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have water or dirt in the carburetor bowl. Use automotive carburetor cleaner or
WD-40 to clean the carburetor inside and out.
STOCK CARBURETOR SETTINGS
The stock carburetor settings from the factory are:
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55 pilot jet
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92 main jet
Cleaning the carburetor:
Clean the carburetor in a well-ventilated area, and take care that there is no
spark or flame anywhere near the working area; this includes any appliance with
a pilot light. Because of the danger of highly flammable liquids, do not use
gasoline or low flash-point solvent to clean the carburetor.
1. Make sure the fuel is shut off.
2. Remove the carburetor.
3. Drain the fuel from the carburetor.
4. Disassemble the carburetor.
5. Immerse all the metal parts in a carburetor cleaning solution.
6. After the parts are cleaned, dry them with compressed air.
7. Blow out the fuel passages with compressed air.
8. Assemble the carburetor
9. Install the carburetor onto the motorcycle.
CAUTION:
1. The motorcycle will only operate
properly if the carburetor top is
installed properly with the mounting
screws, cable and choke knob
oriented as shown in figure 34.
Figure 34
Proper carburetor top
installation and location of
rectangular slide indexing pin
and vent elbows.
Reeds:
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The reeds must lay flat on the reed cage.
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If the reed tips aren’t lying flat, replace them immediately.
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The reeds must have a tight seal on the reed cage.
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If the reed is damaged in any way, replace it. This means cracks, chips,
and ruptures. Anything abnormal, replace the reeds.