New user with Solex carb woes...

Hi all,

I wonder if someone might know the answer to this - we're having problems with the carburettor on a Series One Landy. Neither of us know anything about Solex carbs and would be grateful of your input.

The car won't fire with the air cleaner connected and with this disconnected when the engine is cranked we can see petrol bubbling up inside on the engine side of the carb... Choke setting makes no difference, it seems like the float valve (if Solex units have such a thing!) is not regulating the flow of fuel??

There is a video of the problem here... and here is a photo of the old girl!



Thanks in advance

Suzy

Welcome

That’s a beauty.

@Hicap phill may know more than I can say.

Buy a rebuild kit and set to it maybe a good place to start.

J

Hello and welcome to LZ
Proper landrover
best to ask over in the series section of the forum you will get more answershttps://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/series-land-rovers.6/

Cant view vid by the way, set at private wants me to sign in.

J

Welcome
Nice S1. Now I think early motor with wrong door tops on?
As for carb are you still using the old solex fuel pump?

marjon said:

Cant view vid by the way, set at private wants me to sign in.

J

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Oops... try again now!

Suzy.

Hicap phill said:

Welcome
Nice S1. Now I think early motor with wrong door tops on?
As for carb are you still using the old solex fuel pump?

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Hi there. Thanks for replying. There is an electric fuel pump fitted, installed by the previous owner.

series_1_suzy said:

Hi there. Thanks for replying. There is an electric fuel pump fitted, installed by the previous owner.

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Do you think this is over pressured the carb?
What type of electric pump is it?

(Looking at your exhaust pipe you have either. a 1600 or 2ltr side valve)

Hicap phill said:

Do you think this is over pressured the carb?
What type of electric pump is it?

(Looking at your exhaust pipe you have either. a 1600 or 2ltr side valve)

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Hi Phill

I'll take a photo of the pump and get the make/model info.

Yes, it is an early 2 litre engine - at least according to the V5!

Anyone struggling to see the video, here is the link....

Thanks to all who have taken a look so far.

Looking at the amount of fuel coming out there the pump need a pressure regulator, unless the pump fitted is the old SU type it will need one.

Hi and welcome!

Lovely looking Landy too!

Good news! After a little online research we took the top of the Solex off, cleaned the bowl out and saw how the float valve operated. A little judicious bending to make the valve close a tiny amount earlier did the trick.

This is the fuel pump we have - it's over enthusiasm has now been cured by the carburettor valve and it is no longer running flat out all the time!

Thanks for all the replies and help - thanks everyone!

Well done on getting it sorted.
That’s an original type fuel pump for they engine/year.