Yeah but that was a young sweet female carbon tooter- it just needed tweaking and massaging in the RIGHT places.LOL- mind you don't they all- LOL Pics of the setup would be helpful if possible.
snoopy221,
Jan 4, 9:40pm
If! it's in roto- get him lookin thru the phone book- a man called Adrian Kaye
out ngakuru way used to own AK Autos. on riri st One of the undisputed best in new zealand.
arrithedog,
Jan 4, 9:52pm
No, it's in Dunedin. I'm in Rotorua. That's where the work was done.
arrithedog,
Jan 4, 9:54pm
I Believe Adrian was the man who got it sorted before it left here. Had it on and off the Dyno for a week.
snoopy221,
Jan 4, 10:05pm
If he had a hand on it- it's probably more of a case of it having been fitted with the wrong condenser in the distributor since- or it needs better fuel filters and essentially one in line filter fitting between the fuel pump and the carbs. One often overlooks the fact that even a minute piece of rubber from a fuel pump diaphragm can cause a lot of grief. But again pics of the linkages and springs etc. will help as ALL twin carb set ups need to be mechanically balanced by linkage design- a common failing is the linkage setup.
arrithedog,
Jan 4, 10:22pm
Hopefully, Son will read this next time he's online. As I thought, he's currently working, but I'm sure he will join the discussion when he can.
georgeridesbmx,
Jan 5, 7:15am
good day, thank you so much for the help and yes they are mikuni-solex and the back one is pissing out gas. been told by James at city mechanical before christmas that somthing in the carb was bent hence it not running 100% and of course it broke 2 weeks later on my girlfriend in the middle of town (drama). i was in touch with a man from weber aus who told me weber dcoe 45's would be best suited . After everything opens again from the holidays i shall contact mr macdonald and have it sorted in no time. thank you for all the help so far!
georgeridesbmx,
Jan 5, 7:18am
mikuni-solex are on at the moment back one pissing out gas, need a set weber dcoe 45's/40's either way they'l need jetting right I was told the 45's would be easier to get right with choke sizes and all the other variables!
tigra,
Jan 5, 7:29am
45's probably too big.
arrithedog,
Jan 5, 9:34am
Morning George :-)
arrithedog,
Jan 6, 6:30am
You there George!
directorylist,
Jan 6, 6:45am
I'd guess (knowing bugger all about the 18R but a little about webbers) that you'd want a single 45 or dual 40's
arrithedog,
Jan 8, 8:06pm
Knowing bugger all about anything mechanical, we'd have to ask George, but I'm told twin 40 DCOE if that means anything to anyone.
snoopy221,
Jan 9, 3:06am
4 sure BUT someone already told ya dat if ya carbs are set right- well shyt ya gotz no filtas andsheesh go and spend SHITLOADS and at the end of the day ya STILL gunna have needle valve probs
So Yeah
mains/airs pumpsetc.
bwg11,
Jan 23, 1:16pm
You don't say what if anything has been modified in the rebuild. If it is still close to stock, why not rebuild the original mikuni-solexes! I had an 18R-G in a Celica GT. Owned it from new to 50,000kms. Stayed in tune, no flat spots, pulled from idle. Much more flexible than other twin side draught I drove in that era. I have a copy of the factory manual for the whole 18R series engines, which has quite good coverage of carb tune up and dis-assembly and assembly of the twin side draughts. I could list it if useful to you.
arrithedog,
Jan 23, 4:35pm
Not sure if the manual will be the same one we already got. I know nothing much, it's my son's car. The motor is made up from 3 different ones, plus some parts from all over the country and new ones. Head also completely rebuilt. The carbs have been "rebuilt" and mucked about with several times by "experts" and I think we can safely say they are stuffed and need replacing. If you have some good one's to list, at a reasonable price, please do. Thanks.
bwg11,
Jan 23, 4:56pm
No carbs to list, just the manual if of any use to you. Part No. 98142 on the back cover.
Hadn't seen this particular site. But can't afford to spend that amount of cash, and remember, there are 2 of them ! So unfortunately, that's a no go. But thanks for the information, any information is always gratefully received and stored for future reference. Cheers.
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