Cold start problem.
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Cold start problem.
I have a 1952 M38A1 Jeep. I am having a hard time with it starting when it's cold. It has Solex carburetor on it. It has a fuel pressure regulator set at 2psi. It is flooding. But as soon as it gets running you can't ask for a better running engine.
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Re: Cold start problem.
I have exactly the same setup, pressure reg and all, on a Navy 1948 CJ2A; I gave up on it because it is a solex, known for problems. I just hit it with two sprays of starting fluid after it has sat for a couple of days/weeks. From then on out, it starts fine for the rest of the day. I have too many vehicles to worry about one small problem child.
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Re: Cold start problem.
If you are pumping the gas pedal to prime for a start then you are flooding it.
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LOW LEVEL HELL.
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'48 CJ2A
'48 B1PW126
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Re: Cold start problem.
That is absolutely right; Solex's are not really carburetors as we know them; they are aluminum cans with holes in the bottom. I have like 5 of them. On the shelf.
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Re: Cold start problem.
I am getting ready to go and buy a Carter 1904. The hell with that Solex.
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Re: Cold start problem.
I had a solex on my slat it was so temperamental. after replacing it i will never use one again.
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