Amal air pilot screw
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Make sure your pilot jet is clear. A guitar "B" string will work to clear it if it is plugged.
You also want to have a good O ring on your adjuster screw, if it is really worn it could vibrate in or out.
MF
You also want to have a good O ring on your adjuster screw, if it is really worn it could vibrate in or out.
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You are in Europe so you would use a classical Spanish guitar string. Here in N.America it would be Banjo string or even a fine electric guitar string.
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Torontonian said:
Absolutely! Just don't use a G string.
MF
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Yes, this can be done with the carbs fitted to the bike, it is better to use the drill, as a guitar string will usually bend when you do not aim correctly.
The 16 thou drill will probably be too short to reach the idle jet, I always put the drill in a red plastic tube, (the one that comes with a spray can of WD40).
Use superglue to fasten the drill in the tube. ( you can use a metric size drill 0.4mm)
You should also Google "bushmans carb tuning secrets" to get a better understanding of the idle circuit of the Concentric carb.
The 16 thou drill will probably be too short to reach the idle jet, I always put the drill in a red plastic tube, (the one that comes with a spray can of WD40).
Use superglue to fasten the drill in the tube. ( you can use a metric size drill 0.4mm)
You should also Google "bushmans carb tuning secrets" to get a better understanding of the idle circuit of the Concentric carb.
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Yes, the Amal bible. http://www.jba.bc.ca/Bushmans%20Carb%20Tuning.html
Guitar string will not work, wire will. I use it. Air does not clean the junk in the jet, wire or drill does.
Guitar string will not work, wire will. I use it. Air does not clean the junk in the jet, wire or drill does.
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I have used a guitar string more than once to clean the pilot jet, it worked just fine. With a good flashlight you can see the jet. The guitar string is wire, BTW.
It is a good practice to try and shut off the fuel tap and get as much fuel out of the bowl as possible when you are done riding for the day. There are a a number of fuel stabilizers that claim to counter the effects of ethanol in the gas. Not positive they work but I use them. At the end of the riding season I get all the gas out of the carbs and use a marine fogging oil. I just got an aluminum tank this year and I will probably drain it for the winter.
Not sure what else we can do to counter act this crap gas. My fuel mileage went down when the gas companies switched over.
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It is a good practice to try and shut off the fuel tap and get as much fuel out of the bowl as possible when you are done riding for the day. There are a a number of fuel stabilizers that claim to counter the effects of ethanol in the gas. Not positive they work but I use them. At the end of the riding season I get all the gas out of the carbs and use a marine fogging oil. I just got an aluminum tank this year and I will probably drain it for the winter.
Not sure what else we can do to counter act this crap gas. My fuel mileage went down when the gas companies switched over.
MF
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Not all "o" rings are created equal. Only automotive types resist fuel expansions or shrinkages.
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