VW Solex 34, 30, 28 Pict Choke HOW IT WORKS & Settings - Air Cooled
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- This video shows you EXACTLY HOW the electric choke works on an Aircooled VW Solex Carburetor. It shows the proper setting of the choke plus a detailed view of how the mechanism itself works.
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At last l have found a good explanation 😊
Thanks for watching!
Man, That's great content. So much better. A fuller understanding of what you're working on. Nice work Maine Man! This is actually the first time I've ever subscribed! Where I'm at in my bug build (67) I find myself wishing I knew more details. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for watching. I really appreciate the comment as well. I don’t exclusively do VW content, but I do mix a fair amount in. I’ll be bringing more Aircooled videos out soon. Is there anything particular that you’d like to see?
This is fantastic content mate I really enjoyed it. I had a rough understanding of this before but your video just made everything fall into place. I'm now gonna look for your video on the electric fuel cut off
Glad it was helpful!
Just sourced pdsit 2&3 solex" parts" carbs as my chokes were missing hoping to rebuild set up & get running sweet.This vid been saved for reference THANK you...
Thanks for watching and I hope you got it all worked out!
Thanks for posting this. First time I had one of these in my hand I assumed that when the coil was heated it would expand not curl up and get smaller.
Glad it was helpful. I was surprised too when I started playing around with these to see how they worked!
Wow thank you very much. I have a new to me bus and I can’t for the life of me keep it running. I think I have a floppy misaligned choke spring. Cost me a $800 tow to get my new car back home with a funky adjustment. Live and learn I guess
Great info on these chokes by VW. I've been chasing my tail with this issue for some time. My German Solex gave out at the throttle plate bushings and I could not afford another, so I opted for a BBT Chinese clone and was about to give up on it, when it occurred to me my issues were the jet was too big, changed, and choke was never hooked up properly. These two issues alone got it back on the road. I will still have to do some minor air fuel and air bypass adjustments but feel good to have made some small progress
I hope you get it all straightened out soon!
You can rebush and fit spindles on any carb keeping original carb the best outcome to retain Solex imo..Good luck.😊
Nice information. 👍
Thank you!
Great Video. Could you tell me if the electric choke piece is interchangeable between the 3 carburetor's. I looking to update my 28 pict to 12 volt ?
Thanks for the info. I assume you would adjust the position of the choke starting position if you lived in a warmer/hot climate. As the ambient temp is higher
You could try different starting points, but the Bentley Manual just recommends one setting. Kind of interesting.
I'd like to remove my shut off solenoid. I just watched that great video too.
My solenoid is allmost in my way for my Gold Wing .
What can I use to plug the hole?
I just thought///the area inside will flood with gas.
Depending how many threads my plug has.
Thread size? Hardware didn't have it.
I’m away right now but I’ll try to investigate this when I’m home
Good 👍
Thank you!
wow, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Finally understood how my choke works 😄 is this type of choke called something, automatic or electronic?
@@Vrindavanexpress most people just call it an electric choke
Interesting, Nicely Illustrated... 👍
I have 2 Buggies (64 and 74), my 74 chokes after I drive it about 1 mile to a mile and a half, (Since there's a connection) Is there any certain fuses I can Check (If blown) that would prevent my choke to properly function?
I was planning on troubleshooting it first to see if I can fix it Prior to taking it to the Shop... 😊
Check with a test light to see if power is at the choke when the key is turned on. Then make the adjustment on the Choke as shown here.
That’s about all you can do
@@MaineMachinistPerfectly Said, Great Idea, I'll Try That... 😊
Any idea what might be up if my bus sometimes starts with the choke in action and runs great until i tap the pedal, and sometimes it does not activate and i have to give her some pedal so she wont die at cold start.. ?
Could be carburetor icing from clogged heat riser tubes. See my video on cleaning heat risers.
After reaching operating temperature and the choke butterfly is wide open, is it normal for the choke solenoid to be extremely hot to the human Hand. Its really hot
It shouldn’t be that hot in my opinion
Someone put this carb on a 87 Tercel I bought.
What could I use to power my choke? You said Volkswagens use the coil?
Cheers
Yes. VW had 12v power that activated when the key switch was turned to the ON position.
That’s ideal, but I person could run an independent power line with a switch if they wanted to be able to turn the choke on manually.
@@MaineMachinist cheers
I'll get a meter out and find a 12v source. I need to figure out why the throttle binds up with the choke on also
All bets are off for us baja owners. Most engine tin gone, no flaps (on mine and many others'), and an open air engine that probably gets better cooling overall in general, since its not enclosed under a deck lid. Way more airflow and cooling on the carb and choke element.
This is a good point. I have a pipe frame buggy we have registered as an off road ATV here in Maine. I have the choke mechanism on it but I’ve considered running a manual choke of some kind just for those reasons. I bet it stays choked longer than it should. That would be a pretty neat video…. Checking and experimenting with the choke in a open engine environment…
What happens when choke is disconnected
You’ll have hard starting, stalling and flat spots
It's great to explain how it works as one of the few, but then do explain in detail how it works: the spring doesn't just move counterclockwise because of the heat: it weakens the metal and therefor the spring, making the spring crunch to a smaller (shorter) spring and thus rotate counterclockwise.
It doesn’t “weaken” it
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