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Dennis_Brown
- Posts: 245
- Joined: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:14 pm
- First Name: Dennis
- Last Name: Brown
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Roadster pickup
- Location: Spring Hill Fl
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by Dennis_Brown » Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:04 pm
This Zenith Carb is Patented Dec 29, 1908. I have never taken it apart but it sounds like it has a brass float in it. On the side is cast 04 and to the right of that i stamped F5988 and a 0 laying sideways. The throttle plat is not the normal tin plate but a tapered brass disc that is a little over 9/64 thick.
It looks like there may have been an air filter that went on it. Below the choke there is a band with a slotted and knurled headed machine bolt with a nut. This band can be turned to open or close a slot on either side that is slightly less than 1/2 inch high and about 1 inch long. the thread at the throttle is just under 1 11/64. The bolt holes are 5/16 NC. There is very minimal wear in the throttle and Choke shaft. the choke has a very strong spring under the lever.
Anyone have an Idea what it may have been used on as it is an updraft or know anyone looking for one. Like a lot of other things it has been in my attic for at least 30 years.
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KWTownsend
- Posts: 1382
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:51 pm
- First Name: Keith
- Last Name: Townsend
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: late 1911 touring, 1915 runabout, 1919 touring, brass speedster
- Location: Gresham, Orygun
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
- Board Member Since: 1999
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by KWTownsend » Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:55 am
There were available aftermarket for Model T. They came with a special manifold, too.
They may have been used on Che^rolet in the teens.
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Craig Leach
- Posts: 1906
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:22 am
- First Name: craig
- Last Name: leach
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1919 Firetruck/1922 Speedster
- Location: Laveen Az
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by Craig Leach » Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:16 am
Special manifold for 04 Zenith carberator
Craig.
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TRDxB2
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- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:56 pm
- First Name: Frank
- Last Name: Brandi
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: Speedsters (1919 w 1926 upgrades), 1926 (Ricardo Head)
- Location: Moline IL
- Board Member Since: 2018
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by TRDxB2 » Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:59 am
Since its an updraft carb the "special" part of the manifold was to clear the generator.
The 04 was original equipment on some Chevy & Essex models.
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This manifold made many years ago with a boss to accommodate Model T linkage. There are also original (aftermaket?) manifolds like it without it.
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