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Re: [Roadsters] Solex troubles

To: Daniel Heinze <dth104@psu.edu>, "'Datsun Roadster List'" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Solex troubles
From: RWM via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2016 22:24:37 -0500
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Sunk float(s)?  Have an early set that did a variation on this.

- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex


On 3/5/2016 10:04 PM, Daniel Heinze via Datsun-roadsters wrote:
>
> Any suggestions on what would cause a Solex (late style with only a 
> couple thousand miles on them) to run fine on full choke, but be 
> unable to stay running with the choke off?  I figure something may be 
> blocked.  For reasons beyond my control the car received almost no use 
> for a couple years.  When started occasionally it ran fine until this 
> month.  I siphoned out the old fuel and refilled with new gas plus 
> some dry gas to be sure. I blew out the fuel line, replaced the fuel 
> filter, and removed the carbs and cleaned the jets, etc.  The one 
> thing I didn?t remove is the float bowl cover because it was stuck and 
> I didn?t want to ruin the gaskets unless I had replacements in hand.
>
> The engine has only a few thousand miles on a complete rebuild.
>
> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks / Dan
>
> ?68 Solex 2000
>


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    Sunk float(s)?  Have an early set that did a variation on this.<br>
    <br>
    - Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/5/2016 10:04 PM, Daniel Heinze via
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Any suggestions on what would cause a Solex
          (late style with only a couple thousand miles on them) to run
          fine on full choke, but be unable to stay running with the
          choke off?  I figure something may be blocked.  For reasons
          beyond my control the car received almost no use for a couple
          years.  When started occasionally it ran fine until this
          month.  I siphoned out the old fuel and refilled with new gas
          plus some dry gas to be sure. I blew out the fuel line,
          replaced the fuel filter, and removed the carbs and cleaned
          the jets, etc.  The one thing I didn?t remove is the float
          bowl cover because it was stuck and I didn?t want to ruin the
          gaskets unless I had replacements in hand.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">The engine has only a few thousand miles on
          a complete rebuild.  <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Any suggestions will be greatly
          appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks / Dan<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">?68 Solex 2000</p>
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