Various Topics on Jaguar

..rmudge..

Okay.
I have a Haynes manual on my 2.4L MK2, and the Jaguar Parts Manual.
The vehicle came with the wrong Solex carbs and lines.
I obtained the correct units, with metal lines and banjo fittings.
Finished it up, tweaked it in, and I have a flat spot mindrange.
Idle is fine, wide open is great.

The Royze kits don't have good do***entation, and the float valve comes with
two br*** sealing rings of different thickmesses.
The carbs had thick red fibre washers, the br*** ones I used are the thicker
ones.

I do not have any do***entation on what the thickness should be.
Rather than tear them down and try the thin washers, does anyone know the
correct thickness of the float valve washers and/or the fuel level in the
bowl?

I know the vacuum advance is plumbed wrong, but the plumbing is the same as
it was on the "wrong" Solex carbs, and it had no mid-range stumble.

I will be fixing the plumbing tomorrow, see what that does.

Thanks.

..rmudge.. ..a ..rKB.c..

Curmudgeon wrote:
>Okay.
>I have a Haynes manual on my 2.4L MK2, and the Jaguar Parts Manual.
>The vehicle came with the wrong Solex carbs and lines.
>I obtained the correct units, with metal lines and banjo fittings.
>Finished it up, tweaked it in, and I have a flat spot mindrange.
>Idle is fine, wide open is great.
>
>The Royze kits don't have good do***entation, and the float valve comes with
>two br*** sealing rings of different thickmesses.
>The carbs had thick red fibre washers, the br*** ones I used are the thicker
>ones.
>
>I do not have any do***entation on what the thickness should be.
>Rather than tear them down and try the thin washers, does anyone know the
>correct thickness of the float valve washers and/or the fuel level in the
>bowl?
>
>I know the vacuum advance is plumbed wrong, but the plumbing is the same as
>it was on the "wrong" Solex carbs, and it had no mid-range stumble.
>
>I will be fixing the plumbing tomorrow, see what that does.
>
>Thanks.

Finally found the thickness of the washer.
1MM. Close enough to .040", and the ones left over are .020", so it's got the
right washers.
Now, if I can find a spec for actual float level, I'll be certain.

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