I've swapped the intake and carb over on my car. I'm not 100% sure what the carb is off but it could be off a 1500cc Consul and it's either a Zenith or a Solex.
I'm having running problems. I've had it in bits and checked all the jets and they all seem to be clear, the float floats and shuts the fuel off and I can get it to idle. If I open the throttle it hisses and stalls. It's running lean and dying basically.
When I open the throttle there's no squirt jet and I think there should be one. Down the carb barrel there's the main jet poking in from the side and a brass jet next to it. There is what looks like a throttle pump if you look at these pictures:
The main jet is cast into the side of the float bowl, you can see it sticking out to the right and there's a brass jet next to it that I think should be a throttle squirt.
Second picture, middle top, down the bore is a spring loaded piston. If I push it down I get a squirt of petrol out the recessed brass jet to the right of it. If I block the top of it with my finger I get a squirt out the brass jet next to the main jet. However, when the float bowl is on the carb, see the way it's recessed, it just seems to pump the fuel back into the float bowl rather than squirt it out the side jet into the airflow. I'm wondering if there should be a rubber plug over the top of it so it squirts out the side jet rather than out the top?
Anyone recognise this carb or know what's supposed to happen? Am I missing a part?
I'm having running problems. I've had it in bits and checked all the jets and they all seem to be clear, the float floats and shuts the fuel off and I can get it to idle. If I open the throttle it hisses and stalls. It's running lean and dying basically.
When I open the throttle there's no squirt jet and I think there should be one. Down the carb barrel there's the main jet poking in from the side and a brass jet next to it. There is what looks like a throttle pump if you look at these pictures:
The main jet is cast into the side of the float bowl, you can see it sticking out to the right and there's a brass jet next to it that I think should be a throttle squirt.
Second picture, middle top, down the bore is a spring loaded piston. If I push it down I get a squirt of petrol out the recessed brass jet to the right of it. If I block the top of it with my finger I get a squirt out the brass jet next to the main jet. However, when the float bowl is on the carb, see the way it's recessed, it just seems to pump the fuel back into the float bowl rather than squirt it out the side jet into the airflow. I'm wondering if there should be a rubber plug over the top of it so it squirts out the side jet rather than out the top?
Anyone recognise this carb or know what's supposed to happen? Am I missing a part?
