mikewest Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Anybody have any information on this beauty?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 I can't judge the size, but the overall design is similar to the Johnson model H that was original for my 1927 Paige 6-45 sedan. Yours must be a bit newer however, given the Oct 1929 patent date cast onto the body. I am not sure I could find it, however, I also have another Johnson carburetor roughly 20 percent larger than the model H that looks very similar to yours. None of mine have that inlet elbow on them, although a couple of them do have the screw holes for something along that line or an air filter. According to some original literature I have, my Paige was supposed to have an air filter on the car. For such a rarely seen carburetor, Johnson carburetors were used on quite a few cars around 1930, including some Cadillacs. I hope you can get a definitive answer to what it fits, and find someone that can use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 I think this one is a Model R, rather than the Model H. The only documentation I have ever found on these are a few of the 5x8 individual brochures. The H's and R's were used on a number of vehicles in the 1920's; but every one I have ever seen, like this one, was suffering from "pot metal decay", and usable only for patterns. The Johnsons used by Cadillac were aluminum, not zinc alloy.. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Hopefully you'll find what the carb fits, but tell us more about the cool space-age washing machine it's sitting on! Old appliances are another fascination...☺️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 19 hours ago, carbking said: The H's and R's were used on a number of vehicles in the 1920's; but every one I have ever seen, like this one, was suffering from "pot metal decay", and usable only for patterns. After my dad bought the Paige in 1967, I spent quite a few years searching swap meets for parts for the car. The original carburetor had been replaced by a model B Ford carburetor (which we sold to someone restoring a model B). I managed to fine a couple Johnson model H carburetors which the Paige literature I have said the car had originally. Most like you said were suffering from "pot metal fatigue". However, I did find one Johnson model H apparently cast of aluminum. I don't know how many like it might be out there? But I have one. If I ever get to work on the car again, and get it running? I don't know whether I might try to use the aluminum Johnson on it? Or perhaps some brass 1920s from maybe a Studebaker or other similar size six. I have a 1920s Stromberg that might be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Wayne - Stromberg released a replacement carburetor specifically for the 6-45 Paige. It is a URO-1. While there are a number of URO-1 carbs, any may be recalibrated. The carb is cast iron, so not as "pretty" as a brass one, but there is probably no better, or even as good, a carburetor that you could put on the engine for all purposes except national shows or a museum. I have never seen an aluminum Johnson model H; but I have seen a couple of larger Johnson model R's that were aluminum. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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