on the people themselves, this is the page link. As per our name, we are here to "rescue" original carburetors for the Porsche 4 cylinder cars; right now, we remanufacture Zenith and Solex carbs only. We can also machine Zenith & Solex carburetors for special high performance applications, including 914 and VW. WE NOW DO BOSCH DISTRIBUTORS! We work up a set of carburetors to your specifications and take yours in core exchange. Check for availability from our stock, but as demand often exceeds supply, our lead time can vary from 2 to 8 weeks. If you prefer to maintain originality of your engine, we can certainly restore your carburetors. We also sell carburetors without cores for exchange. If you are not sure what your original carburetor specs are, please refer to these specifications. |
| 356 Carburetor Rescue LLC, 285 Morgan Road, Sedona, Arizona 86336 Call Jim or Candace at 928 204-0507 for pricing information on our products and services and to place an order If you have problems with this website, contact Candace at cdelaney@356carburetorrescue.com or call 928 204-0507 Thank you for your interest in our products 356 Carburetor Rescue is not affiliated with and/or endorsed in any way by PCNA or Dr.Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG. |
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We restore the following:
Solex:
Zenith
We can also do custom
machining to create high
performance
carburetors: 40 PII-4 to 42
and 44mm,
32 NDIX to 34 and 36mm.
NOW
Bosch Distributors
Solex:
- 32 PBJ
- 32 PBIC / PICB
- 40 PBIC / PICB
- 40 PII sand cast
for Carrera 4 and
Spyder - 40 PII - 4 for super
90, SC, and 912,
solid, split - shaft, - 40 PII - 4 split shaft
to solid shaft
conversion.
Zenith
- 32NDIX, Normal,
Super, and C
carburetors.
We can also do custom
machining to create high
performance
carburetors: 40 PII-4 to 42
and 44mm,
32 NDIX to 34 and 36mm.
NOW
Bosch Distributors