Velo Solex Times Two - Page 4

Adjuster · 09-01-2015, 10:55 AM

Oh man thats good stuff seeing them pedaling.

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**cheesy** · 09-01-2015, 02:27 PM

How about some unnatural aspiration for the solex.
http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/268823mobcust1.jpg

Weldangrind · 09-02-2015, 12:42 AM

That's hilarious!

I wonder at what point is a motor simply not powerful enough to spin a compressor. I suppose if you could force it to start moving and it began to create boost, it would run. Theoretically.

**cheesy** · 09-03-2015, 09:44 AM

Parts. From the guy in New York. He even threw in a headgasket gratis.

The black one now has a working compression release.

Weldangrind · 09-03-2015, 11:03 AM

What is the device to the right of the track pad?

**cheesy** · 09-03-2015, 11:24 AM

That is the throttle tube. Or as the Solex people call it, the slow down device.

**cheesy** · 09-03-2015, 11:24 PM

Swapped out the headgasket, connected up the compression release, installed the new air filter. Went for a test ride. Woot. The little poop has some power now.

Weldangrind · 09-04-2015, 03:30 AM

I'd love to see an action video, if you have the ability to record as you ride.

**cheesy** · 09-04-2015, 09:14 AM

Three day weekend starting this afternoon and I have a Gorilla camera mount. I'll see what I can do.

**cheesy** · 09-06-2015, 11:27 PM

I thought I had a Gorilla camera mount. I must have imagined it. Old age is a b*&ch. So, thank you, Amazon, one is on the way.

Installed the LED tail/brake light on the yellow one that should take a bit of a load off the lighting coils. Also found an E-10 base, white, 75 lumen LED that will make a dandy headlight bulb for the black one, if I ever find the rest of the headlight lens.

Yellow one is in a car show tomorrow evening.

**cheesy** · 09-07-2015, 11:00 PM

At the car show.

The owner of the Boss Mustang lives down the street from me. I spent most of the evening wandering the show. My neighbor said the bike was getting more interest than the Mustangs on either side of it.

A few more pics

Weldangrind · 09-09-2015, 01:36 AM

Thanks for the pics, Cheesy. I love that old flattie distributor.

**cheesy** · 09-09-2015, 08:16 PM

It was a fun show. I even won a free oil change from the local Chevy dealer.

I had a few hours to kill this morning before hopping on another airplane, so I swapped out the failing condenser on the 4600. I replaced it with .22uf 1000v metalised polypropylene film cap, per the VS gurus.

$10 plus shipping for the stock condenser of questionable quality vs $0.25 plus shipping for a MIL-SPEC cap. Hmmm, lemmee think a sec...

Anywho, it was an easy install just to see if it would work.

It worked better than expected. Before, the 4600 would stall after 10 to 15 seconds at an idle. Quicker if I had the lights on. Now, after a full minute, it just putts happily away. Lights or no lights.

BTW-I fully intend to come up with a better way to get the cap installed. The gurus recommend stuffing it into the existing condenser can but not too sure this one will fit. We will see.

BTW, again, the tripod showed today, but I'm not there.

Weldangrind · 09-10-2015, 11:45 AM

That's a cool mod. Reminds me of when the terminal on the "voltage regulator" on my TS185 broke; there was just enough terminal sticking out to probe it, and it turned out to be a diode. I repurposed a fat diode from a dead circuit board, soldered some male spades on it and plugged it in. It ran great, and I ended up selling it that way. The stock diodes are nearly unobtanium.

**cheesy** · 09-12-2015, 09:53 PM

I gave up on the video today. Just couldn't get it uploaded. It also would have wasted three and a half minutes nobody'd get back. Will try again tomorrow.

I did have some luck with the condenser today, though. Here you go.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/214992...57658130737120

09-01-2015, 02:27 PM	#47
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	How about some unnatural aspiration for the solex. http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/268823mobcust1.jpg __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-02-2015, 12:42 AM	#48
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's hilarious! I wonder at what point is a motor simply not powerful enough to spin a compressor. I suppose if you could force it to start moving and it began to create boost, it would run. Theoretically. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-03-2015, 09:44 AM	#49
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	Parts. From the guy in New York. He even threw in a headgasket gratis. The black one now has a working compression release. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-03-2015, 11:03 AM	#50
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	What is the device to the right of the track pad? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-03-2015, 11:24 AM	#51
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	That is the throttle tube. Or as the Solex people call it, the slow down device. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-01-2015, 10:55 AM	#46
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	Oh man thats good stuff seeing them pedaling. /
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09-03-2015, 11:24 PM	#52
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	Swapped out the headgasket, connected up the compression release, installed the new air filter. Went for a test ride. Woot. The little poop has some power now. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-04-2015, 03:30 AM	#53
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I'd love to see an action video, if you have the ability to record as you ride. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-04-2015, 09:14 AM	#54
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	Three day weekend starting this afternoon and I have a Gorilla camera mount. I'll see what I can do. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-06-2015, 11:27 PM	#55
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	I thought I had a Gorilla camera mount. I must have imagined it. Old age is a b*&ch. So, thank you, Amazon, one is on the way. Installed the LED tail/brake light on the yellow one that should take a bit of a load off the lighting coils. Also found an E-10 base, white, 75 lumen LED that will make a dandy headlight bulb for the black one, if I ever find the rest of the headlight lens. Yellow one is in a car show tomorrow evening. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-07-2015, 11:00 PM	#56
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	At the car show. The owner of the Boss Mustang lives down the street from me. I spent most of the evening wandering the show. My neighbor said the bike was getting more interest than the Mustangs on either side of it. A few more pics __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-09-2015, 01:36 AM	#57
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Thanks for the pics, Cheesy. I love that old flattie distributor. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-09-2015, 08:16 PM	#58
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	It was a fun show. I even won a free oil change from the local Chevy dealer. I had a few hours to kill this morning before hopping on another airplane, so I swapped out the failing condenser on the 4600. I replaced it with .22uf 1000v metalised polypropylene film cap, per the VS gurus. $10 plus shipping for the stock condenser of questionable quality vs $0.25 plus shipping for a MIL-SPEC cap. Hmmm, lemmee think a sec... Anywho, it was an easy install just to see if it would work. It worked better than expected. Before, the 4600 would stall after 10 to 15 seconds at an idle. Quicker if I had the lights on. Now, after a full minute, it just putts happily away. Lights or no lights. BTW-I fully intend to come up with a better way to get the cap installed. The gurus recommend stuffing it into the existing condenser can but not too sure this one will fit. We will see. BTW, again, the tripod showed today, but I'm not there. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts Last edited by cheesy; 09-09-2015 at 11:03 PM. Reason: polyester, polyproylene. Who cares?
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09-10-2015, 11:45 AM	#59
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's a cool mod. Reminds me of when the terminal on the "voltage regulator" on my TS185 broke; there was just enough terminal sticking out to probe it, and it turned out to be a diode. I repurposed a fat diode from a dead circuit board, soldered some male spades on it and plugged it in. It ran great, and I ended up selling it that way. The stock diodes are nearly unobtanium. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-12-2015, 09:53 PM	#60
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,989	I gave up on the video today. Just couldn't get it uploaded. It also would have wasted three and a half minutes nobody'd get back. Will try again tomorrow. I did have some luck with the condenser today, though. Here you go. https://www.flickr.com/photos/214992...57658130737120 __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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