Sigh, the "Solex Blues". If I only had a nickle....

The Solex is a wonderfully overengineered replica of the Rochester Quadrajet. In peak operating condition it was one of the finest fuel distributing devices ever made.

Now, let's look at reality, it's a piece of 31 year old cast pot metal, brass bushings, neoprene pieces and steel shafts. It has probably been, undertightened, overtightened, adjusted, mis-adjusted, retightened, re-re-adjusted, neglected, filled with crud, been heated and cooled 6 gadzillion times, re-re-readjusted and tightened some more.

First step is to disconnect the fuel pump feed line. Drop a length of fuel hose into a half gallon of lacquer thinner (not mineral spirits or paint remover), connect the hose to the fuel pump, start the car and let it suck up the lacquer thinner. Shut the car off using the dome light switch (private joke folks!) and let the thinner soak in the carb for 20 minutes. Reconnect the fuel line, start the car and see if you've gained anything. Drive it for a bit and check for improvement. Repeat only ONCE.

Post your results and we can go from there. Go ahead and give me a call tomorrow Lee. I'll be home all day repairing storm damage to my work shop and I could use the relief.