pashee Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Did my first jetting job tonight didn't work out so well. I did read up on everything I could find on it and I think I got a good idea on everything. I replaced stock mains with 280 and also put a bigger needle in. Got everything back together and engine isn't getting gas(It is turned on wasn't at first). Carb sync seems to be fine. I was running out of time to work on it so I haven't checked anything yet. I am thinking mabe my floats are stuck. I did try tappin on it but didn't help. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas before I go back at it tomorrow. Thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBB Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 You gotta tap the bowls pretty hard, but usually mine will stick open so fuel starts flyin' out the overflow hoses. Also give it a minute or so to get fuel into the carbs after you turn on the petcock. If still no go, pull the carbs and see if there's fuel in the bowls, and clean the float needle and seat, maybe double check the float height. Also, make sure the choke tube is in place and the slides aren't reversed. Let us know what happens, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenr74 Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Check the choke tube. I managed to leave it off this weekend and Shee wouldn't start at all. Put the tube on and fired up with one kick. It's the simple things that usually cause the problems. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashee Posted October 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Found my problem. Pretty stupid really. When I was putting everything back together last night I ran out of light so I had my buddy shining his lights from his raptor. Anyway I managed to put the splash shields on upside down so the pilot jet was completely blocked. Had it fixed today in 20 minutes(light is amazing) and its running great but still may need a little more fine tunning. thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashee Posted October 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 By the way BenBB your site is great. I had the whole thing on jetting printed out and read before I started. It helped tons. Don't think it would have came out as good without it Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBB Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Cool, glad you found the problem...I don't know how many times I've had to pull a carb back off for the damn splash shield; now I set it on top of the bowl so I can't forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedster07 Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 How does the choke work on these carbs i looked at mine and all i can see is a small hole on the top of the carb and when you choke it the needle opens the hole up and that is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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