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Daniel & Kathy Gibson
Guest
I learned these tonight.
1. The little steel ball likes to get glued down the the bottom of it's shaft
when a carb has been sitting up for 20 years
2. Beware the float chamber valve that comes with rebuild kits! Mine was just a
shade shorter than the original. Result: first a steady drip from the central
jet, and when the car was turned off, massive carb flooding due to the float not
being able to close the valve. I ended up putting the original back in. Really,
all
the kit is good for is the power valve.
3. I found this web site with detailed Solex info:
http://wow.atlasta.net/~mriluvu/oacdp/solex.html
Finally, it sure seems to take a long time for all the nasty built up crud to
burn off the exhaust manifold!
Danno
'64 "Ivory"
1. The little steel ball likes to get glued down the the bottom of it's shaft
when a carb has been sitting up for 20 years
2. Beware the float chamber valve that comes with rebuild kits! Mine was just a
shade shorter than the original. Result: first a steady drip from the central
jet, and when the car was turned off, massive carb flooding due to the float not
being able to close the valve. I ended up putting the original back in. Really,
all
the kit is good for is the power valve.
3. I found this web site with detailed Solex info:
http://wow.atlasta.net/~mriluvu/oacdp/solex.html
Finally, it sure seems to take a long time for all the nasty built up crud to
burn off the exhaust manifold!
Danno
'64 "Ivory"
