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IT'S ALIVE!!!!! (changed title!)
09/30/07 at 13:29:36

Got the carb out!
I ended up having to take out the battery, and remove the top cover and loosen the battery case. The carb wouldn't budge! Now it's out, and I'm removing the top 4 screws on the carb when I noticed Clymers said to mark the position of the throttle clamp. I'm looking at the picture and see this hairclip looking like gadget. Well, my carb doesn't have one. is that normal??
I got to the needle part (which supposedly falls into your hand!) I don't see one, do you?
Here's a picture.

When I took out the diaphragm it had a needle looking thingy attached to it, I'll take a picture.

this is the diaphragm, and there is a needle attached to it.
It doesn't look like the needle in Clymers though.

I'm at a loss.

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SavageWahine Serious Thumper Offline Aloha & Hang Loose Posts: 1553 Beautiful Kauai! Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #1 - 09/30/07 at 15:47:20 never mind, it's the jet that's supposed to come out. got it. still. looks noting like the picture!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #2 - 09/30/07 at 16:23:19 Hey, all youse smart guys, whats the wet looking stuff on that diaphragm? Is it oil? Is that a problem?
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SavageWahine Serious Thumper Offline Aloha & Hang Loose Posts: 1553 Beautiful Kauai! Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #3 - 09/30/07 at 16:28:19 Yes it is oil, wanted to ask how to get it off. Also, does it look like I got everything? Can I dump the carburetor in the carb cleaning solution now? I'll clean the rest one thing t a time, so I don't get the parts mixed up!
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #4 - 09/30/07 at 16:35:44 I guess you would wipe it off be careful not to ripped or tear it l
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SavageWahine Serious Thumper Offline Aloha & Hang Loose Posts: 1553 Beautiful Kauai! Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #5 - 09/30/07 at 16:43:50 Can I use dish soap?
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #6 - 09/30/07 at 16:49:30 i think so
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SavageWahine Serious Thumper Offline Aloha & Hang Loose Posts: 1553 Beautiful Kauai! Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #7 - 09/30/07 at 17:19:10 Now even I can see the difference between the two. I don't think the original pilot had holes in it.
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barry68v10 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 955 Maryland Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #8 - 09/30/07 at 17:24:01 Don't worry about oil on top of the diaphram. It will keep it soft and protect it. If this message is too late, dish soap won't hurt it, but I'd put something on it to keep it from drying out and cracking over time.
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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #9 - 09/30/07 at 17:58:14 The holes are there, just throughly plugged, thats why you had to run with the cold enrichment valve (AKA choke) on. It will be a different ride when you are done. Max
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SavageWahine Serious Thumper Offline Aloha & Hang Loose Posts: 1553 Beautiful Kauai! Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #10 - 09/30/07 at 18:05:32 Max_Morley wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: The holes are there, just throughly plugged, thats why you had to run with the cold enrichment valve (AKA choke) on. It will be a different ride when you are done. Max You think I should forgo the spacermod? Or just try it seeing the carb is all the way apart anyway.
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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #11 - 09/30/07 at 18:12:26 Max's 96 did not repsond well to taking it out, I put it back in and it runs fine and has since 99. I'd make one change at a time, just clean it for know and adjust the idle mixture and see how you like that. Max
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #12 - 09/30/07 at 20:38:39 IW, why is your carb clogged up? Or what is wrong with it? You'll be a bike mechanic by the time all this is done,or at least know how to fix anything on your bike
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SavageWahine Serious Thumper Offline Aloha & Hang Loose Posts: 1553 Beautiful Kauai! Gender:	Re: HELP!!!! Where is the needle? Reply #13 - 09/30/07 at 23:03:03 I have no idea why the pilot jet was so clogged up! But it isn't anymore. I'm going to change the title of this thread!
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Re: IT'S ALIVE!!!!! (changed title!)
Reply #14 - 09/30/07 at 23:24:39

IT RUNS!!! Shocked

I'M SO HAPPY! Cheesy

I put everything back together again after I cleaned it any replaced the old jets with new ones.
I was afraid to start it (had the fire extinguisher ready).
Clutch in, pressed the started, cough, cough-cough, cough, vrooooommmm!!!! Yeah!!!! Grin

I messed with the idle and pilot screw a bit till it sounded about right and took her for a ride.
What a difference, the way she reacts when you give it some gas! Just about popped a wheeley!
What I did notice is that it backfires occasionally while riding (it normally only does it when I turn the engine off). Maybe needs to be fine tuned a bit. But never once did I have to pull out the choke!

What an ordeal though, sure hope to never have to do this again!
After I saw how bad the pilot jet looked I decided not to do the whole spacer mod, but I did run one side of it over some fine grit sandpaper a while, just to get a smidgen off of it.
Maybe now I can take her into the mountains one weekend!

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