Can anyone identify this carburettor?

[LizardsA]

I have bought an engine recently, and this carburettor was attached. I cannot identify it, as it looks different to a Tillotson. Please can someone help?

Mike
Johannesburg, South Africa

[MikeK]

That is a Marvel Schebler. Sold aftermarket, a very good running and simple carb. You are missing the choke driver, a hard to find part for it.

[Big hammer]

I googled the patent # and came up with E.A. Bessom

[TinCup]

Renners Corner is your resource for parts. This is a nice running carb. Idles good and has a built in accelerator pump. It's pot metal but tends to hold up better than the Tillotson carbs. http://rennerscorner.com/index.html

[LizardsA]

Okay everyone, carburettor identified! It is a Model JFA Johnson - thanks to all who helped

[MikeK]

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Originally Posted by Big hammer

I googled the patent # and came up with E.A. Bessom

Big Hammer, thanks for looking up the patent.

Earl Bessom was a product design engineer for the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor company. He came into their employ in 1914 as a representative with much experience in the carburetor field*. The filing date for this design was 1917 and the patent issue was 1925. The patent lists Wheeler-Schebler as assignor. Wheeler-Schebler later became the Marvel Carburetor company.

*Reference: Automobile Topics vol. 32, 1/31/1914 page 986

[jm29henry]

Marvel hands down

[Peyton]

TinCup above cites Renners as a potential source of parts for the Marvel carb. He's right. Looks like they might have the missing choke driver:

RC-9570-AL Description: GAV NEEDLE DRIVER Comments: For ALLSTATE 2405 carburetors ( JOHNSON JFA MARVEL SCHEBLER ) Application: 1928-34
$ 40.00 (The part shown looks correct but it's hard to say with certainty)

Contact info:

RENNER'S CORNER
EARLY FORD PARTS
10320 E. Austin Rd
Manchester, Michigan 48158-9545
Phone: 1-734-428-8424
Monday - Saturday: 10AM-4PM EST
Fax: 1-734-428-1090
email: [email protected]

Hope I'm right about the part. It's expensive but they are great carbs. You don't want to know what I did to mine in mating a standard Zenith/ Tillotson GAV driver to the Marvel. But it worked and performs extremely well albeit with a little less fuel economy.

Peyton

[LizardsA]

Thanks everyone for the help, I've placed my order with Renner's already!