Craigcass Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hi all, With winter looming the spitfire will be in hibernation but thought I would treat it to a carburettor rebuild, something I can do in the warmth of my own home on the kitchen table, if the missus allows haha. Does anyone have any suggestions as where is best to get a set of good quality and at a good price. Non waxstat. Cheers for any suggestions. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 If you're after bits to refurbish carbs then Burlen are the obvious choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Quoted from RobPearce- If you're after bits to refurbish carbs then Burlen are the obvious choice. Ditto, ditto,ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigcass Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Having a quick look on the burlen website it appears everything is out of stock, are the kits not the same ones as shown on the rimmer bros website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Quite possibly but... 1) I would trust Burlen to identify the right part for my carbs, even if they're not the standard ones. I would expect Rimmers to sell me the wrong thing more than half the time. 2) Burlen's prices are generally fair. Rimmers are often higher than others. 3) Even if Rimmers do sell the Burlen kits, they probably also have some stock of Chinese rubbish and will send that to unsuspecting customers at random. Purely based on my own experience before I opted never to use Rimmers unless desperate. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Another vote for Burlen. This is their core business and they are very good at it. There is a guy called Andy Headley (?) who re-bushes the carb spindle bearings in the carb body using rubber (or neoprene or similar) shielded ball races. These are brilliant as they have no slop, are free turning, and are airtight as well. He did mine years ago and they are still perfect. Maybe someone knows if he is still about? Mike C? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigcass Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 From what I've seen and been suggested Burlen are the ones. Never heard of them previously! Another minor issue, my spit is a mk4, fitted with a 1500 engine (engine number begins FM) done by a previous owner. The carburettors are HS4's but they don't have a metal tag on them to specifically identify a model number/year. Any other clues as to how I can identify them further? as the Burlen websites has specific codes for years etc. Thanks, Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve AKA vitessesteve Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I suggest you pick up the phone and talk to Burlem. They had some really helpful and knowledgable staff last time I dealt with them. As they supply much of the SU and Stromberg stuff to the market that others sell they will know when a particular item will be back in stock if they have not got it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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