Re: SER1 Jets for Solex Carb

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Hi Mattew,
if you want I can scan for you an article with pics about carbs and jets for 
standard Solex carbs; it may give you some hints; please send me your 
private email if you are interested
Regds
carlo


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew J. Clark" <mjc@xxxx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 1:16 AM
Subject: SER1 Jets for Solex Carb


> Hey Team.  My 107SW is running a little rich and it is time for a tune up,
> so I thought I'd try to re-jet and get some better performance and solve 
> the
> over rich problem.  I'm running the original Solex on a late 2L.  What 
> would
> be the best jet size to step down to resolve the issue?  I'm not well 
> versed
> on the jetting of carbs.  A little help would be great.
>
> Would I change out the main jet (# 260173) or would I change another jet
> like the "Jet Economy" # 26140 or 261974 or one of the other jets (pilot
> jet, correction jet, starter jet, luxury jet, jet liner, George Jetson)?
> What are those jets for anyway?  Shows you what I know about carbs!
>
> Oh, and to answer the obvious questions, the mixture control is maxed out
> and the plugs are running a little sooty.  The points are OK, timing is 
> set
> properly, airflow seems to be unrestricted and the oil bath is clean.
> Theoretically, I should be good to go.  Just need to reduce the volume a
> bit.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> -matt
> ______________________________
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