Recent content by Hunterb

I got the spring sorted out. I had to cut it a bit shorter and bend a new hook in the end. It works perfectly now and the engine reaches just shy of 7000rpm. Yahoo.

OK. Thanks. It shouldn't ever happen but if someone pulls the choke and it's already warm it could. I just wasn't sure with this type of carb if pinning it while cranking would deliver nothing but air basically.

I figured it out. It's the oil pump. The return spring on the oil pump is messed up and it's jamming the pump and because it's attached to the throttle it jams it as well. If I disconnect the oil pump cable the throttle works perfectly. So now I need to sort out the spring. I've unbolted the oil...

I just got home and looked in the carb throat with a mirror. When the thumb lever is pushed as far as it will go the throttle plates are not nearly all the way open. I didn't see anything when I just rebuilt the carbs but is there some sort of 'full throttle' stop? Like an idle stop at the other...

I have a question for the carb experts. Last summer my daughter had our 1997 GTX out with some friends and they shut it down at one point and then when they went to restart it they pulled the choke and flooded it and then it wouldn't start. With a normal carbureted engine I would just hold the...

That was my first thought so I tried that but it doesn't change it. It's like the cable needs to be a little longer or the bell crank needs to be rotated a bit.

Is it possible to reposition the bell crank on the carb so full throttle coincides with the thumb lever hitting the grip?

Hi all, I am having an issue with my throttle cable. It is adjusted correctly with regard to the oil pump, the issue is that at full throttle the thumb lever is not nearly to the grip and I cannot figure out why or how to change it so the lever hits the grip at wide open throttle. It is a new...

Excellent! Thanks for the info.

Hi all, I have read numerous times that the only carb rebuild kits worth buying are the genuine Mikuni kits but I'm having a hard time finding them in Canada. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good supplier?

Thanks! At least that part of it is good. On to the next part now! One of the rave valves has melted plastic parts so I need to see if I can figure out why.

Thanks! Yes, that is clearly the best option.

Thanks!! I did figure out a way of getting pressure in the chamber with a gauge hooked up. I pressured it up and left it over night. It lost a few pounds over night but it may have leaked out of my goofy gauge system. I don't suspect them to be leaking, I'm just trying to determine the overall...

Update. I am an idiot. Without going into a long explanation I will just say that I can blow through the line and it flows freely. It does seem to hold vacuum but I will try to see if I can figure out how to pump a little pressure in it and measure it since most people seem to recommend testing...

Hi all, I'm trying to determine the health of the rotary valve seals in a 1997 GTX that I'm working on. I know most people test them using pressure but I don't have a small pump or accurate gauge so I thought I could accomplish the same thing by pulling a vacuum on it and seeing if that held. So...