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Offline Gorms

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Quick question: Can I remove a main jet w/o removing carbs?
« on: October 28, 2009, 07:17:41 AM »
For starters I just need to remove one jet to see if a shop has that type in stock.  Can I drain the bowl on carb 4, remove the float, unscrew the main jet emulsion tube, and remove the jet from that.  Do I risk any harm?  Bike is a '77 cb550 with the screw in type main jets.
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Re: Quick question: Can I remove a main jet w/o removing carbs?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009, 07:27:10 AM »
Quote from: gorms on October 28, 2009, 07:17:41 AM
For starters I just need to remove one jet to see if a shop has that type in stock.  Can I drain the bowl on carb 4, remove the float, unscrew the main jet emulsion tube, and remove the jet from that.  Do I risk any harm?  Bike is a '77 cb550 with the screw in type main jets.

Yes, and it's not even that hard: just remove the bowl, dump the gas into a small container so you can return it to the gas tank (I'm cheap!  ;D ), and work on the jets.
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Re: Quick question: Can I remove a main jet w/o removing carbs?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 07:37:25 AM »
Ya I went out to see how hard it could be, planning to stop if I rean into a snag.  You're right. quite easy.
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