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huwwatkins
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Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:13 am |
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Had trouble starting the 1.4 carb earlier, was on a slight incline, would start with no choke but had to hold it on the throttle otherwise it would die with or without the choke. Got it on the level groud and it ran fine, well slightly lumpy. What could be the cause?
Any tips on things that need cleaning/adjusting on these things to make em runa bit better?
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Chris H
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Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:14 am |
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strip it out.
the hill problem was probably because the float levels wrong aloowing the fuel bowl to empty into the main jet. |
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huwwatkins
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Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:41 am |
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Any pointers on stripping it and adjusting float levels? The haynes manual makes it all look a bit daunting.. |
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Chris H
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Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:04 am |
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don't break it, its easier than it looks |
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huwwatkins
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Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:29 pm |
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ok had a look 2 questions. How do I get the jets out? Thinking about just taking the whole thing off and giving it a good clean with carb cleaner , might be easier. And how do I adjust the float level?
Btw, It seems to start Ok if its been left running and bit then switched off and started again. |
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Chris H
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:37 am |
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yes you need to remove the carb, to get the jets out you turn it upside down with the air correctors out.
theres will be lots of petrol btw |
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huwwatkins
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:54 am |
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Haynes lies!........why doesn't that suprise you?
Cheers Chris. |
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huwwatkins
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Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:53 pm |
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Right took the carb off completley, any areas that need special attention? Its a Webber 32 TLDR carb. As you mentioned before, how do you adjust the float levels?
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Chris H
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:40 am |
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by bending the float tag to the correct height. |
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huwwatkins
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:10 pm |
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Right, looking at the haynes manual it recons the gasket on the cover carb 'cover' needs to be 1.75mm away from the nearest point on the float, i presume this means the float arms, im which case mine was way out, as in about 6mm from the gasket. Does this make any sense to you chris because its not making much to me. |
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trancer
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:32 pm |
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i think i have one of those carbs in the shed if you wont it huw, iv also got a head and all the valves with it, but its all stripped down. |
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Chris H
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:42 pm |
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are you holding the carb vertically so the valves shut? |
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huwwatkins
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:58 am |
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yes, so that the floats are facing upward, the carb is sitting on the 3 long rods that secures the air box. |
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Chris H
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:09 am |
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huwwatkins
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:43 am |
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hmm, thinking about it, thats horizontal, yeah, never mind. I'll have a look later. Cheers Chris. |
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Chris H
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:52 am |
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the ball shouldn't be depressed either. |
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