> 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.
Go back to the samller mains and shim the needle a little higher. The pilots handle very small throttle openeings, and the needle manages the transisiton from small throttle opening to mediaum to alrge throttle openings. Raisng the needle will enrich the pilots slightly at the transition point.
J
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