Instructions for adjusting the Stromberg L-2 carburettor
Hello all. I cannot see a page for posting files like this one, so I'll post it in a message. My 1918 Chalmers has a Stromberg L-2 carburettor, and I found a section on this carb in the 1925 edition of Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia. I made a facsimile by scanning and typing. Enjoy.
While on the subject, my carb looks to be a good bit gummed up from old evaporated petrol and I would like to ask if anyone has found a good treatment for soaking carbs to clean out passages and ports etc. Now that would be something. There's also literally about 3 - 4cm of hardened matter in the bottom of the petrol tank too, which is taking ages to get rid of.
All the best,
Dave
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Just a comment about cleaning the carburettor, I read in some msds that proprietary carb cleaners have a lot of acetone. In my work we use acetone for removal of water, so I put the carb in a big vat of that at room temperature. After even an hour there was a heap of muck lying on the bottom of the container, and what was still in the carb was very soft and easy to remove with a fine brusk.