xsgeoff
XS650 Greenhorn
I took my carbs apart to clean and check the floats, and now I have a few questions regarding the needle jet:
1) How much "play" should there be between the needle and piston? My Haynes manual says: "The jet needle is retained by a nylon plate and is a push fit." The needle is fairly loose though, able to "wag" around a few degrees when installed in the piston. And the nylon plate just sits on top of the needle fairly free-moving, so that the needle can push the plate up. Is this correct?
2) How should the needle be seated in the jet tube? Does it need to be fully in contact with the tube? Right now, my needle doesn't fully seat on the tube, it sits at its lowest point in the piston, and leaves a very small amount of play giving a very thin gap between needle and jet. I guess I need to adjust the needle position clip, or even replace the needle and jet?
Cheers!
1) How much "play" should there be between the needle and piston? My Haynes manual says: "The jet needle is retained by a nylon plate and is a push fit." The needle is fairly loose though, able to "wag" around a few degrees when installed in the piston. And the nylon plate just sits on top of the needle fairly free-moving, so that the needle can push the plate up. Is this correct?
2) How should the needle be seated in the jet tube? Does it need to be fully in contact with the tube? Right now, my needle doesn't fully seat on the tube, it sits at its lowest point in the piston, and leaves a very small amount of play giving a very thin gap between needle and jet. I guess I need to adjust the needle position clip, or even replace the needle and jet?
Cheers!