Solex sand cast carbs in ebay

[Eric Lenius]

In case anyone is looking for some sand cast Solex carbs. These are up on ebay and happen to be local to me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Solex-40-PII-sa ... iC&vxp=mtr

[David Jones]

Rare and expensive and not many people will need them but they will go to someone who must have them and has much money. I am guessing if I bid $1500 I would still not meet reserve.

[John Brooks]

Also look at the jet setup and be sure they were not set up for alcohol.

[Ron LaDow]

Anyone know what the upper throttle spring terminal originally was? The piece that's on there looks like late Friday before a Saturday qualifying session.

[Dan Epperly]

What we're those used on?

[John Brooks]

On 550 spyder, 4 Cam Carrera, early 547/0 1500 cc

[Dick Weiss]

NOT on my 1500 and former 1600 GS engines, John.
The bodys and tops are different along w/the filter mountings.
To be fair, I haven't worked on Spyders or once on a 904s, but I don't think these are used on them, either.

Dick

[John Brooks]

Its been a while since I did a 547 but, My manual 4804.20 from June 1963, Pg 8&9 sez.. Solex 40 P II 4 used on:
Type 547/0 547/1 Engine No.P-90 500 through 959 in 1955-1958
692/0/1/2 P-91 001 through 020 and /2 No. P-92-001 to 014 in 1958
692/3 P-93 001 through 139 in 1958 1959
its also references them for Type 692/3A in 1960 and 587/1 in 1962
First call for the Weber 40 DCN 2 is the 692/3 in 59 on No. P-95-001 through 112

I remember the old guys talking about the Solex carbs not being well suited to high G side loads and foiling plugs. Webers were better and not as prone to fouling plugs so that was what "speedy racers" were installing.
I bought a set of early sand cast P II in the mid sixties for a S-90 I was building, with that brass float, only to find them to have been built for Alcohol and by the time I re jetted and re fitted them for gas, I should have bought new ones cheaper.. I was a kid and did not know at the time some of the hill climb cars were alcohol.