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Zenith Carburetor (later the Fuel Devices Division of Bendix Corporation) was an American manufacturer of gasoline engine management systems and components, chiefly carburetors and filters. It was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1911 as a subsidiary of the French Société du carburateur Zénith .
The Zenith has features, advanced for that era, that solved some early engine performance problems. The carburetor is designed to run lean, to allow for high-altitude driving. To allow better performance at low altitudes, and in cold weather, the fuel/air mixture ratio is controlled by a manual choke and "Gas Adjusting Valve" (GAV).
The Zenith Carburetter Company Limited was a British company making carburettors in Stanmore Middlesex, founded in 1912 as a subsidiary of the French Société du carburateur Zénith. [1] In 1965, [ 2 ] the company joined with its major pre-war rival Solex Carburettors, and over time, the Zenith brand name fell into disuse.
Société du carburateur Zénith (French for Zenith carburetor company) was a French corporation specialized in the making of carburettors for both automotive and aerospace industries. Created in Lyon in 1909 by car manufacturer Rochet-Schneider, it was taken over in 1970 by German company DVG. One of the main carburettor manufacturers of the ...
In SU and other (e.g. Zenith-Stromberg) variable jet carburetors, it was mainly controlled by varying the jet size. The orientation of the carburetor is a key design consideration. Older engines used updraft carburetors, where the air enters from below the carburetor and exits through the top.
Cutaway view of the fuel system for the Ford Model T engine, showing the gravity-feed fuel supply, carburetor cutaway, and intake stream. [4] The Ford Model T engine had one carburetor, a side-draft, single-venturi unit. Its choke and throttle valves were controlled manually; the latter was with a hand lever rather than a foot pedal. The ...
Weber carburetor, Italian, now made in Spain, owned by Magneti Marelli. Wheeler–Schebler Carburetor Company. Zama Group, primarily an OEM provider. Zenith Carburetor Company, American subsidiary of Société du carburateur Zénith. Zenith Carburettor Company (British), used on Austin cars. Also produced the Zenith-Stromberg carburetors.
B18C - single carburetor version - fitted in the Volvo BM 320 tractor; B18A - single carburetor version; B18D - twin SU Carburettor version; B18B - twin SU or Zenith carburetor version; 1969–1981 B20 — 2.0 L (1,986 cc) — evolution of the B18