washers for pilot jets

drowningbird808 · June 21, 2007, 10:51:57 AM

where the hell do i put them

spc · June 21, 2007, 10:53:21 AM

not for pilot jets

they go under the needle in the slide. right above the plastic donut on the needle

Crucialval · June 21, 2007, 11:10:41 AM

Where can you buy them?

spc · June 21, 2007, 11:12:02 AM

Srinath is where I got mine

manofthefield · June 21, 2007, 11:21:50 AM

I got some 3mm stainless washers from my local hardware store. Ace is the place!

crispy5 · June 21, 2007, 07:12:05 PM

+1 for Ace. Neither Home Depot or Lowe's had the right size.

Nikolas · June 21, 2007, 07:36:33 PM

They should... I got mine at Lowe's. They're just #4 washers, nothing particularly special about them.

drowningbird808 · June 21, 2007, 09:19:37 PM

the number 4's dont fit for me!?
the needle doesnt go far enought down so that the the thing above it can lock in place
i just installed a k&n lunchbox and put it jets, im not sure if i even put the main jet in the right location
there a small on and a long one that looks like you can use a 8mm wrech on
i got the pilot right atlesat

but its bogs and jerks from 6 to 11 hundred rpm
im currently running no washers
is that the reason y its doing that?

Wrecent_Wryder · June 22, 2007, 02:28:16 AM

Quote from: drowningbird808 on June 21, 2007, 09:19:37 PM
the number 4's dont fit for me!?
the needle doesnt go far enought down so that the the thing above it can lock in place
i just installed a k&n lunchbox and put it jets, im not sure if i even put the main jet in the right location
there a small on and a long one that looks like you can use a 8mm wrech on
i got the pilot right atlesat

but its bogs and jerks from 6 to 11 hundred rpm
im currently running no washers
is that the reason y its doing that?

For the later carbs, you really need M3 / 3 mm washers, NOT #4 washers. The design changed in 2001, and there isn't room in the new slides for some #4 washers.

The "main" jet goes in the end of the hexagonal brass tube. A lot of people look at the tube and the jet and assume that they're one piece, but they're not. The mid-main goes directly into the carb body.

Hope this helps.

manofthefield · June 22, 2007, 06:57:34 AM

Quote from: Wrecent_Wryder on June 22, 2007, 02:28:16 AM
For the later carbs, you really need M3 / 3 mm washers, NOT #4 washers. The design changed in 2001, and there isn't room in the new slides for some #4 washers.

I don't think it's a new carb vs old carb thing for the washer fit. I tried #4 washers and they didn't fit for me. Then I went and got 3mm washers and they fit just fine. I think it just has to do with the O.D. of the washer's varying by source, so for some they work but for others they are to large

blue05twin · June 22, 2007, 07:12:38 AM

Instead of useing washers it's alot easier on the +01's to just buy the jets from your local motorcycle shop.

manofthefield · June 22, 2007, 07:16:13 AM

The washers are for shimming the needle, not the jets

blue05twin · June 22, 2007, 07:35:04 AM

If you replace the jets you don't need to shim the needles.

Wrecent_Wryder · June 22, 2007, 07:37:29 AM

Sorry, I have to disagree... the shims give you a finer degree of control. You replace the jets THEN fine-tune with the needle shims. Some people may never need to, maybe it was perfect first try.

drowningbird808 · June 24, 2007, 02:24:37 PM

so im running stock exhaust and running 22.5 pilots 60 mids and 142.5 main i oredred 65 mids
but yeh ace didtn have #3 washers only fours so i geuss im heading to home depot or lowes but i also lost the little brass washer on the needle

so i ordered one from bike bandit and also the screws that i stripped lol
but right now the bike is runnnig pretty bad im tryign to get a flange and wileyco is anyone wants to go halfs on a set? but wat jets should i run with exhaust aqnd flange

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