Solex 40PII-4 Accelerating pump nozzle clog..

[BAO B]

Hello everyone,

I'm getting no fuel squirting out of the accelerating pump nozzles on one of my carburetor.

After removing the top cover to get to the A.P. nozzles. I cleaned both nozzles with carb cleaner.

One of the nozzle (B), I can hear rattling ball inside the lower tube. The other nozzle (A) is total opposite, completely no rattling sound at all...somehow nozzle A is clogged.

I wonder if there's a fix for nozzle A? Can the lower tube be removed to get inside and clean it out?

Thanks,
Bao

[356racing]

The top is pressed in so it can be removed but I would not do that. A half hour in a ultrasonic bath and then blow some brake cleaner through it.

[Spendo65]

I just had this problem and shot carb cleaner into both sides until I had good flow. the ball was stuck on mine. I started at the top then shot in from bottom short bursts. Did it a couple of times. The ball came loose and is working fine now.

Hope this works for you as it did me.
Spencer.

[BAO B]

Thanks for reply,

I asked Harry Bieker and was able fix it very easily.

Basically you grab with a plier .. light pressure about 1/8 from the bottom and twist out the tube. Very simple.
There, a 4mm ball was removed and i cleaned all the opening with thin wire from a guitar and with carb cleaner and inside the tube.

I put the carburetor back together and getting beautiful flow through all 4 nozzles.

Bao