Picture of Zenith 1 Carb with a G

[Tom Wesenberg]

I don't ever recall seeing a "G" over the Zenith name before. Anyone know what it means?
This came from a homemade deer hauler I found in the trees at a garage sale a few years ago.
Motor runs like new.
Thanks

[jimalabam]

A first also for me Tom. Maybe some of the others can chime in,,,

[Carb Guy]

I will look out in the shop at the carb bodies I have to see if i can come up with one like it. Hard to tell from the picture where the inlet is, either in the front or on the hood side like the A carbs, or in the front like B carbs.

[Tom Wesenberg]

The fuel inlet faces the hood side, just like the common Zeniths do.
The front cover has the wide motor mounting flange for the 1928 solid motor mount.

Since Model A engines were used in Gleaner combines, I wonder if the "G" meant the engine or carb was destined for that machine?

[CarlG]

They only used them on RED engines ??

[Tiny]

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The G stands for gas.

[Pickupman]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

The fuel inlet faces the hood side, just like the common Zeniths do.
The front cover has the wide motor mounting flange for the 1928 solid motor mount.

Since Model A engines were used in Gleaner combines, I wonder if the "G" meant the engine or carb was destined for that machine?

All Gleaner combines that utilized a Model A Ford Motor used a Kingston Carb.

[Jwilli]

I have a Zenith 1 with the G above. Is that good or bad?

[Carb Guy]

Pictures of Zenith carbs Bottom & top With a "G" on them

[Carb Guy]

"G" on top & Bottom of Zenith carbs

[Carb Guy]

JWilli. Nothing wrong just good Zenith Carbs

[RonC]

I believe some side bowl filters also have Gs

[Carb Guy]

Ron C

Yes I have worked on sidebowl filters with a "G" on them

[Bill Sherwood]

a nice picture of a Zenith 1 with a "G" in the Judging Standards.

[Ron in Quincy]

Tom,

I have a late Zenith-1 just like yours except the engraved "G" is on the back side of both the upper and lower housings. I also have a late Zenith-1 bowl that has a embossed "E" on the back side and no other markings.

The "G" on the front side may be like the Holley upper housing that only existed for 1 month, the "H" was sideways when the mold was made; the Holley is listed in the Standards; I have a complete restored Holley with the sideway "H".

Ron

[Tom Wesenberg]

I guess there are a lot more carb markings than I'd realized. I've just never seen some of them.

[Rancho Deluxe]

I have been trying for a while now to find any one who knows something about this one, the way it is marked with the raised letters..

[Ron in Quincy]

Your raised Zenith-2 is a Holley made carb, it appears in the Standards, this way you can match the proper upper housing with your lower housing. By the way, your lower housing has a brass removable GAV needle seat.

Ron

[Carb Guy]

As Ron said, the raised Zenith-2 is a Holley carb, it was only used Jan. , Feb., Mar., Apr. , of 1929

[Rancho Deluxe]

Originally Posted by Carb Guy

As Ron said, the raised Zenith-2 is a Holley carb, it was only used Jan. , Feb., Mar., Apr. , of 1929

I know all of that, who made it & when..But have Never seen a Zenith-2 with raised letters & a Raised "H" on the throat before.. It states in the Standards it had NO "H" on the throat !!