Removing J bike carbs: Difference between revisions

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So, now you have the carbs in your hands. If you think the gas is new and good you can just drain the carbs into the tank. Otherwise, use a correct container. You need that 3mm allen key again.

Now you just need to remove the phillips screws holding the float bowls to the carb bodies, and drill out the [[Removing idle mixture screw plugs|mixture screw protective caps]], and you can then make all the adjustments you need to the carbs.

Now you just need to remove the phillips screws holding the float bowls to the carb bodies, and drill out the [[Removing idle mixture screw plugs|mixture screw protective caps]], and you can then make all the [[How do I work on the carbs?|adjustments]] you need to the carbs.

Amazingly, both floats were perfectly set to 17mm's. Mixture screws on this bike, for reference, were approximately set to 1.5 to 2 turns out for the left cylinder, and 2.5 to 3 turns out for the right cylinder. That just ain't right, as you all know. [[How do I adjust the idle mixture?|Set them both]] to 2.5 turns.

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 So, now you have the carbs in your hands. If you think the gas is new and good you can just drain the carbs into the tank. Otherwise, use a correct container. You need that 3mm allen key again.
-Now you just need to remove the phillips screws holding the float bowls to the carb bodies, and drill out the [[Removing idle mixture screw plugs|mixture screw protective caps]], and you can then make all the adjustments you need to the carbs.
+Now you just need to remove the phillips screws holding the float bowls to the carb bodies, and drill out the [[Removing idle mixture screw plugs|mixture screw protective caps]], and you can then make all the [[How do I work on the carbs?|adjustments]] you need to the carbs.
 Amazingly, both floats were perfectly set to 17mm's. Mixture screws on this bike, for reference, were approximately set to 1.5 to 2 turns out for the left cylinder, and 2.5 to 3 turns out for the right cylinder. That just ain't right, as you all know. [[How do I adjust the idle mixture?|Set them both]] to 2.5 turns.