Carburetor Rebuilder (1 Viewer)

[tobytenblue]

Hello All,

My van is still stubbornly immobile! Just can't solve it at all. My mechanic has tried all he knows and although the engine starts and runs on choke (when stationary) it cuts out under load. Any attempt to move off from stationary, the engine dies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last resort then seems to be replacement or a complete overhaul of the carburetor, a Solex 34 BISA (?). My problem now is that I have been unable to locate anyone that can supply/rebuild carburetors.

Can anyone point me in the right direction please.

 

[acting_strange]

The carb also seems to be fitted to the Peugeot range...504-604...renault talbot etc... so according to that you need to be at a breakers or vintage vehicle outlet of some kind...

Check for any airleaks BTW if it works on choke but not when choke off then it sound like there is an airleak..

 

[Snowbird]

My advice would be change your mechanic. Any mechanic that cant rebuild a carburettor has no rights calling himself a mechanic.

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[bigmillie]

Try Link Broken

He does Solex BISA carburettor conversions for air cooled VW engines he may be able to help with repairs or exchange ??

Worth a phone call

 

[pappajohn]

this is more than likely the problem.....

Accelerator pump diaphragm on the side of the carb.

injects a slightly richer mixture on acceleration but if the diaphragm is split it dont do nowt but let air in and the engine hesitates or even stalls oh:

see here >>>>>> http://www.franzose.de/en/Peugeot/104/Vergaser-Vergaserdichtsaetze/ANR72832/

carb gasket sets http://www.franzose.de/en/Peugeot/Alle/Vergaser-Vergaserdichtsaetze/

 

[acting_strange]

My advice would be change your mechanic. Any mechanic that cant rebuild a carburettor has no rights calling himself a mechanic.

Probably one of those new ones that if you cant plug a machine in then they cant work out the problem....

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[Snowbird]

Probably one of those new ones that if you cant plug a machine in then they cant work out the problem....

Ahh a fitter !!!.

 

[acting_strange]

Ahh a fitter !!!.

Yeah but one of those thats not "Fit" to work on decent vehicles....

 

[tobytenblue]

My advice would be change your mechanic. Any mechanic that cant rebuild a carburettor has no rights calling himself a mechanic.

That's bound to be right innit? If there was any substance to your comment there would be no such people as carburetor 'specialists', we could all do it! Either you don't know much about carburetors or your just being provocative. I, on the other hand, have used enough mechanics/garages in my time to be able to judge for myself whether my man is any good and i assure you, I have no doubts about his competence. Also, I know he won't rip me off or blind me with science.

If you can't offer a positive comments, why bother to comment at all?


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[jhorsf]

You ask for advice and when someone gives it you do not like it and say you know your mechanic is first class how can this be if you say he has no idea what is wrong with it

 

[bigfoot]

In modern garages mechanics don't exist they are called technicians,the fitters just replace components until the fault clears and charges worse that a rhino with toothache!

 

[tobytenblue]

My advice would be change your mechanic. Any mechanic that cant rebuild a carburettor has no rights calling himself a mechanic.

Sorry, please accept my apologies, I thought this was a friendly club. I didn't realise that there were so many 'experts' within it. The irony is though, all the 'expert advice' I've received so far hasn't helped. Seems that the only thing left then is to denigrate my mechanic who just happens to be a friend of mine.

Thanks a bunch, I'll draw a line under this one. No further comments required.

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[Snowbird]

That's bound to be right innit? If there was any substance to your comment there would be no such people as carburetor 'specialists', we could all do it! Either you don't know much about carburetors or your just being provocative. I, on the other hand, have used enough mechanics/garages in my time to be able to judge for myself whether my man is any good and i assure you, I have no doubts about his competence. Also, I know he won't rip me off or blind me with science.

If you can't offer a positive comments, why bother to comment at all?


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"Specialists" are people that specialise in one thing because they are only capable of repairing one thing. On the other hand a mechanic is a mechanic because he can repair whatever another man built. Thats the view of a mechanic, not a specialist. I still stand by what I said regardless of your comments. If a "mechanic" cant rebuild a Solex carb he does not deserve to be called a mechanic. I hope this comment is positive enough for you.

 

[chaser]

Sorry, please accept my apologies, I thought this was a friendly club. I didn't realise that there were so many 'experts' within it.


Why ask then, you have had plenty advice, what else did you want

 

[smiffy502000]

mecanics

now then boys calm down and take a chill pill i thought we all sang from the same hym sheet.so come on play nice

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[TheBig1]

http://www.locatrade.com/uk/Bournemouth/Carburettor/Burlen-Services

I believe these people do mail order as well, but they are true masters of their craft and can rebuild just about any carburetor there is. not used them in several years though as all my vehicles have been fuel injected for quite some time :thumb:


whilst I broadly agree with the comments re modern garages employing only technicians and fitters, there are still a few old mechanics left with oil in their veins. However many never did learn the finer points of carburetors and relied on specialist services, just like with gearboxes. they know the principles and could fit a service kit but dont have the specialists training or tools to rebuild it good as or better than new.

 

[tobytenblue]

TheBig 1 has summed up my own view precisely about modern garages and their technicians/fitters. My man is a proper army trained mechanical engineer. He is an all rounder and he hasn't failed me yet. I'd rather do business with an honest professional rather than be conned by a board swopper. We will sort it eventually, I don't doubt. I now have a couple of leads to follow up on Monday morning (carb specialists) thank you for those. :thumb:

 

[jhorsf]

Service kits are available from here http://www.fpuk.co.uk/products/catalogues/carb/carbkits.pdf

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[ChristineandJohn]

Where do you live ?

I do carburettor refurbishing including polish etc, as a retirement hobby.
Usually SU's, for classic cars, but I don't mind taking yours on if it helps you out.

Send me a pm if you want me to help

John

 

[acting_strange]

TheBig 1 has summed up my own view precisely about modern garages and their technicians/fitters. My man is a proper army trained mechanical engineer. He is an all rounder and he hasn't failed me yet. I'd rather do business with an honest professional rather than be conned by a board swopper. We will sort it eventually, I don't doubt. I now have a couple of leads to follow up on Monday morning (carb specialists) thank you for those. :thumb:

And some of us on here have better than 30 years experience as motor engineers....you know people like me.....I never considered myself and expert because I never had all of the answers....I was still managing to find new problems to solve until the day I left the business...

I once had an ex Military Motor Fitter on a trial when I was a sercise manager and although he was a nice lad he couldn't do the job for toffee simply because he had been made to do everything by numbers....couldn't think outside the box and therefore was not a problem solver....

 

[Deckard]

That's bound to be right innit? If there was any substance to your comment there would be no such people as carburetor 'specialists', we could all do it! Either you don't know much about carburetors or your just being provocative. I, on the other hand, have used enough mechanics/garages in my time to be able to judge for myself whether my man is any good and i assure you, I have no doubts about his competence. Also, I know he won't rip me off or blind me with science.

If you can't offer a positive comments, why bother to comment at all?


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I dont think anyone meant any malice by it, however Snowbird does have a point and bear in mind he is of the old school too (a compliment Snowbird!), fewer of them left.

I am not a mechanic, although I can fault find, read books and put that into practice. I have rebuilt many engines, both 4 and 2 stroke, replaced heads, pistons etc etc, all by learning from scratch - sometimes because the garage quoted me stupid money to fix it.

Whilst I am a little surprised your mechanic cant advise where to get a re-con part or get the bits to rebuild the carb, that's not to say he isnt competent at the day-to-day stuff. Perhaps he knows his limitations and doesn't want to get involved. No bad thing.

I accept that when you get a negative style response it can seem harsh, but a lot of people here are used to working on these vehicles and being creative to effect repairs etc, so you have to respect that wealth of experience and their sometimes cutting assessments of other so called "great mechanics" etc. I personally feel that this open policy works well, I have learned a lot.

I am sure that if your friend fixed a problem for them whilst in the area they'd be as grateful as you are of your friends help. Its not meant to be personal or offensive just an honest assessment of their interpretation of the situation as described and its not often they'd be far off the mark on it.

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[robnchris]

"Specialists" are people that specialise in one thing because they are only capable of repairing one thing. On the other hand a mechanic is a mechanic because he can repair whatever another man built. Thats the view of a mechanic, not a specialist. I still stand by what I said regardless of your comments. If a "mechanic" cant rebuild a Solex carb he does not deserve to be called a mechanic. I hope this comment is positive enough for you.

Don`t think the reasoning in this comment is truly accurate, I would say whatever the field, let`s stick with mechanics, they are all trained to a standard, (like any trade there are good ones and some not so good) then some go on to specialise in Carbs, Gearboxes or tuning cylinder heads.
They`re still all mechanics, I would suggest to the OP to have a look around there are plenty of Carb specialist out there and getting spares shouldn`t be a problem.
Be thankful for one thing, it`s not a mysterious electronic circuit board that`s causing the problem and it`s woken up one morning and said "Today I`m going to be a teapot"

Good luck and I hope you get it sorted.:thumb:
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[chaser]

In our village, as I suppose in all villages, in the sixties we had an old guy who could fix anything, tractors , cars, bikes, and if there wasn't a part he could quite easily make one, but how he would get on nowadays I don't know, you have a job to find the engine never mind mend it. His son took over afterwards but was never the same:Sad: it's covered in houses now

 

[Snowbird]

Don`t think the reasoning in this comment is truly accurate, I would say whatever the field, let`s stick with mechanics, they are all trained to a standard, (like any trade there are good ones and some not so good) then some go on to specialise in Carbs, Gearboxes or tuning cylinder heads.
They`re still all mechanics, I would suggest to the OP to have a look around there are plenty of Carb specialist out there and getting spares shouldn`t be a problem.
Be thankful for one thing, it`s not a mysterious electronic circuit board that`s causing the problem and it`s woken up one morning and said "Today I`m going to be a teapot"

Good luck and I hope you get it sorted.:thumb:
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I agree with some of what you say, but for Chris sake its not a Holley, Edelbrock or Dellorto.....Its a bloody SOLEX oh:.

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[Billy23]

this is more than likely the problem.....

Accelerator pump diaphragm on the side of the carb.

injects a slightly richer mixture on acceleration but if the diaphragm is split it dont do nowt but let air in and the engine hesitates or even stalls oh:

see here >>>>>> http://www.franzose.de/en/Peugeot/104/Vergaser-Vergaserdichtsaetze/ANR72832/

carb gasket sets http://www.franzose.de/en/Peugeot/Alle/Vergaser-Vergaserdichtsaetze/

I am not a mechanic but I would go with a diaphragm check (as suggested above) as a first point of call, had a same sort of problem years ago and it was a diaphragm rubber that had a small hole in it.

 

[teddybard]

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[knokinonabit]

Just a thought, from an ex Royal Engineer plant fitter, how long has it been stood before trying to start it ? If the fuel has evaporated in the carb it leaves a residue which blocks up the jets. The engine will run on choke but die without it.

Just a thought

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[tobytenblue]

I found Snowbird's comment spurious, to say the least and I daresay lots of mechanics out there would find his remark offensive. He can stand by it all he likes but the simple truth is my GP (for example) is a doctor (I know this because of all the certificates etc displayed in his surgery) but I seriously doubt that he could do me a heart transplant (say), I'd prefer a 'specialist' for that.

According to Snowbird's logic, my GP shouldn't call himself a doctor if he can't do a simple heart transplant. Rubbish!!!!!!

Still after 50 yrs motorhoming he's entitled to his opinion. Old school? No school more like.

 

[acting_strange]

Still after 50 yrs motorhoming he's entitled to his opinion. Old school? No school more like.

A somewhat churlish remark I feel

you asked for advice....people gave you advice....you didn't like that advice....but that doesn't mean you have to attack the giver of the said advice...

 

[tobytenblue]

'My advice would be change your mechanic. Any mechanic that cant rebuild a carburettor has no rights calling himself a mechanic'.(Snowbird)


I can only suppose that you don't consider the above 'advice' inappropriate or churlish?

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