Hi again, They do have a piston that moves up and down to alter the amount of air(and fuel), that is why the need the damper. I think basically the Stromberg works exactly the same as a SU. However I have heard people say that the SU is easier to live with than the Stromy but I would not know for sure.
Hendrik ----- Original Message ----- From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Faulkner...was clogged radiator? > Yup - you are right! I didn't remember that. I quit working on those > about the time the Strombergs hit the shop. I knew they didn't have > that cool piston floating in the carb throat. I used to enjoy tuning > the SUs. > > On 8/15/05, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The strombergs do have oil dampers, well the 175, as found in some Mercs, do > > anyway. > > You can see the black screws that access the oil resorvoir in these pics > > http://www-cdr.stanford.edu/~cutkosky/jh/ZH_pics/carbs.html if you still > > don't believe me then you can check out > > http://www.snic-braaapp.org/needle.pdf for a good pic of the actual damper. > > > > Hendrik > > > > > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > '87 300SDL > '81 240D > '78 450SLC > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.7/70 - Release Date: 11/08/2005 >
