rucaradio
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2008
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- 184
My Solex carb is driving me NUTS!
Engine was running rich, so I decided to put a rebuild kit into my simple Solex 1bbl carb. Most gaskets worked fine, however the idle air screw in my kit was too large for my carb.
I came to find out that the Solex carb on the 131D was different than the carb used on the 131A and B.. anyway...
As I was rebuilding the carb, I noticed the tube for the full speed jet (item identified in the shop manual) was broken right below the top carb plate. I was able to track down the part, and my distributor did some digging and found a used "nozzle" (as it was identified in the part schematic).
The part arrived today and it is different than the "full speed jet" in my carb. My jet is pressed into the top plate, while the part I received is secured with a small flange and screw into the carburetor body underneath the plate.
This "high speed jet" isn't the primary jet.. As far as I can tell it is just used to dump more fuel into the engine at acceleration and WOT (helps with the hole shot). The engine runs good, but takes a bit of time to get on plane.
WHERE do I get this part? I don't really want to shell out nearly $300 for a "new" carb when the one I have functions well EXCEPT for the high speed jet being broken. Can anyone direct me to the EXACT model of Solex 1bbl I have? So far as I can tell it isn't the 44-PA1 that I thought it was.
Engine was running rich, so I decided to put a rebuild kit into my simple Solex 1bbl carb. Most gaskets worked fine, however the idle air screw in my kit was too large for my carb.
I came to find out that the Solex carb on the 131D was different than the carb used on the 131A and B.. anyway...
As I was rebuilding the carb, I noticed the tube for the full speed jet (item identified in the shop manual) was broken right below the top carb plate. I was able to track down the part, and my distributor did some digging and found a used "nozzle" (as it was identified in the part schematic).
The part arrived today and it is different than the "full speed jet" in my carb. My jet is pressed into the top plate, while the part I received is secured with a small flange and screw into the carburetor body underneath the plate.
This "high speed jet" isn't the primary jet.. As far as I can tell it is just used to dump more fuel into the engine at acceleration and WOT (helps with the hole shot). The engine runs good, but takes a bit of time to get on plane.
WHERE do I get this part? I don't really want to shell out nearly $300 for a "new" carb when the one I have functions well EXCEPT for the high speed jet being broken. Can anyone direct me to the EXACT model of Solex 1bbl I have? So far as I can tell it isn't the 44-PA1 that I thought it was.