Stromberg rebuild question

I got a pretty good stromberg 97 that I will soon be rebuilding, I've never done this before so I've been looking at some of the tech threads about rebuilding 97s. And I just had one question, does anyone recommend getting a stromberg jet wrench? Speedway has them for about $15. I was just wondering if there is an alternate way to remove the jets or if the wrench is a good investment. Thanks

 

Check out HAMBer Uncle Max's wrench, a very strong one. There simply is not a good alternative for most jets...big threads, tight, deeply recessed.

 

The Stromberg jet wrench is ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY!!! There will be all sorts of crud underneath the jets, and there is no other easy way to get them out without damaging something.

You should also remove the emulsion tubes. You can do this by tapping a few threads at the ends of the tubes, inserting a machine screw and then using a nut against some spacers to pull the tubes out. Someone makes a kit to do this, but the kit is just a tap and a few screws, nuts, etc. Nothing you could not do yourself.

Dip the disassembled carb and everything is a good carb cleaner. You can get industrial strength dipping solution (or at least, what passes for industrial strength these days) in 11 or 5 gallon pails at NAPA. It is usually a special order item so you will have to wait a day to pick it up.

Do not get this stuff on your skin. The new stuff is bad enough, the stuff they sold in the bad old days was unbelieveable. First of all, it actually was a bright flourescent green. Go figure. If one drop got on your skin, you knew it, and you could feel the poisons being absorbed into your body. Our poor livers. But damn, that stuff did work well. You could drop a 60 year old carb into it and it came out gleaming and shining like the day it was made.

 

okay, thanks guys, I'll give in and buy a wrench, haha, I may as well, I'm gonna end up rebuilding at least two more of these before its all over with.

 

I bought the jet wrench and rebuild kits from Uncle Max. Quality was excellent. I think the wrench is better than most of the other ones I've seen. Well worth the money.

 

Because of the large diameter threads, overtightening, and tiny wrench surface, Strombergs can actually break cheap wrenches

 

2nd that. Don't cheap out on the Speedway version. Uncle Max's will be the last you buy.

 

Split two speedways wrenches use max's wrench it'll get the job done.

 

...and where may one find one of these miracle jet wrenches?