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Re: Carb Question

To: Scott Allen <sallen6363@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Carb Question
From: Bud Krueger <budkrueger@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:33:12 -0500
Scott,

First check is to rotate the chamber 180 degrees and see if that removes 
the bind after tightening the screws.

Bud Krueger


Scott Allen wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I took my carbs apart today to check some things out, namely the back two
>cylinders still running rich with the adjustment nut all the way in...
>
>Anyway, noticed with the air cleaner off that the piston in the suction
>chamber wasn't all the way down so I'm like, "oh, the needle must not be
>centered."  Checked it out, and nope, it's fine.  Dead on.
>
>Soooo..  Put it back together and noticed that when I tightened the screws
>down on the suction chamber so the gap was gone the piston was real stiff,
>and lifting it with a screwdriver it wouldn't go all the way down.
>
>Backed off the screws a smidge and "thump" down it goes, but now I've got a
>bit of a gap.
>
>As such, since I didn't over-tighten the screws in the first place, and the
>jet is as centered as my high-speed Moss jet centering tool can get it
>anyone experienced this before that can give me an idea of how to deal with
>it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Scott
>
>-52 TD

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