Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: Re: lean off idle

Author: ju-@astrocomma.com

Date: Mar 24, 2005, 12:41 PM

Post ID: 1718594938



Are you referring to the thing that holds main jet in the
carbuerator? Is there supposed to be a ball in there? Mine has a
spring and a little piece that looks like a bullet with 4 holes
in the end of it. I don't remember seeing any balls.

--- Greg Field <gre-@gregfield.com> wrote:

 I think so. I did it wrong once, on one side, and the bike
acted as you
describe.

GF

On Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at 02:00 PM, Fred Sahms wrote:
 
Thanks for all the advice guys. Greg, you're talking about
the little
 brass thingy with the tiny check-valve balls inside? The
correct way
 is
so the jet needle bears down on the end with the holes in it
(top side)
 and the spring is under it, and presses up on the end with
the slot?
 

Greg Field wrote:
 
Check the plungers in your "accelerator pumps." Easy to put
them in
 
 upside down.

GF

On Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at 08:31 AM, Fred Sahms
wrote:
 
 

 
 
 
 Hi all,

My Eldo have been lean off idle since I built it. It will
idle fine,
 
 
 but when I go to take off it is really lean and bogs down.
I went
 
 
 through the carbs completely when I built the bike
initially, and
 
 
 noticed one carb body had some significant corrosion, so I
got a
 
 
 second
complete set which I am rebuilding now. They are in great
shape,
 
 
 but I
wonder if I should alter the jetting any to try and
correct the
 
 
 condition.

I am using the stock airbox, stock jetting, and a new
filter I got
 
 
 from
Gordon and Rick.

Would a larger pilot jet help?

TIA

73 Eldo
78 T3/949

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