Stromberg injection carburetor for RR Merlin

Hi Fleet:

Despite the fact that our restoration, and indeed the museum itself, is currently in limbo, we are still in need of a minimum of two of these carbs for FM104. They need not be serviceable, as they will be for static display only.
The Canadian Air and Space Museum as an entity is still intact, and currently working hard to secure new premises – we hope to have some good news in that regard in the near future.
IIRC, the donor of the last carb, which was in about the same shape as the one shown in your photos, was given a tax receipt for CAD$1000.
Please PM me if this sounds like something you would consider.

Best Regards,

Joe
Lancaster FM104 Restoration Team

Hello All

In my collection I have a Stromberg injection carburetor for the RR Merlin as used in the Lanc mk X
It is great condition with no damage but would I assume require o/haul as it has been stored for many years
Can anyone advise me as to its approx value ?
I am considering letting it go to a museum for either a trade item or tax receipt

Thanks in advance

Thanks fella’s,
Pretty sure it wasn’t Merlin, but some smaller Carb intake unit. Dead right about the Lancaster Brake pad guys, ED- 908 really smacked into a descending hill from 16000 ft after the port wing came off minutes after a flak hit. No chance of aircrew getting out either, a very bad affair. Mike (Anon), it seems Lancasters did have an APU fitted, but after WW-2, so current thinking on BobKats thread is this carb flange assy. came from one of vehicles around at the time.

Bill T.

PD-16 is a pretty standard Merlin carb. I have a (new) -16B the same as yours, Fleet16B. If you find anyone that needs one/them let me know and they can have mine too.

Bill, I wonder if the small remains of the carb are from an on-board APU or similar? It certainly isn’t Merlin.

Yes, large aircraft brake pad. Must have gone in pretty hard to have these things lying around.

Anon.

Could be a flange from an SU Fitted to a car engine, certainly not Merlin V12, its to small. The part on the left looks to be Lancaster break shoe pad.

Here are the only pics I have at present

Hi Fleet,
Many thanks for posting these pics. Ahhhhh !! so your Carb is from a Packard Merlin engine. Here’s some pics. of our particular piece we are trying to identify, which really looks like some intake part of an SU Carburetter. (And Motor vehicle at that) Notice it has that lever arrangement that looks as though it works a”Choke” for the Inlet Duct spindle you can see. We are pretty sure its not Merlin Engine, but any other comments about it are welcome. Apologies for grabbing your thread here.

Bill T.

Packard USA produced Merlin engines under licence from Rolls Royce to increase production quantity, hence the Bendix Aviation Stromberg carburettor. As to its monetary value. Well what ever anyone would be prepared to pay for it. Is there any known history with it?

Sorry I should have said that also.
Yes it is from the Packard Merlin

Anybody care to comment on its approx value ?

Could be from a Packard Merlin. RR Used SU Carbs.

pn 392338, assem dwg 395075: Merlin 28, V-1650-1 Lancaster III, X only.

Here are the only pics I have at present

Hi Fleet,
Would you mind taking some pics of your Carb and post them back here. I need to look at one of these things, as it might be that an item found in wreckage of Lancaster ED-908 (WW2 1944 ) in France might be part of this type of carb. A few of us are trying to help BobKat identify bits from the crash and your help would be very much appreciated. I think ED-908 was a Mk 3 Lancaster and we’ve never heard of this type of carb used on Lancs.

Many thanks,

Bill T.

I did not take any pics but have confirmed by the p/n PD16B1 that is for the Merlin

P/N PD-16B1

V-1650-1 Curtiss P-40F, L
Merlin 28, V-1650-1 Lancaster III, X
Merlin 24, 28, 29, 31, 33, 38 Hurricane, Mosquito, Lancaster, Lancasterian
Merlin 224, 225 Lancaster III, X, Mosquito

Can you post some photos of it please?