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HINTS
AND TIPS
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| STARTING
from cold. Flood the carburetter by depressing the tickler
sharply three or four times, and close the air valve: set the
ignition, approximately half retarded. Then shut the throttle
and open it a little, e.g.: about one eighth open, see diagram
on sheet 7 position 2, then kick-start. If it is too much open
starting will be difficult. |
| STARTING,
engine hot. Do not flood the carburetter, but close off
the air lever. Set the ignition and close the throttle, then
open the throttle about one eighth of its travel and kick-start.
If the carburetter has been flooded and won't start because
the mixture is too rich - open the throttle wide and give the
engine several turns to clear the richness, then start again
with the throttle one eighth open, and air lever wide open.
Generally speaking it is not advisable to flood at all when
an engine is hot. |
| STARTING,
general. By experiment, find out if and when it is necessary
to flood, also note the best position for the air lever and
the throttle for the easiest starting (some carburetters have
the throttle stop fitted with a starting position on to which
the throttle must be shut down). |
CABLE CONTROLS. See that there is a minimum of backlash
when the controls are set back and that any movement of the
handlebar does not cause the throttle to open; this is done
by the adjusters on the top of the carburetter. See that the
throttle shuts down freely. |
PETROL FEED, verification. Detach petrol pipe
union at the float chamber end; turn on petrol tap momentarily
and see that fuel gushes out. Avoid petrol pipes with the vertical
loops as they cause air locks. Flooding may be due to
a worn or bent needle or a leaky float, but nearly all flooding
with new machines is due to impurities (grit, fluff etc.) in
the tank, so clean out the float chamber periodically until
the trouble ceases. If the trouble persists, the tank might
be drained, swilled out, etc. Note that if a carburetter, either
vertical or horizontal, is flooding with the engine stopped,
the overflow from the main jet will not run into the engine,
but out of the carburetter through a hole at the base of the
mixing chamber. |
FIXING
CARBURETTER AND AIR LEAKS. Erratic
slow running is often caused by air leaks, so verify there are
none at the point of attachment to the cylinder or inlet pipe,
check by means of an oil can and eliminate by new washers and
the equal tightening up of the flange nuts. Also in old machines
look out for air leaks caused by a worn throttle or worn inlet
valve guides. |
BANGING IN EXHAUST may be caused by too weak a pilot
mixture when the throttle is closed, it may also be caused by
too rich a pilot mixture and an air leak in the exhaust system,
the reason in either case is that the mixture has not fired
in the cylinder and has fired in the hot silencer. If the banging
happens when the throttle is fairly wide open, the trouble will
be ignition not carburation. |
BAD PETROL CONSUMPTION of a new machine may be due to
flooding, caused by impurities from the petrol tank lodging
on the float needle seat and so prevent its valve from closing.
If the machine has had several years use, flooding may be caused
by a worn float needle valve. Also bad petrol consumption will
be apparent if the throttle needle jet "O" (see fig.
2 sheet 2)
has worn; it may be remedied or improved by lowering the needle
in the throttle, but if it cannot be then the only remedy is
to get a new needle jet. |
AIR FILTERS. These may affect the jet setting, so if
one is fitted afterwards to the carburetter the main jet may
have to be smaller. If a carburetter is set with an air filter
and the engine is to run without it, take care not to overheat
the engine due to too weak a mixture; testing with the air valve
(sheet 5) will indicate if a larger main jet and higher needle
position are required. |
FAULTS, read sheet
5. The trouble may not be carburation; if the trouble cannot
be remedied by making the mixture richer or weaker with the
air valve, and you know the petrol feed is good and the carburetter
is not flooding, the trouble is elsewhere. |
RE-ASSEMBLING after dismantling. Note that the mixing
chamber nut E (fig.
2, sheet 2) is tightened up tight onto the washer that holds
the jet block (fig.
2 sheet 2), otherwise petrol will leak up. When replacing
the throttle see that the throttle needle goes into the centre
hole in the choke block and once in, note the throttle works
freely when the mixing chamber top ring Z is screwed down firmly
and held by spring Z1. Float chamber lid, to remove, first loosen
screw X (FIG. 2).
To remove float, pinch the bow V (fig.
2), and pull; when replacing, slip overneedle and slide
down till bow jumps into the needle groove. Care required to
avoid bending needle.
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