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Re: [Roadsters] Solex troubles

To: Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc@att.net>, "'Datsun Roadster List'" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>, Daniel Heinze <dth104@psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Solex troubles
From: Stan Chernoff via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2016 19:49:38 -0800
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Wolf Creek Racing is no longer there.  Todd Walrich passed away.
It is with great sorrow that we announce the=20
passing of Todd Walrich on July, 29th 2015.

Stan
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At 07:09 PM 3/5/2016, Gary and Cindy Ault via Datsun-roadsters wrote:
>Daniel,
>
>Contact Wolf Creek Racing.  I believe they are=20
>the US distributor for Mikuni carburetors=20
>(mostly motorcycle business these days), but=20
>they do service Mikuni/Solex carbs.
>
>Gary
>
>--------------------------------------------
>On Sat, 3/5/16, Daniel Heinze via=20
>Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:
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>  Subject: [Roadsters] Solex troubles
>  To: "'Datsun Roadster List'" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>  Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016, 9:04 PM
>
>  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?=C2  I figure something may be
>  blocked.=C2  For reasons beyond my control the car
>  received almost no use for a couple years.=C2  When
>  started occasionally it ran fine until this month. =C2 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.=C2  The one thing I didn=E2=80=99t remove is the float
>  bowl cover because it was stuck and I didn=E2=80=99t want to
>  ruin the gaskets unless I had replacements in hand.The engine has only a=
 few
>  thousand miles on a complete rebuild.=C2  Any suggestions will be
>  greatly appreciated.Thanks / Dan=E2=80=9968 Solex
>  2000
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Wolf Creek Racing is no longer there.&nbsp; Todd Walrich passed
away.<br>
<i>It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Todd Walrich
on July, 29th 2015. <br><br>
</i>Stan<br>
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At 07:09 PM 3/5/2016, Gary and Cindy Ault via Datsun-roadsters
wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">Daniel,<br><br>
Contact Wolf Creek Racing.&nbsp; I believe they are the US distributor
for Mikuni carburetors (mostly motorcycle business these days), but they
do service Mikuni/Solex carbs.<br><br>
Gary<br><br>
--------------------------------------------<br>
On Sat, 3/5/16, Daniel Heinze via Datsun-roadsters
&lt;datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br>
&nbsp;Subject: [Roadsters] Solex troubles<br>
&nbsp;To: &quot;'Datsun Roadster List'&quot;
&lt;datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
&nbsp;Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016, 9:04 PM<br>
&nbsp;<br>
&nbsp;Any suggestions on what would<br>
&nbsp;cause a Solex (late style with only a couple thousand miles<br>
&nbsp;on them) to run fine on full choke, but be unable to stay<br>
&nbsp;running with the choke off?=C2&nbsp; I figure something may be<br>
&nbsp;blocked.=C2&nbsp; For reasons beyond my control the car<br>
&nbsp;received almost no use for a couple years.=C2&nbsp; When<br>
&nbsp;started occasionally it ran fine until this month. =C2 I<br>
&nbsp;siphoned out the old fuel and refilled with new gas plus<br>
&nbsp;some dry gas to be sure. I blew out the fuel line, replaced<br>
&nbsp;the fuel filter, and removed the carbs and cleaned the jets,<br>
&nbsp;etc.=C2&nbsp; The one thing I didn=E2=80=99t remove is the float<br>
&nbsp;bowl cover because it was stuck and I didn=E2=80=99t want to<br>
&nbsp;ruin the gaskets unless I had replacements in hand.The engine has
only a few<br>
&nbsp;thousand miles on a complete rebuild.=C2&nbsp; Any suggestions will
be<br>
&nbsp;greatly appreciated.Thanks / Dan=E2=80=9968 Solex<br>
&nbsp;2000<br>
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