Cleaning the carbs 2: Difference between revisions

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Those 2 ports ~~are what~~ pressurize the float bowl, and ~~allows~~ the fuel to enter the airstream. The one directly in line with the needle feeds the main jet circuit, while the other one feeds the pilot jet circuit.

Those 2 ports pressurize the float bowl and allow the fuel to enter the airstream. The one directly in line with the needle feeds the main jet circuit, while the other one feeds the pilot jet circuit.

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~~Now, take a~~ can of carb cleaner, and remove the following parts from the carbs:

Take your can of carb cleaner, and remove the following parts from the carbs:

*Both pilot jets

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~~First~~ thing you should do is look through those pilot jets that you removed, and make sure you can see that the very small hole isn't plugged up. If carb cleaner doesn't work, pull a single strand of '''COPPER''' wire from a piece of 14-18 gauge that you probably have laying around someplace, feed it through the pilot jet hole, and roll the jet around the wire.

The first thing you should do is look through those pilot jets that you removed, and make sure you can see that the very small hole isn't plugged up. If carb cleaner doesn't work, pull a single strand of '''COPPER''' wire from a piece of 14-18 gauge that you probably have laying around someplace, feed it through the pilot jet hole, and roll the jet around the wire.

Don't go overboard; you just want to remove the deposits from the brass, not remove the brass from the jet. Usually letting the jets soak in a powerful fuel system cleaner, like Chevron, will do the job without need of the wire. The worse the deposits, the longer it needs to soak.

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-Those 2 ports are what pressurize the float bowl, and allows the fuel to enter the airstream. The one directly in line with the needle feeds the main jet circuit, while the other one feeds the pilot jet circuit.
+Those 2 ports pressurize the float bowl and allow the fuel to enter the airstream. The one directly in line with the needle feeds the main jet circuit, while the other one feeds the pilot jet circuit.
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-Now, take a can of carb cleaner, and remove the following parts from the carbs:
+Take your can of carb cleaner, and remove the following parts from the carbs:
 *Both pilot jets
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-First thing you should do is look through those pilot jets that you removed, and make sure you can see that the very small hole isn't plugged up. If carb cleaner doesn't work, pull a single strand of '''COPPER''' wire from a piece of 14-18 gauge that you probably have laying around someplace, feed it through the pilot jet hole, and roll the jet around the wire.
+The first thing you should do is look through those pilot jets that you removed, and make sure you can see that the very small hole isn't plugged up. If carb cleaner doesn't work, pull a single strand of '''COPPER''' wire from a piece of 14-18 gauge that you probably have laying around someplace, feed it through the pilot jet hole, and roll the jet around the wire.
 Don't go overboard; you just want to remove the deposits from the brass, not remove the brass from the jet. Usually letting the jets soak in a powerful fuel system cleaner, like Chevron, will do the job without need of the wire. The worse the deposits, the longer it needs to soak.