Stromberg EE-14, is it good for the 810?

Amen Brad!!

TOM~
An old friend of mine Chuck Cantwell , who once was a suspension engineer & test engineer/ driver for Carroll Shelby during the Cobra and GT-350-500 mustang era , once said to me that the old Stromberg 97 was really only a controlled fuel dripper & Fuel leaker that only acted somewhat like a simple crude carburetor !

When rebuilding my EE15 carb I use a rebuild kit for a Stromberg 97 which was used on early model Ford V-8's. The gaskets are the same and other pieces work plus it comes with a float setting gauge. I also use a low pressure electric piston type fuel pump (2.5-4.0 PSI). It is made by Airtex Products, their part # is E8902. You'll probably have to order it from their web sire as most part stores don't stock it.

Mike makes a good point about excessive fuel pressures lifting the float's needle valve off it's seat~
Are you using an add-on extra electric fuel pump ?

I find this issue all the time resulting in overly rich fuel/air & delivery. The carb may just be flooding slightly from the float's needle valve assembly.
Can you re-lap in the float's needle & seat assembly for a better sure positive shut-off seal ?

I am not really familar with this exact carb~~~
Are there internal removable fuel main jets, or some sort of jet step-up rods, in this carb that you might be able to swap-out & install slightly smaller size & lower flow fuel size jets ?

My understanding is mixture screws only effect idle. Once the carb. moves out of the idle circut they have minimal effect. More likley fuel presure too high , float set improperly. etc. As a rule of thumb the floot should be level in the bowl if no specs. exist. Just a L-29 and Auburn guys two cents.
CORDially Mike

Look at the last sentance of the balinwire post. He spoke of turning in the mixture screws till they stop. Then back them out1 3/8th turns. Hope this helps you get the carb set properly.

balinwire wrote: Hi Aris,
I ran the 14 with success. it is a Packard from 36-38. It has the vacuum piston that the EE 16 lacks. I have a EE 15 base that I was going to mate with the 14 body and except for the electric choke I think the body is pretty close, mine ran fine with a manual choke.
The idle system jets, the float level and the power pump seem the same and the fuel inlet is on the left side.
The venturi is 1 1/32" and that is the same as the 15.
It also has the four hole flange that works with the Cord manifold.
There are some minor tuning adjustments between the 35-6-7's EE-14's. I just close the mixture screw's to stop and open 1 and 3/8 turns till it idles smoothly.

Hi again balinwire,
I tried the EE-14 on the 810, it runs well in idle and on the road, the only problem is that the sparkplugs get fouled up with a lot of black carbon soot. You mention some minor tuning adjustments, can you please describe them for me?
Thanks ahead!

Thanks balinwire, your comments are most helpful!

Hi Aris,
I ran the 14 with success. it is a Packard from 36-38. It has the vacuum piston that the EE 16 lacks. I have a EE 15 base that I was going to mate with the 14 body and except for the electric choke I think the body is pretty close, mine ran fine with a manual choke.
The idle system jets, the float level and the power pump seem the same and the fuel inlet is on the left side.
The venturi is 1 1/32" and that is the same as the 15.
It also has the four hole flange that works with the Cord manifold.
There are some minor tuning adjustments between the 35-6-7's EE-14's. I just close the mixture screw's to stop and open 1 and 3/8 turns till it idles smoothly.

I got this EE-14 from eBay apparently in good condition. Will it work well on the 810? Any ideas on what car/engine it was used on?