Fuel filter may be gummed up and, also, that little screen (I think
there is a little cylindrical screen) where the gas actually enters the
top of the carbs.
Ken
On Aug 15, 2005, at 12:27 PM, tcb323 wrote:
> The sluggishness is pretty even, doesn't open up over 3500rpm really.
> I will try cleaning
> the carb really thoroughly, but it's pretty clean. The whole car is
> amazingly clean and
> intact, had a really obsessive owner. But this problem has me stumped
> so far. Maybe it's
> as simple as the carb shop installed the wrong jets or something.
>
> thanks for the advice though!
>
> PS anyone got a set of good 14" rims with holes ? I have the early
> kind that won't balance,
> and I don't want to buy new tires to upgrade to 15" 505 rims.
>
> Josef
>
On
> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, gary freeman <riven2649@y...> wrote:
>> <How does it run past 3,000-3,500 rpm? If it's only
>> bad under those rpm's, then your progression circuit
>> may be clogged. Those are holes from the idle circuit
>> in front of the idle holes so that as the throttle
>> opens, these are uncovered and provide fuel until the
>> main circuit comes into full play. If it stumbles off
>> idle and hesitates alot, but then runs fine after
>> 3,000-3,500rpm, that is probably your problem.
>>
On
>> --- tcb323 <tcb323@s...> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Ken,
>>> thanks for the response - have checked both accel.
>>> pumps and they are both squirting -
>>> should it be a stream or a mist? Mine have a stream.
>>> Have also checked float level and
>>> needle valves, and brass screens in carb inlets. all
>>> seem to be working ok.
>>>
>>> Maybe there's an accel pump adjustment procedure I
>>> havent followed?
>>> The PO put a new fuel pump in, is there any chance
>>> it's the wrong one and won't flow
>>> enough under high load?
>>>
>>> thanks for everyone's help!
>>>
>>> joe
>>>
>>> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, kenneth parker
>>> <elkeni@m...> wrote:
>>>> Is the accelerator pump giving you a good spray
>>> of fuel on
>>>> acceleration? I assume you know how to check it,
>>> but if not remove the
>>>> air filter rubber from the carbs and then look
>>> inside the carb throat
>>>> while you work the throttle with your hand. If it
>>> is working well you
>>>> should see a stream of gas squirting into the carb
>>> throat. This should
>>>> be the case with both carbs though, in actual
>>> driving, the secondary
>>>> kicks in later than the primary. You can check
>>> the pumps with the car
>>>> off.
>>>> Ken
>>>> On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:46 PM, tcb323 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks to all who have given advice on my poor
>>> acceleration and hill
>>>>> climbing ability on my 76 gas auto california
>>> emission 504.
>>>>>
>>>>> We think it's a carburation problem. When you
>>> give it 1/2 choke on
>>>>> acceleration, it'll pick up, but without that
>>> choke goose, it's
>>>>> sluggish and feels 'held back'
>>>>>
>>>>> this makes us think it's starving for gas. PO
>>> states that the car
>>>>> hasn't run right since the carbs were rebuilt.
>>> We opened up the main
>>>>> jets and found 100 on the secondary and 120 on
>>> the primary.
>>>>>
>>>>> Haynes book seems to call for 112 +- 2.5. I am
>>> not sure it takes the
>>>>> CA emissions into account. All the smog garbage
>>> is present and seems to
>>>>> function.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone look up what the right jets for these
>>> Solexes are?
>>>>>
>>>>> dwell angle is set at 56deg. Manual calls for
>>> 63deg. Which is right?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks again!!
>>>>>
>>>>> J
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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