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Pilot Jet Trouble
04/29/12 at 14:08:06

Hey guys. I've got the car apart to clean it, try the white spacer mod, and go up a jet size.

Everything has gone pretty smoothly until it came time to get that Pilot Jet out.

I could see that someone before me messed it up a little. When I finally got a screwdriver that would fit down there, the jet began breaking up when I tried to get it out.

I just sprayed some liquid wrench down there to hopefully loosen it up.

What can I do before I totally strip the head on that jet?

Also what can I do if I do totally strip the head on this jet?

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #1 - 04/29/12 at 15:00:20 The alumium hole will expand more than the brass jet when Heated ! Good Luck !!! Also the lube your useing will get thiner and make-its-way into the threads better ....
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Fish Full Member Offline Who Shot Who In The What Now? Posts: 213 (near) Tampa, FL Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #2 - 04/29/12 at 15:19:27 Alright, I'll give some heat a try. Thanks.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #3 - 04/29/12 at 16:30:41 Remove any rubber parts first Show us pics if it turns into a shiny puddle.
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Re: Pilot Jet Trouble
Reply #4 - 04/29/12 at 16:52:47

All the rubber parts are still out.
I don't have a butane torch or anything, just bic lighters and a grill lighter and those didn't do the trick.

All I've done so far is continue to further destroy that weak brass jet. I think I'll have to take my carb to someone else to have them see what they can do to get it out.

Can I still run the bike as-is without getting that jet out? The pilot jet should still pass fuel through the rest of the body of the jet, maybe?
The Savage is my only vehicle and I've got to work tomorrow morning.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #5 - 04/29/12 at 17:22:43 Fish wrote on 04/29/12 at 16:52:47: Can I still run the bike as-is Yup,... you'll have to put all those rubber parts back in though... ...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #6 - 04/29/12 at 17:43:31 Look at the jet, is anything in it? If not, slap it together & run it.
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Fish Full Member Offline Who Shot Who In The What Now? Posts: 213 (near) Tampa, FL Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #7 - 04/29/12 at 17:59:25 Good view of the jet here, but I'll link it because the pic is huge. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/MadProfessor/Sammy/100_2847.jpg
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #8 - 04/29/12 at 19:39:44 WoW Looks like a job for an "Drill" and a "EasyOut" --- along with a good warming !
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #9 - 04/29/12 at 21:32:50 A propane powered soldering iron put oout pretty good,, $10.00 from Lowes.
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Fish Full Member Offline Who Shot Who In The What Now? Posts: 213 (near) Tampa, FL Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #10 - 04/30/12 at 03:20:40 Yeah, I figured it'd take a drill and some kind of extractor. My Master Mechanic of an Uncle is in town, maybe he can help me so I don't have to go to a shop.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #11 - 04/30/12 at 03:28:43 Those brass jets are very soft, easy screw extractor kit should do the trick...
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Re: Pilot Jet Trouble
Reply #12 - 04/30/12 at 17:40:03

Indeed they are soft.

Seeing as how they're so soft my Master Mechanic of an Uncle simply placed a Phillips screwdriver onto the jet, pounded it into the head of the jet with a hammer, turned the screwdriver and out came the jet. The jet is still smashed onto the head of the screwdriver.

It took him all of barely 5 minutes to get that thing outta there from the time he walked through the door.
Cool

I have a half day of work tomorrow so I'll put everything back together with a new 55 pilot up from the previous 52.5, spacer mod, and see how the carb responds.

Thanks for the replies, fellas.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #13 - 05/01/12 at 03:28:31 Thats great news. Now,, just a little warning,, About that uncle, if I were you, I wouldnt complain about a toothache around him,.,
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Pilot Jet Trouble Reply #14 - 05/01/12 at 10:52:11 Blow compressed air backward through the pilot passageway, from the port in the front of the carb Then follow up blasting it with a can of carb spray cleaner using the tiny red straw Spray some WD40 or similar before putting in the new pilot jet It makes life easier
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