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Title: Washers for carbs
Post by: lopee on September 11, 2008, 07:34:23 PM
Where do you purchase these numbered washers to raise the needle in the carbs? Home depot sells the numbered washers but im skeptical and think they might need to come from the suzuki shop?
Title: Re: Washers for carbs
Post by: nascarkeith on September 11, 2008, 07:42:21 PM
For my 2006 GS I got #3 washers from ACE Hardware.  They are just plain metric washers.  The number refers to there size.  It is nothing Suzuki specific.
Title: Re: Washers for carbs
Post by: The Buddha on September 11, 2008, 08:00:12 PM
Not metric some weird ass numbered washers, usually I eyeball them and buy them ...
Lopee, I'll reply to your PM.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: Washers for carbs
Post by: ohgood on September 11, 2008, 08:22:22 PM
Quote from: lopee on September 11, 2008, 07:34:23 PM
Where do you purchase these numbered washers to raise the needle in the carbs? Home depot sells the numbered washers but im skeptical and think they might need to come from the suzuki shop?

it's a washer. just a washer. ok, a stainless steel (NO RUST!) washer that is standardized (#4 washer) but still, just a washer.
Title: Re: Washers for carbs
Post by: nascarkeith on September 11, 2008, 08:50:18 PM
Thought they were metric.  Thanks for straightening me out Buddha. :nono:  Dang your a freakin genious.  How do you know and remember all this stuff?   :)
Title: Re: Washers for carbs
Post by: The Buddha on September 11, 2008, 09:16:42 PM
Gaaa ... #4 washers - OK lets see, ~4-5 years ago, when I started this whole jetting thing ... I used to say #2 washers, and people will go to the store like lowes/HD and never find #2. Then some enterprising guys on here figured #4 will do the trick just dont put more than 1, they are fat. So after 3-4 months of fighting with people, one fine day, I caved and said, OK if everyone wants to talk stupid, I'll also learn stupid, so I can guide them in their native tounge.
Then I bought a big pack of #4's cos I didn't want to run to the store everytime someone needed jets. That is the end of #2 ...
Recently someone tole me #3 for 01+, so I bought a pack of that.
See, I dont fight everything.
I remember this cos I have a big ass jar sitting around with assorted crap. However I have forgotten where I put my glasses.
Cool.
Buddha.