----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Ries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Eric Harnish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 9:05 PM Subject: Re: Carbs > Eric, > I took apart the carb assembly today. To answer your questions; this is > what I found... > 1) main jets - 165 > 2) Slide Spring length - 8.5 inches or 22.6 cm > 3) Slide lift hole ( I don't have a ball gauge so not sure how accurate this > is) the hole that the needle goes in is slightly less than 3mm- it looks > unmolested, but the hole next to it has been hogged out to about 3.5 mm on > the rear carbs only (1 & 3). on the front carbs that hole is just about 3mm > Is that the hole that is supposed to be drilled? If it is, I sure don't > understand why. > 4) main air jet - 90 > 5) #2 Pilot Air Jet - 170 (hope this is the right one hard to tell from > drawing) > Do you suppose those oversize holes are my problem? Does anything about this set up seem wrong for a stock v-max? Thanks in advance for the help. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Harnish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Paul Ries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 3:21 AM > Subject: Carbs > > > > Paul, I can help you with carb parts . I have a set of stock , and a set > > of Dynojet Stage one needles . I also have a set of stock Mikuni 152.5 > > main jets and a set of DJ165 mains which go with the DJ stage one > > needles. > > Before you decide what to do you need to find out what you have now . > > I need to know 1: main jet size or number 2: Slide spring length 3: > > slide lift hole diameter. 4: Main air jet size 5: #2 Pilot air jet size > > All of this info can be obtained without removing the carbs except the > > main jet size . If you have never removed the carbs before let me know > > if you need help. It only takes about 30 min. to get them off and get to > > the mains depending on tools and mechanical experience . > > Eric > ............................................. To unsubscribe go to http://www.sayegh.org/unsubscribe.htm .............................................
