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Re: Sticky jet

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Subject: Re: Sticky jet
From: Dean Rayner <deanr@saville.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 10:03:12 +0100
on 8/6/00 9:42 am, T. .R. Dafforn at td214@cam.ac.uk spoke forth:

> found that the jet
> on one carb had stuck in the choke position...
> Anyone had this before?

All the time.....I tried lubricating them, but the petrol cleans it of and
it just happens again.

I try to use the smallest amount of choke possible, this seems to prevent
them sticking.

My guess is that it is wear in the jets and linkages that causes the
problem.

Dean Rayner.


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