Hi gang, those of you with the "solex" set up, what is your experience with the
rubber donuts that mount the carbs leaking? I seem to have an intake leak both
there and at the intake manifold despite my best efforts. I pulled the donuts,
replaced the gaskets on both sides (had to make the carb side ones but I did a
good job), used a bit of sealer and yet they still seem to leak. I even coated
the entire rubber unit on the outside with silicone as a precaution (can't see
how it could possibly leak). I also have a very high quality intake gasket but
I seem to leak there too... will be pulling the intake and trying silicone
there too, but I have not had much luck with it to date. The leaks are not bad
(engine increases speed if I spray ether at the gaskets) but the car runs like
crap (sputters and pops at 2500 rpm, especially if I am just sligthly off the
gas, jetting helps but not much). And get this: I thought I had a carb problem
and that I had screwed up my old 48mm Sk racing carbs, so I bought new ones,
and that was not even the problem! ARGH!. I have adjusted the valves, checked
timing, separated my ingition wires, checked for consistent spark... I am out
of ideas... any suggestions? Thanks!
Greg Burrows
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