Need a crash course on Solex Carbs, Easy responses!! Emissions results here Options

[ninefourteener]

Ok folks..... these aren't quadrajets, Carter AFBs, or Holly's..... so I'm FAR from an expert on Solex Carbs. So hopefully, someone might know some easy tricks/adjustments to get this damn thing through emissions so far.

The 914 club was down yesterday, for far more important reasons....... and my heart goes out to ^Easton^ and his family.

So..... I found this website..... and adjusted my mixture screws as it said to do:

http://www.356registry.org/Tech/solex.html

What I've done, is adjusted all 4 mixture screws (2 carbs, #16 on the diagram) as far is as I could get them to lean out the mixture. The car ran great before, now its running really rough, and the idle is EXTREMELY low (like 3 or 400 RPMs).

I'm headed to the testing station today on my lunchbreak. If it passes, I'm tuning them back the way they were. If it DOES NOT pass....... I'd like to adjust them right out in the parking lot... and drive it through again.

Last time I tested, these were the results of my last emissions test:

Hydrocarbons (PPM) Carbon Monoxide (%)
Standards 800 8.0
Readings 3877 4.6
Result FAIL PASS

If adjusting the mixture screws lean doesn't work....... What's next???

Thanks for all the help in advance!!

Matt