Solex carburettors
Lee Thirlwall
Are they easy to service?
I have 2 fitted to a Rover V8 SD1 3500, apparently this is not normal, what
is?
Mike
Lee Thirlwall wrote in message ...
Twin Strombergs, type 175 CD.
Mike.
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Lee Thirlwall
The top of the carb says " Solex 175 CD made in Britain"
Are they Solex or Stromberg?
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Mike
Lee Thirlwall wrote in message ...
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>The top of the carb says " Solex 175 CD made in Britain"
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>Are they Solex or Stromberg?
Sorry, I don't know the history of both these makes, but it
looks as if Solex might have baught out Stromberg, as ASFAIK
there were only two types of carbs fitted to the SD1 3,500
V8. Twin Stromberg type, (variable choke using a diaphragm)
and twin SU type HIF6, variable choke with the typical SU
suction chamber.
I would say that you have the original carbs fitted, in
effect Strombergs badged as Solex's.
As far as servicing goes, there's very little to go wrong,
maybe wear on the needle, or more likely, wear on the
butterfly shaft. I'm not that familiar with Strombergs, but
if they are anything like SU's, it's fairly easy job to
rebore the body and fit bushes and a new shaft, or turn the
old shaft, and make u/s bushes, I've done several SU's in
the past and made the bushes from PTFE loctited in position.
Any small engineering shop should be able to do it at
considerably less than the cost of new carbs. One other
thing that can go wrong with them is that the diaphragm
might develop a leak and need replacing. The mixture is
adjusted by removing the piston damper, and screwing the
needle in or out with a long Allen key, there is a special
tool but it can be done just using an Allen key.
HTH's
Mike.
rrus...@softcorp.co.uk
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> Sorry, I don't know the history of both these makes, but it
> looks as if Solex might have baught out Stromberg,
In a bizarre twist, Weber bought out Solex, so I have a Weber 32DRT
carb on my 1.7 litre R5, that looks identical to the original Solex
28/34Z10, but says 'Weber' on the top.....
Rich.
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Dave Plowman
Jethro <jlcNO...@glanforn.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
> >Are Solex carbs any good?
> >
> No
I'd agree with you on the fixed jet type - but *any* fixed jet carb is a
pain when it wears. The 'Stromberg' is quite a good design - it was used
in preference to the SU because it had rather better emissions at one
point in history. It gets a bad name because these engines usually had
rather less power that their UK counterparts fitted with SUs. But it
wasn't just the carb that had been changed. I do prefer the later SUs
though - no diaphragm to 'go'.
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Jethro
exclusively on FIATs, I saw Solex and Weber. It always seemed
that if there was an easy nice way to make a linkage, fixing, or
whatever then Weber would do it. Solex always seemed to make
things difficult with fiddly plastic bushes that you could never
get hold of.
The Webers rarely needed adjusting, the Solexs always.
I could never understand why manufacturers played around like
this. In my mind either it has component A, or B. Not a mixture,
cos A <> B,
certainly Solex <> Weber
Lucas <> Marelli
Dave Plowman
Jethro <jlcNO...@glanforn.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
> certainly Solex <> Weber
> Lucas <> Marelli
You reckon on the whole Italian cars have better electrics than British?
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Jethro
>In article <05477098...@usw-ex0105-040.remarq.com>,
> Jethro <jlcNO...@glanforn.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
>> certainly Solex <> Weber
>> Lucas <> Marelli
>
>You reckon on the whole Italian cars have better electrics than
British?
>
electrics weren't that bad (a lot of rusty earth points ...).
But I do know that on the few FIATs that were fitted with Lucas
alternators (mainly the 127) always had problems with them ...
And you try and get a reconditioned Lucas alternator in Britain !
Marelli and Bosch never gave problems. I'd say Bosch were the
best though.
Martin Eva
own the name
Solex, although they only supply product for French cars.
The Weber 32DRT you have on your R5 is part of Webcon's direct replacement
range
and was not fitted as OE. The Z10 would have been OE but has been junked at
some stage
in the past.
Interestingly, Weber and Solex carbs, now all made in Spain, are leaving the
factory
branded in Magneti Marelli boxes. All Solex carbs and OE Weber carbs will be
sold
in the UK in Marelli boxes, a;lthough the carbs themselves will still be
stamped Weber or
Solex. The only carbs sold in Weber boxes will be Webcon's direct
replacement range.
Martin
<rrus...@softcorp.co.uk> wrote in message
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bought Solex. I fitted the carb myself, and yes, it came in a Webcon
box.
It does look almost identical to the Solex I took off, but better made -
all the casting is far better finished, there are flimsy plastic bits
on the Solex which are brass on the Weber. It also appears to give a
bit more power from the engine, but that's probably mainly because the
old carb was worn out, and impossible to get the mixture right...
Rich.
In article <BI675.938$Tb2....@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com>,
Jethro
better made -
> all the casting is far better finished, there are flimsy
plastic bits
>on the Solex which are brass on the Weber.
Told you so .... (see above) !!!
>It also appears to give a
>bit more power from the engine, but that's probably mainly
>because the
>old carb was worn out, and impossible to get the mixture
>right...
(shrug)
Jethro
Peter D. Hill
>Perhaps I was being a bit too abrupt. Having worked almost
>exclusively on FIATs, I saw Solex and Weber. It always seemed
>that if there was an easy nice way to make a linkage, fixing, or
>whatever then Weber would do it. Solex always seemed to make
>things difficult with fiddly plastic bushes that you could never
>get hold of.
>
>The Webers rarely needed adjusting, the Solexs always.
>
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The Solex name is found on some excellent airflow metering equipment
but totally CRAP carbs. Don't but a car with one! (That VW polo that
was broken down on the college park at 9pm - Solex carb!)
Datsun 910 180B twin down draught manual choke? - jap made A1.
Toyota Celica twin down draught electric choke + emissions vacuum /
thermo controlled - jap made A1. Just move the choke lean a bit.
Thermo/pneumatic valve directly bolted to head between 2 and 3 inlets.
Citroen BX16 - Solex twin down draught water heated choke may be fully
off by the time you park up in winter as feed pipes small bore and
long - ok in the south of france but not in the UK. 4 MPG difference
between summer and winter on 12 mile non urban commute. Lots of
little multi stage orifices on choke vacuum control which gunge up or
leak (sudden drop to 24mpg!). Lots of ever more complex design mods
which only go to prove they know it's crap! Poor casting and joint
design which will distort and leak. Piece of utter junk! One of the
best bits of a Citroen (not!). (The best bit is seeing some mug buy
yours!)
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Jethro
in another thread and it reminded me ...)
Ducellier distributers ..... YUK !!!!!
Whenevern we did up a car to sell it, if it had a Ducellier it
got flung, and a nice s/h marelli put on.
Never had a problem
Dave Plowman
Jethro <jlcNO...@glanforn.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
> Whenevern we did up a car to sell it, if it had a Ducellier it
> got flung, and a nice s/h marelli put on.
And AC-Delco aren't much better.
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