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Originally Posted by Takernz_30
hello I'm asking, how did your friend Don heat the SOLEX? the carb in my 280S is also warp. Also the secondary linkage on top the carb is also free or not binding?
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Don used his oven in the kitchen (benefits of life after divorce).
He set the temperature at 300 degrees and bolted down the carb where he wanted it to move, stretch, expand or contract. After a few cycles of heating and cooling, making adjustments it was straight again. He used vise-grips on one cycle to close a gap.
Don is a genius. He boiled the entire carburetor and went through every port until the whole thing was clean and looked brand new. Then he installed the carburetor kit. He did miss the jet that controls the idle circuit and it took hours to find that tiny troublemaker. He is still fighting a flat spot that may be caused by the dashpot. The car idles smooth and perfect. The flat spot is comes when we go from zero to full throttle.
I have been keeping quiet since we are not done yet. I didn't want to high-jack your thread.