A/Super A Carb models and their use

Super A · Oct 17, 2014

According to the parts book you could get a Super A with a Marvel-Schrebler, Zenith, or Carter carb. Was there any rhyme or reason to what model was used? For example were certain years more likely to have Marvel, other years Zenith, and others Carter?

thanks,
Al

Hendrik · Oct 17, 2014

Do not know the rhyme or reason either.
The attached link shows a similar discussion on Red Power.
My 1950 Super A has a Zenith distillate carburetor.
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Harry Klever · Oct 17, 2014

I think it had to do with the differant companies , having the raw materials, labor, during world war 2, to be a steady supplier.

gene bender · Oct 18, 2014

SA was built 3yrs after the war it must have been a supply thing remember they were building tractors at a hi pace. Other brands used the same carbs and you can only make so many carbs in a certain model thus CARTER and MARVEL made ones that worked for same engine types. There was probably over 100,000 engines built that yr needing same type of a carb.

Jason S. · Oct 18, 2014

(quoted from post at 17:18:26 10/17/14) According to the parts book you could get a Super A with a Marvel-Schrebler, Zenith, or Carter carb. Was there any rhyme or reason to what model was used? For example were certain years more likely to have Marvel, other years Zenith, and others Carter?

thanks,
Al

My Super A is a 1954 and it came with a Carter. It's still on there actually.

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