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magicmitch
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Twin Solex carbs need tuning (SYD) Sun, 16 October 2005 07:53 Go to next message
hey

ive done a bit of a search and found some threads but couldnt come up with any sydney based ones and sorry if i missed a thread about it but here goes,

ive got a ra28 with 18rg running twin solex's im gettin shat on in petrol and its running very rich..can anyone suggest a place to go to? preferably in the sutherland shire area and somewhere which isnt to expensive please?
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Re: Twin Solex carbs need tuning (SYD) Mon, 17 October 2005 10:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
any body?

the reason i think i need it tuned is because of the following reasons

-200km per tank
-back firing
and
-Poor accleration responce at times


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Re: Twin Solex carbs need tuning (SYD) Mon, 17 October 2005 13:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sorry cant help with the carbs, just wanted to know if your happy with the 18rg setup performance wise.. Im running a reconditioned stock 18rc in my 28 and was thinking of switching to a 18rg or the likes of this chrissy..

sorry to be off the point..
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Re: Twin Solex carbs need tuning (SYD) Tue, 18 October 2005 07:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dukes-im pretty happy with it..but my previous rides have been a 1.3l civic and a stock ta22 so to say the least the 18rg is an improvement...hopefully it wil go even harder if i tune this carbs...


i just got back from a carby place and asked him about the carbs im a bit short on money so i asked wat would be the worst...he said that both carbs needing a rebulild which will be about $250 per carb...i dont want to pay that much atm the cant afford it..but its hard for mechanics to say wat it is goin to cost without looking at it...i could just be a bad gasket i dunno, anyway ive booked in for him to have a look at it but i cant see myself driving away sayin thanks but no thanks...

im taking it to my mates work where there is a bloke who could have a tinker with it and wouldnt try and force me into a rebuild so im taking it there on friday and if all goes well ill cancel the booking for tuesday at the carby place...

does anyone have experience with twin solexs?

if it has been sitting in storage for a while would that affect the carb?(i ask this because the pervious owner had it in storage for a while)


any suggestions or advice? plz help
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Re: Twin Solex carbs need tuning (SYD) Tue, 18 October 2005 11:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hi,

Sitting around doesn't hurt the Solexs very much, but their age is the killer. The gaskets and diaphrams get hard and breakdown and the jets in the Solex, assuming it's never been regularly tuned, go out of adjustment.

No doubt they've never been tuned or rebuilt and are therefore getting onto quarter of a century old without being serviced.

Mine were like that too and I bit the bullet and I went to Frank Kleinig Motors, where the old dog Frank himself (the guru of Solex and Webers) did the rebuilding job, tuning and dyno'd the car himself.

It cost me $770 and it may sound expensive, but by god the engine was like a new motor afterwards and it still purrs along sweetly, with no flat spots and it's great.

He does a top-notch job, and trust me, it's worth it if you want your engine running sweetly. The carby sets are a couple of hundred dollars each and you'll need two sets.

These carbs need a specialist who knows this old school stuff and who knows what they're doing. Don't waste your time going to a backyard hacker or anyone that thinks they know it all 'cos they can tune a lawnmower engine - the Solex are a little more finicky and complicated and require an expert to get them running properly. And, how sweet they sound and how nice is your 18RG after they've been done. Smile

In a nutshell, if you value your engine and want the best from it then unfortunately you're going to have to fork out a whack of money to get those babies sucking sweetly.

Of course, if you can't find a suitable carby tuner, you can always put on a dress and out in EFI! Razz

I am not sure if Frank Kleinig is around anymore. I heard he has recently retired, which is a damn shame 'cos I wouldn't take my engine to anyone else. But, check the phone book. I think he was at Girraween.

seeyuzz
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Re: Twin Solex carbs need tuning (SYD) Wed, 19 October 2005 08:25 Go to previous message
Sad

thanks river....i guess ill have to bite the bullet...i will make the money back with wat i save in petrol...eventually hehe...

it may not even need a rebuild..i just asked for the worst scenario and he said about $250 per carb...

should i save my money and not go to my mates work? i dont want to be a prick in fuck him around...but if i have to i guess ill have to..

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