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Re: carb tuning

Date : Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:23:03 -0400
To : virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From : Dave Cramer <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject : Re: carb tuning
Al,

If that were true, why does changing the mains help it ?

Also from my first note, turning the pilot screws does nothing, until
they are almost closed.

Dave
On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 12:03, Al Hatten wrote:
> The bottom 1/8 is controlled by the idle screws.  The mains affect everything else.  Put the old mains back and work on the idle circuits and pilot circuits.
> 
> Al Hatten
> '93 Virago XV-1100
> VOC #7745
> Napa,CA - Wine Country

> 
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:50:17 -0400, Dave Cramer wrote:
> > I recently cleaned and re-jetted my carbs using a jet kit
> > from factory pro.
> >
> > I reset the float level to 21mm from the gasket surface
> > to the top of the float, one was considerably higher, by
> > about 3 or 4 mm.
> >
> > The kit comes with slightly larger pilot jets, and they
> > are an "emulsion" type, ie they have air holes in the
> > side.
> >
> > Now the pilot jet doesn't seem to do much unless I close
> > it completely? Plus the bottom 1/8 of the throttle is
> > dead, so I increased the size of the mains to compensate,
> > and that fixes the 1/8 throttle problem but overall it is
> > running richer than I would like, and the pilot screws
> > still don't effect it much.
> >
> > Any suggestions? At this point I may tear it down again
> > and replace their pilot jets with the factory ones.
> >
> > Dave
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