Hey guys, I'm from South Africa.
Can anyone help as to what carbs I can substitute for a 1200 datsun,without much conversion.
I even would'nt mind a bit power.
My carb's giving me hell.
Please help, the 1200's really sluggish.

Any carb off an A12, A14, A15 -- B210, B310, Pulsar, fwd Datsun, etc. Only the emissions controls/choke might differ, which is not a big deal.

1970s Honda Civic, Mazda and some others also use the same type -- Hitachi 306.

I am in your shoes. I am Kenyan. My carburator is giving me hell too!!

1. It floods when driven for long in low gears
2. The float has been adjusted many times in vain.
3. The adjustment is estimated coz I do not have Owner's Manual
4. The engine hesitates on acceleration (to near stalling)
5. Consumes lots os fuel: 8-11km per litre

Imagine I am forced to touch fuel many times in the morning to drain it off! I feel so bad I want to change the carb too. But something tells me something is wrong coz other people's similar cars are fine, even older ones!!!

Mine is:
- Datsun 1200 Pickup
- Make 1993
- 1171cc

Quote:Sounds like you need to replace a part.

Quote:You only need to adjust the float once. A little know fact is that the float adjustment requires no special tools or Repair/Service Manual. Check out the Carb adjustment article for the procedure.

If the fuel level varies after adusting the float, you need to replace some part. Probably one of these:
- Needle and seat assembly (it might be leaking)
- Fuel pump pressure is too high, forcing fuel past the needle & seat and overriding the float level (see the article for the fuel pump test)
- ball-bearing is missing underneath the accelerator pump, allowing fuel to siphon into the throttle bores during normal operation

Any other ideas???

I hold to the view that the original carb is suitable only for geriatric driving ( ONLY JOKING! )

The best fix is to replace it with a 32/36 Weber and then put the car on the Chassis Dyno and tune the carb to suit.

With luck you will be able to minimise the idle emissions down to California requirements.

If you can, then the car will have better performance than standard and the Law will still love you.