Subject: RE: Carb Help
Author: Dave Guilfoyle
Date: Jul 5, 2003, 6:19 PM
Post ID: 1713654055
Thanks for all the help/suggestions. In answer to a lot of questions:
The carbs have never run with this bike. The bike didn't have carbs when
I bought it, these are from Harpers. All the jets, floats, etc. do seem
to be new.
Idle jet 45
Main jet 145
Floats appear to be set so that the tang on the float is parallel to the
carb body when inverted. Both carbs appear even.
Choke setup is the individual levers on each carb.
With both mixture screws on 1 turn out, throttles set to open together,
bike starts on choke right away. Runs great while choke is on. Once
warm, will idle without choke, but hesitates badly (sometimes dies) when
given throttle. Plugs look rich, but if I leave the choke on, the bike
accelerates fine. Moved the needle to leaner setting (not noticeably
better), and richest setting (worse I think, with backfiring increased).
Still trying.
Dave Guilfoyle "Guilly"
71 Ambo
71 Trimph Chop
77 BMW Airhead
"Red Hair and Black Leather,
my Favorite Color Scheme"