Solex autochoke waxstat

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ellevie
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Solex autochoke waxstat

Post by ellevie »

I'm just posting this for future reference as I seem to remember someone saying that waxstats for the Solex autochoke are no longer available or very hard to come by.

The following details are from "service.citroen.com"

Choke Control Unit --- 00001407C5 --- £27.44 + vat

It comes as a kit including the waxstat, waxstat-housing and gasket.
David

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Post by stuart_hedges »

I rather suspect most of us would say not to bother and replace the thing with a manual choke. They never worked right.
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Post by ellevie »

Yes you're right Stuart, I've installed a manual choke in my 19TRS Solex carb. I've never actually come across a defective waxstat but at least they are available if anyone wants one. The same cannot be said for the availability of manual chokes --- I was lucky, I got mine for about £10 on eBay.

By the way, well wear with your new XM.
David

BX19TRS 118K E Reg 1992-2008
BX19TRS auto abs 96k F Reg
BX19TXD 150k K Reg
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