Original Stromberg carbs weren't called 'leakers' for nothing. But that was then. And this is now.

Old Strombergs leaked for many reasons. First, the inlet needles would stick, so gas would fill the float bowl and up past the felt accelerator pump washer. Then the paper gaskets got wet and let fuel out of the float bowl. Then folks would pound on the airhorn casting to unstick the needle. Then they'd get heavy-handed on the airhorn screws, attempting to fix the leaks, and warp the casting making things even worse.

So what have we done about it? First, we've included a twin-ball S-jet inlet valve that self-cleans so it won't stick. Second, we use high tech gasket materials - a modern reinforced cellulose/nitrile mix. And third, we've thickened our airhorn castings in the float bowl area to reduce the chance of warping.

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