carb repair

soulful66 · Post by **soulful66** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:59 pm

Does anyone know of a shop that re-bushes the throttle shafts for dual solex carbed buses? I would like to find someone who has experience with these carbs.
Best Regards,
John

windswept · Post by **windswept** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:50 am

Hello John.

You might be interested in this, but it does mean sending them to the UK.

Having had problems of poor power and mpg after a full top-end re-build of our 2-litre Type 4 CJ engine - by an alleged specialist - I've narrowed it to the carbs & was aware of the weeping spindle fault

.

I have just discovered a specialist only 30 miles from me which does a full re-build to Solex's. This includes re-bushing the spindles, machining the top & bottom housings to dead flat, reworking the chokes, full 4-stage clean of the whole body, etc.

Try www.carbex.demon.co.uk and speak to Dave Osborne.

I'm off to start unbolting my pair right now!!

Regards
Paul

soulful66 · Post by **soulful66** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:19 pm

Greeting Paul!,
Thank you for the link and advice! I have already had the throttle plates re-bushed by RIMCO here in the states. Amskeptic and I have already installed them and he tuned them wonderfuly. My '73 1700 runs like never before, it is as smooth as my wife's F.I. '79 bus

Thanks and Regards,
John

keifernet · Post by **keifernet** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:50 am

I also offer the rebushing/rebuilding service.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=495640

Post by **Sluggo** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:17 pm

keifernet wrote:I also offer the rebushing/rebuilding service.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=495640

How much do you charge for this? I have a pair I pulled off my new Bus. They haven't been run in 13 years but they look pretty good. Just very dirty.

keifernet · Post by **keifernet** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:17 am

Sluggo wrote:
keifernet wrote:I also offer the rebushing/rebuilding service.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=495640
How much do you charge for this? I have a pair I pulled off my new Bus. They haven't been run in 13 years but they look pretty good. Just very dirty.

I sent you a PM Randy...

Dirty... I can get them clean... I can take the worst looking grundgy carbs and make them look like this.

Hippie · Post by **Hippie** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:50 pm

I'm in.
I pulled my carb this afternoon and blew it out with compressed air.
By next paycheck, it should be nice and drip-free to ship. I'm pumped.
Thanks, Keith.

Rob

Here's the before picture in advance:
[albumimg]1579[/albumimg]

keifernet · Post by **keifernet** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:09 pm

Rest assured Rob I will take care of you when you send it.

I have a good rep with the stock Solex's and I have been buying up all the cores I can that I run across so.... if some one's carb(s) are too far gone or need parts I should have things covered.

EdW · Post by **EdW** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:12 pm

I know you all love it when I join in the discussions here, but I can and will vouch for Keiths work. This is the engine that he built for me:

And I have to say that it is one smooth running engine. Rarely do you find someone that pays so much close attention to detail that he does. He's currently doing a set of carbs for my spare parts bin, and from what I hear, the quality of workmanship is the same as he did with my engine.

Yes, Keith pointed this thread out to me, but trust me, I happily give him props on his work. Never met the guy in person and have nothing to gain. Just want to pass along a good reference where it is deserved.

HI Meyer!!

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:15 am

He also sold me some very nice lugbolts for my bus a few years back! And they like their new home very much, spinnin' round down there (on the wheels).

Hippie · Post by **Hippie** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:11 pm

Dayum that's pretty.

Hippie · Post by **Hippie** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:10 pm

Well, well, well, It's brand new...Thanks, Keith (Keifernet)
=D>
Click for full size.
Here's the after picture...scroll up for before:
[albumimg]1762[/albumimg]

I'd go ahead and install it now, but....
[albumimg]1760[/albumimg]

Rob

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:07 pm

Nice!! Beautiful work.

I have been fighting with my 30 pict 1 off and on. Latest problem occured while we oot and aboot and the bus died in a parking lot. Looked at the carb and there was a little fuel on the throttle lever nut

Does that point to bushings?

Um, I think I want to send you mine....before the throttle nut squirts too much gas on the dizzy cap.

keifernet · Post by **keifernet** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:44 pm

Bill,

Contact me via PM here or the samba... I will take care of you.

I just wish Hippie's bus was not so buried in snow.

I hate sending out these carbs and having to wait for them to get run. (even though I test run each one on a dedicated test engine before I send them out)

I like to hear the happy responses when they fire up... and or solve the issues via tech support if they don't

Randy in Maine · Post by **Randy in Maine** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:28 pm

Keith's work is always top quality.

Looks snowy there in Iowa Rob!

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