Velo Solex wont run!

[@mikesbarn1858]

Growing up I was part of the Hells Bells Moped Gang. Blue and white model 5000 Solex. Today weather permitting my daily rider is a Phatmoto. I miss my Solex.

[@dannyatherton8892]

Hi I am English but living here in France and today i am going to look at a Solex 3800 for sale and thanks to your video i feel a lot better about what i am looking for. Smashing video keep them coming,

[@DrKloyo]

Watch out for fake 3800 , there are a Lott of rebranded 4800,s around .

[@geraldscott4302]

The roller is covered in carborundum. It does not cause any excess wear on the front tire like you think it would. It's one disadvantage is it doesn't work if the tire is wet, so you can't ride it in the rain, and you need to avoid puddles. I used to have a Puch Newport II ZA50 2 speed. That thing would climb right up the side of a mountain in first gear. DO NOT put ethanol gas in a VeloSolex. It will melt the rubber diaphragm in the fuel pump. I use only TruFuel with some extra oil added. If it has been sitting for while, it is very important to remove and clean out the tank. The fuel lines are aluminum and tend to break very easily, so you need to be really careful while working on them. It's also a good idea to clean or replace the spark plug, even if it works. A new or clean plug will work better. I use the small E string for a guitar to clean jets and other small passages. I then flush it out with spray carb or brake cleaner.

[@SeasideGarage]

They do wear the front tire more then the rear... the front is sort of riding the tarmac twice with the carborundum roller... :) I once hit a snail at the annual Velo Solex Rallye in Denmark... That slowed it down badly! ;)

[@geraldscott4302]

@@SeasideGarage I put a new set of Hutchinson tires on mine, they lasted a LONG time. Part of the reason my rear tire wore out faster than normal is because I weigh 240 pounds, and carried another 30ish pounds on the luggage rack.

[@007tallguy]

There's something else that the diaphragm in the fuel pump doesn't like: Seafoam! It's a great cleaner, but I ruined a diaphragm using it. So yeah, avoid using modern day chemical-laced products on older engines.

[@lrochfort]

Fantastic stuff. These converted bicycle mopeds always remind me of rural France. It just needs a scruffy old man, a few glasses of wine down, smoking a cigarette

[@motherofmechanicvintages4772]

Thank you for your explanation ❤❤❤❤ we have one vehicle

[@WLAdrenaline]

I use to start mine with my friend sat on the back whilst I spun the front wheel with my hands when I was too young to drive it. Great memories . Great video 👍

[@SeasideGarage]

I´ve done the same in the past actually.. ;) Its a wonderful characterful moped..

[@007tallguy]

Great video! Im getting the urge to get my solex running again! 👍😁 They're fun little bike, definitely turns heads! 😊 I ended up ruining the diaphragm in my fuel pump by spraying it with Seafoam, the rubber didn't like the strong chemicals in that product. I've got a replacement, just gotta get at it. 😉 Pete 🇨🇦

[@adrianernst5897]

Great Video. You really inspired us last weekend, so we now need to build some rusty and fast Solex too!

[@SeasideGarage]

Thank you Adrian! And thanks for a great "Træf" :D Cant wait to race your Velo Solex on the gravel road then!

[@AdamMGrubb1979]

That's awesome you still have your solex. Iv been riding solex for 22 years now and I have many but I also still have my first one. I also started a solex gang we were the solex angels.

[@SeasideGarage]

The velo is (i think) the only thing that never leaves my garage.... :) My Velo gang was called VeloCraptors!

[@stevenmoran4060]

Denmark’s moped King!

[@SeasideGarage]

Hahah ! ;)

[@stefanclemens6482]

Very Nice...👊🏻...

[@ShaunMurray63]

Nice to see the Velo up and running.

[@SeasideGarage]

Thanks Shaun! :)

[@elvine2149]

I drive everyday a Solex 2200, the only way to make the machine working great is rebuild the whole engine,there's a gasket between the Transmission galet and the crankshaft carter for the compression in the down the engine which make working the fuel pump, it's essential, a lot put new piston,new cylinders but forgot to replace this gasket, if you see a lot of oil on your transmission galet, i found your problem

[@SeasideGarage]

Very important yes!

[@DavidD6969]

Nice im hoping to find one like this

[@SeasideGarage]

They are nice

[@Radio478]

Thanks for good video from England 🇬🇧

[@SeasideGarage]

Thank you for watching!

[@kjellmilden2401]

Skulle vilja att du visar hur man kopplar in gaswiren och handbromsen, dem verkar sammankopplade? /Kjell

[@SeasideGarage]

Jeg skal prøve at lave en video omkring det en dag... mange efterspørger det. :)

[@kjellmilden2401]

@@SeasideGarage toppen!

[@robertwalker120]

Great video and massive help. Still struggling to get mine going, have changed the filters, plug etc. About to try spinning the fly wheel with my drill just wondering how you fixed the socket to the drill? Many thanks.

[@SeasideGarage]

I cut the socket end of an extension to it fitted into my drill.... But be very careful doing this because it can kick back and twist your wrist.... Check your fuel pump... many times thats the issue... :)

[@MrToxicSkittle]

Fed video! Jeg overvejer selv at købe en Velo til hobbybrug, men har ingen erfaring med dem. Jeg kørte selv over 30.000km på min Suzuki K50, som jeg virkelig fortryder at jeg solgte.

[@SeasideGarage]

Tak! Velo er simpelthen noget af det hyggeligste! de er virkelig svære at køre på uden at have et kæmpe smil på! :) Og så er der jo Velo Rally på bornholm hver sommer.... det er også en oplevelse.. :)

[@MrToxicSkittle]

@@SeasideGarage Jeg endte med at købe en NSU Quickly i stedet. Jeg fik den billigt, da den ikke kørte særlig godt. Jeg flyttede nålen i karburatoren, så den fik mindre benzin, og justerede tændingen til frabriksmarkeringen, og nu kører den stort set perfekt!

[@SeasideGarage]

@@MrToxicSkittle Fedt! De er virkelig super gode! Har faktisk lige fået liv i sådan en for en kammerat.... de er godt bygget...

[@MrToxicSkittle]

@@SeasideGarageJeg solgte egentlig alle mine knallerter da jeg fik bilkørekort for nogle år siden (med en enkelt afstikker til en kinesisk Dax, men det var en kæmpe fejltagelse!). Det var faktisk fordi min kammerat købte en Quickly for et stykke tid siden, og jeg fik lov til at skrue i knallerter igen, at jeg kom til at savne det. De er dejligt simple, og det tiltaler mig helt vildt at man kan få alle reservedele fra ny, hvis man kommer i problemer. Ellers har jeg det ligesom dig og synes det er sjovest at reparere de gamle dele :)

[@SeasideGarage]

@@MrToxicSkittle Knallerter er skønne... når foråret kommer skal jeg også igang igen... det er lidt træls lige nu når prøveturene er så¨kolde! :)

[@tonyconnors1342]

Thank you very helpful video look forward to more.

[@SeasideGarage]

Thanks for watching Tony!

[@leohamelinck3524]

Thanks for the usefull tips

[@AdamMGrubb1979]

Alot that goes on in the design of the solex engine and really the carburetor is more like a fuel vaporizer the fuel gets warmed up on it's way into the carburetor by the fuel line right next to the exhaust pipe and then overflows back into the tank and gets heated again by heat blowing on the overflow pipe and the intake is almost touching the exhaust pipe. Solex actually started out making carburetors and radiators.

[@SeasideGarage]

Yes I know :) many cars I owned has gotten Solex Carbs... :)

[@jakobmartens3933]

Nice video and moped that you have :) I have 2200 just like yours, but I can't get the fuel pump working. Have changed the membrane and checked the glass balls are there. But it still dosen't deliver any fuel. Do you have any ideas what could be wrong? :)

[@SeasideGarage]

Thanks Jakob. If both balls are there including the seats, and the plastic piece is fitted the right way (its concave) then i would suspect the hole in the block to be clogged... Also check that fuel can actually flow to the pump from the tank. :)

[@jakobmartens3933]

@@SeasideGarage You nailed it thanks ;) the gasline inside the tank is completely blocked :)

[@SeasideGarage]

@@jakobmartens3933 ahh perfect! Now enjoy the moped! They are so Nice...

[@meckarmickebjornsson2567]

Cool moped och bra avsnitt 🤩

[@SeasideGarage]

Tak!

[@retrosniping45]

Great video! I found a restored one that runs perfectly. They are asking $1,000 USD. Is that too much?

[@SeasideGarage]

Sounds ok!... thanks!

[@kenned1485]

Hej. Min kammerat har en Velo Solex til at stå med et blæserhjul der har sat sig. Har du nogle ideer til, hvordan man muligvis kan få det til at dreje igen? Det er en 3800.

[@SeasideGarage]

Er du sikker på at det kun er blæse hjulet det sidder fast og ikke stemplet? :)

[@kenbredow8727]

Thanks for the video! I used to have almost the same identical solex. Hoping to find another one

[@DrKloyo]

Yes you can get more power, even up to 65 kmh. But first try a so-called fast exhaust, and for more , try the 40 mm alu cylinder . It will run about 40 kmh. 3 port cylinder bigger than card high presure head will give you about 65 kmh🤷🏻‍♀️🙈

[@1miltond]

I wish they will make it new ones again electric

[@SeasideGarage]

The did make them as electric once... :)

[@dh2565]

Hej. Tak for en fantastisk video. Jeg har fået en Velo Solex 3800 fra 1967 foræret. Desværre har den stået i et utæt skur i mange år, så jeg er i fuld gang med at skille ad, slibe ned og male. Det er hyggeligt. Men mit spørgsmål: Nu har jeg set så mange videoer af folk, der kører 3800. Det er jo uden gashåndtag, men der sidder den fine kobling. Men hvornår bruger man den? Flere bruger den ved nedbremsning, og andre gør ikke. Jeg er med på, at snøfteventilen lukker af og slukker motoren, men koblingen tager vel bare gassen af? Hvordan bruger jeg den korrekt? Jeg håber, det jeg skriver giver mening. Tak 😊

[@SeasideGarage]

Hej! og tilykke! Det er en fantastisk knallert... Der sidder en slyng kobling på de nyere modeler som gør det muligt at holde stille med motoren tændt... men det er ikke en kobling man selv slår til eller fra... det lyder til at du taler om nedgasnings funktionen på karburatoren som oftes arbejder sammen med forbremse kablet.... Så den kan man bruge til at få motorens omdrejninger ned imens man bremser den. :)

[@dh2565]

@@SeasideGarage Tak, jeg er så glad for den. Lige præcis det svar, jeg søgte. Så dem der gør det, gør det altså for at få den ned i omdrejninger. Ikke alle gør det, men det er måske fordi, de hurtigt skal op i fart igen efter et sving. Jeg vil helt sikkert holde øje med dine videoer og gense Velo-videoen. Tak for svaret ;D

[@mikkelnielsen5492]

Hejsa. Jeg har et problem med min velo solex 3800. Den gider ikke at starte. Der er gnist og der kommer benzin, men der kommer ingen gnist efter at tændrøret bliver vådt. Håber du stadig svarer på kommentarer herfra :)

[@SeasideGarage]

Uh... det er svært at komme med et godt bud på... Men måske den drukner? eller at gnisten er for svag?

[@mikkelnielsen5492]

@@SeasideGarage altså min gnist er helt mørkeblå. Nærmest lilla. Hvad kan man gøre for at den ikke drukner?

[@SeasideGarage]

@@mikkelnielsen5492 Det er svært at komme med et godt bud på.... Det lyder ret mærkeligt må jeg sige... :)

[@mikkelnielsen5492]

@@SeasideGarage ja det synes jeg nemlig også. Der kommer også benzin ud af udstødningen. Må der godt det?

[@SeasideGarage]

@@mikkelnielsen5492 Nej nu tænker jeg bestemt du har et problem med for meget benzin... virker tilbageløbet på karburatoren?

[@1miltond]

Never ever run a small engine whit regular gas just buy non ethanol and it will run great ethanol live residue resine in the Small pasages of the carb and it won't run

[@SeasideGarage]

Good tip... :)

[@knallertmandenper1778]

Hej igen. Jeg er igang med at renoverer en bfc røvskubber fra 1951. 😊

[@SeasideGarage]

Fedt! Det ser godt ud... de er fede!

[@knallertmandenper1778]

@@SeasideGarage tak tak. Får den sat på cyklen der høre til og får så startet den op

[@nhutam724]

Hi

[@SeasideGarage]

Hi!

[@DetroitMicroSound]

😁

[@SeasideGarage]

:D

[@DetroitMicroSound]

@@SeasideGarage Now more Puchs! 😆😉

[@SeasideGarage]

@@DetroitMicroSound I would love to! but they are way to expensive!

[@DetroitMicroSound]

@@SeasideGarage 😥

[@neilaaitchison4473]

I prefer you working on cars but bikes are fine for now .

[@SeasideGarage]

:) cars will come back soon also... :)