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Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by wizard, May 27, 2008.

  1. wizard

    wizard Active Member

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    I'v read the book I've seen the film, now do the job.
    I shall be following Rick's instructions & will post results.
     
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    It isn't as bad as you think. What I do before I disassemble anything is clean the heck out of the outside of the carbs. Then I count and turn any adjustment screws to they lightly seat and write down how many turns. This way if the vehicle ran before it will start up and give you a decent starting point from which to tune. I also when I think I am done cleaning blow through all orifaces with compressed air. Be carefull there are a few ports that when you blow through them have a tendancy to spray out towards your eyes. Put on the safety gear before you start sparying cleaner or blowing air and you'll be alright. Once you get into it and get them back together it isn't bad and one gets more comfortable each time they do it.
     
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    dismantled & cleaned. :D
    good blow job. :lol:
    reasembled. :p
    bench sync, a la, rick co matic. :?
    float levels set, 2 mm below gasket :wink:
    recon they are ready to go back on the bike.
     
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    Very nice indeed.
     
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    If the insides are as good as the outside you'll be in tip top form!
     
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    Impressive.
     
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    Those look great. What kind of paint did you use on the caps?
     
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    it's not high temp paint, just metalic to match the tank & side panels.
     
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    Excellent.
    Very nice job.

    I should have included the shortcut for setting the Pilot Screws as part of my withdrawal instructions.

    After pulling the Anti-tamper Plugs ...
    Insert an old-style glass barrel fuse in the Pilot Mixture Screw hole and scribe the depth of the Screw onto the metal part of the fuse.
    Use an Ignition Points File to scribe the depth of the Pilot Screw on the metal barrel of the fuse.

    Do one fuse for One and Two. Mark and save.
    Do Three and Four with another. Ditto.

    Then, after pullig the Pilot Mixture Screws ... you use the Fuses as a Depth Gauge.
    Puts them right back where they were before extracting them.

    Which is either Good or BAD!

    Good if the Bike was dialed-in and ready to rip.
    Bad if they were messed with and incorrectly set!
     
    RickCoMatic, Jun 1, 2008
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