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I have a stock 1600TP with a vac dizzy and a Bocar copy of a 34 pict 3 all of this is several years old. The engine was a recon and has a few thousand miles on it in total.
The engine sat for about 5 years whilst the bus was rebuilt and although i stripped the components down the engine and carb didnt get stripped down. Everything was checked over, inlet mfold cleaned up tinware replaced, thermostat reinstated.
Now i have put several hundred miles on the bus i'd like to get her running perfectly. The timing has been set at full advance and ive followed the 34 pict 3 setup instructions.
She starts from cold fine and once warmed runs and idles fine. The choke isnt great but after a couple of miles its fine.
The problem is that on small throttle openings she wants to bog down, at speed/higher revs its not noticeable but at low revs its terrible. I generally have to use full throttle and she accelerates fine, due to lack of grunt its not a problem but i would like to get her running right.
as the carb sat for 5 years i guess i should rebuild it but i wondered if it's even worth bothering with as I've read that the Brazilian carbs are not worth it.
I see you can buy rebuilt solex's outright for about £200 so I'm tempted to do this.
Or i guess i could buy a used solex and rebuild it but i don't know how much work it is if i have to start replacing bushes and spindles etc.
Any advice/experience?
The engine sat for about 5 years whilst the bus was rebuilt and although i stripped the components down the engine and carb didnt get stripped down. Everything was checked over, inlet mfold cleaned up tinware replaced, thermostat reinstated.
Now i have put several hundred miles on the bus i'd like to get her running perfectly. The timing has been set at full advance and ive followed the 34 pict 3 setup instructions.
She starts from cold fine and once warmed runs and idles fine. The choke isnt great but after a couple of miles its fine.
The problem is that on small throttle openings she wants to bog down, at speed/higher revs its not noticeable but at low revs its terrible. I generally have to use full throttle and she accelerates fine, due to lack of grunt its not a problem but i would like to get her running right.
as the carb sat for 5 years i guess i should rebuild it but i wondered if it's even worth bothering with as I've read that the Brazilian carbs are not worth it.
I see you can buy rebuilt solex's outright for about £200 so I'm tempted to do this.
Or i guess i could buy a used solex and rebuild it but i don't know how much work it is if i have to start replacing bushes and spindles etc.
Any advice/experience?