Show whole topic Nov 01, 2011 12:05 am
randall977 Offline
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Registered since: Oct 29, 2010
Location: Oxfordshire


Subject: Re: Renovation Solex PHH 44 Carbs
I love SU's - they look lovely and are very simple however the Solex carbs are much more advanced...complicated (typical German).

So, tonight I installed some new parts, crucially new jets, and throttle shaft seals - as mentioned I inherited two genuine Solex rebuild kits. The bushes appear fairly unworn so I have left them; bearing in mind these carbs were only in use for a reletivley short time. The PHH44's are quite tricky to clean - lots of tiny fuel passages etc. As far as I can tell the 190SL setup differs only in having two needle jets.

The bottom two photos are the newer carbs which are fairly untouched. It's popular to yellow passivate all the moving metal parts to make them look new but it is not original and looks a bit bling to me.