Originally Posted by frassum
Hello,
I've got a 1974 Manta with a stock solex carb. I hadn't started it in about a year and when I tried, the motor would not idle. If I applied the throttle, the motor would stay on. Once the motor warmed up, it idled, but very poorly. When I took it for a drive it ran ok at speed, but when I came to a stop, the motor would occasionally die. I could start it up and give it the gas and it would go.
I'm about to do a carb rebuild, but would appreciate any advice offered.
Thanks,
John
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First advice is put a weber on.
If you don't want to go that route then get a can of Gumout (not another brand) carb and choke cleaner and use the whole can, following the instructions. A Solex carb won't operate properly after sitting for a year without being cleaned very well. I would also suggest some fuel injector cleaner in the gas tank.
As for the solex. I had that problem on #1 GT and it turned out that different brands of gas would cause different properties of carbureation. I could buy generic gas and it would idle but it wouldn't idle with Texaco gas, and so on.
My original advice though, install a weber, is still my best advice.