ianb Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hi All I have read in many posts, the need to drain and clean the carb after use. I have also read that there have been many problems with the Mikuni carb, which I do not experience. I have no starting problems hot or cold, uphill or down dale. Do I leave things alone or follow the suggestions here if so, how do I go about draining and cleaning the carb. Many thanks Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the addict Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Christ Ian, if you dont have any problems with the Mikuni and it fires up whilst pointing downhill leave the bugger alone you must have the only one in the country If you want to take the risk of cleaning it best to use an air line. Remove the 4 screws to release the float bowl Remove the main jet (6mm spanner) Remove the pilot jet (Very small flat head screwdriver - be carefull turning it ) Remove Fuel jet/tangs/pin Spray a load of carby cleaner in all the body and passages/jets Blow out with the air line If you can blow opposite direction to fuel flow all the better Dont overtighten the jets or float bowl If you are unsure which way the tangs go, there should be a letter A stamped on them, fit it so you can see the A when in position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianb Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Quality answer, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drop5 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I know a lot of people recommend cleaning the carb very regularly, but when I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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