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Question: E4ME Mixture solenoid connector color??

LannyL81

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Oro Valley, AZ USA
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81 White/Cinnabar, 96 CE LT4 sil/blk
Been thinking about getting a replacment E4ME carb and all the ones I have found have a blue mixture control solenoid connector whereas the stock ones are black.
I asked one store and was told that there is no difference between the blue and black solenoids.....anyone know if this is correct or not??

LannyL81
 
So Lanny, What is going on with your carb now? Still getting unmetered fuel from somewhere? Did you change out that brass float?

God bless, Sensei
 
Mine is black but a lot of guys on here swear theirs were blue stock.
i have rebuilt a lot of original carbs and have never saw a black connector. i wonder if the ones built by carter used the black connector.
 
So Lanny, What is going on with your carb now? Still getting unmetered fuel from somewhere? Did you change out that brass float?

God bless, Sensei

Well...where do I start?....
Upon cold start I have to keep the choke plate open or the engine will stall. VERY rich at start-up...but once choke pulls off...CCC takes over...runs fine. Have connected in the O2 sensor heater wires.
So yes, still getting unmetered fuel and only place I can think of is that the jets are leaking. Not able to see any fuel dripping on the throttle plates though. And no I did not change out the brass float. Guess I should still do that and see if there is a difference. Might just quit on this carb and get another E4ME as there could be an internal problem.

Problem now is the fuel leaking at the carb inlet. Need to get the proper filter, gasket, spring. Only way I can run it now is without a filter. The Fram filter is just too long. Parts on order.

Lanny
 
Thanks for the choke setup procedures. I will replace the float and see what happens before getting into the choke. Going to be a couple of weeks waiting for parts to arrive. Will let you know what happens.

Later,
Lanny
 

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