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Old 06-09-15, 19:07
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Default What model carburator is on the GMC Fox Armoured Car?

Hi folks,
Anyone have a parts manual for the Fox to hand and can look up something for me?

Have been trying to find hen's teeth with unobtanium grills on them....

That is a wartime Solex 40/RZINEO carb for my Humber Armoured car.

Several folks have been looking who have Humber Mk4s and also the Humber Scout Cars which use the same engine.

Some post war carbs that are supposedly a post war replacement have turned out to have all been modified for a constant speed usage - i.e. for a generator , compressor or pump.

We are looking at a modern Rocester carb for a similar sized engine and doing some testing this weekend.

But it dawned on me that the Fox - being a twin brother to the Humber - might use a Chevy carb that might still be around.

Does anyone know what model that is?

Better yet, does anyone know where to buy one?

Even better, do you have one (or two) for sale???

Any experiances with the carb - on a Fox or not - I would love to hear of it.

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Jim
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Old 07-09-15, 08:07
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Hi Jim.

If you look on Dirks Www.lwdparts.com at the canadian armour parts section, you will find that carb.

Cheers.

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Old 07-09-15, 16:35
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Thanks Stefan for the lead.

I had heard also from Bruce Parker and found one last night that is NOS.

But I hadn't been to the site in a while and found a part for a Fox that I can use on my Humber Mk4 - the driver's head pad!

Sent a request for postage costs on the website contact.

We guessed at making our own, but would be great to have a real one!

Thanks!!!
Jim
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Old 07-09-15, 21:43
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Stefan, that is not the carb we need, those are Solex 35-40 and I have 5 of them and they are the ones that were modified or used for something else.

This is the exact same carb and they work very poorly in low speed, gear, they are slow as >>>>>>

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Hi Jim.

If you look on Dirks Www.lwdparts.com at the canadian armour parts section, you will find that carb.

Cheers.

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Old 07-09-15, 23:12
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I must be on a different page of the lwd site. What I see is a Carter W1 which is stated to be of the type used on Canadian armoured vehicles and the C60X (6x6 truck). The C60X used a 270 cubic inch engine so this carburettor may also suit the Staghound T17E1 which used twin 270s.
Hope this is of some help.

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Old 08-09-15, 01:00
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I must be on a different page of the lwd site. What I see is a Carter W1 which is stated to be of the type used on Canadian armoured vehicles and the C60X (6x6 truck). The C60X used a 270 cubic inch engine so this carburettor may also suit the Staghound T17E1 which used twin 270s.
Hope this is of some help.

David
Hi David,
It is on the page of parts for British vehicles.
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Old 08-09-15, 01:26
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Carter W1 is used on 216 Chev engines. The 270 GM engine on armoured vehicles and the C60X uses a Zenith 28A.
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Old 08-09-15, 01:25
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Hi Jim.

If you look on Dirks Www.lwdparts.com at the canadian armour parts section, you will find that carb.

Cheers.

Stefan
Thanks Richard, it was Stefan's reference to 'canadian armour parts section' that threw me.

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