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Title: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: bassmechanicsz on May 01, 2009, 01:26:15 PM
this is probably in a another post but i just spent the last hour trying to find a picture of where this is located on my carbs but the only threads i have found the pictures no longer work.  Does anyone have a picture of where i can find this screw on my carbs.  Mine are different than the carbs pictured in the poor man's rejetting also or else i would have just used that.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: 5thAve on May 01, 2009, 01:53:50 PM
I have the older, two-circuit carbs (1989-2002?) and I haven't worked on the newer ones, but I think it's in the same place??  On the underside of the carb, dead centre, just ahead of the float bowl. On the U.S. model carbs, the hole is plugged by a small brass plug. Thank the E.P.A. for that.  You can drill out the plug quite easily (but carefully) and then you can adjust the "air jet" screw.
Title: Re: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: Suzuki Stevo on May 01, 2009, 02:19:23 PM
As 5thAve stated, I believe you will find the screw here...

(http://home.comcast.net/~stykers/carbscrew.jpg)
Title: Re: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: 5thAve on May 01, 2009, 02:25:42 PM
thanks for the photo, Stevo
Title: Re: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: Suzuki Stevo on May 01, 2009, 02:29:25 PM
Quote from: 5thAve on May 01, 2009, 02:25:42 PM
thanks for the photo, Stevo
Thank the person I robbed the photo from *lol*  :whisper:
Title: Re: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: bassmechanicsz on May 02, 2009, 11:18:51 AM
Don't want to accidentaly take out the wrong cap.  I believe the one on the bottom of the picture is the correct one to drill out.  Can someone please confirm.  Thanks
(http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n390/bassmechanicsz/0502091413.jpg)
Title: Re: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: respite on May 02, 2009, 11:22:54 AM
That would be the one.
Title: Re: Air/Fuel Mixture screw on '04 carbs
Post by: bassmechanicsz on May 02, 2009, 11:26:40 AM
thanks for the quick reply now back to the garage to try to get them out.