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04-03-06, 08:50 PM

They're off!

Ok it wasn't bad really. The two rubber hoses connected to the airbox were quite bad, beginning to split, so might need replacing, though nothing too major.

Then everything was fine, until it got to that choke cable! Talk about screws made of cheese! That head is completely gone. Eventually, I just disconnected the cable from the control end, though a bit of the plastic surround snapped.

I drained the carbs. Each took around 20 seconds to drain! Sounds to me like it was a bit flooded?

Anyway, next step is to take it apart and see whether there's any problems I can notice. I didn't encounter anything that seemd like it could be the problem while taking the carbs out, so I'm hoping I'll find it in the carbs.

I'm getting those replacement screws, but a few questions:

1. What do I use to clean the carbs?
2. What am I expecting to see that could cause the problem? Note that the valve things seem to move freely along the needles.
3. What size jet do I order from PDQ?

Thanks for all the help, especially northwind!

04-03-06, 08:50 PM	#6
Saracen Guest Posts: n/a	They're off! Ok it wasn't bad really. The two rubber hoses connected to the airbox were quite bad, beginning to split, so might need replacing, though nothing too major. Then everything was fine, until it got to that choke cable! Talk about screws made of cheese! That head is completely gone. Eventually, I just disconnected the cable from the control end, though a bit of the plastic surround snapped. I drained the carbs. Each took around 20 seconds to drain! Sounds to me like it was a bit flooded? Anyway, next step is to take it apart and see whether there's any problems I can notice. I didn't encounter anything that seemd like it could be the problem while taking the carbs out, so I'm hoping I'll find it in the carbs. I'm getting those replacement screws, but a few questions: 1. What do I use to clean the carbs? 2. What am I expecting to see that could cause the problem? Note that the valve things seem to move freely along the needles. 3. What size jet do I order from PDQ? Thanks for all the help, especially northwind!