MY ZX50 O.E.M CARB TUNING

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Ha! thats what compressed air and parts cleaner is for. Don"t do it the gain was not worth the effert,but now i now.    I think the needle is.

[thebatman]

but isnt your carb a bit different?? how in the hell did you shim if like mine?? the barrel/needle dam near one piece....

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Mine has a little plastic cap. If you look down the top of the slide it can be removed(counter cloackwise) There is a little spring that hold the needle  in place under the cap. It will allow for a slight mod.  When you have it opened again see if your needle has any play(up and down) If it does You must  take advantage of it Some how 

[thebatman]

i do remember a plastic piece in there.. the manual swears its can be adjusted.. i do believe there was a cock hair of play in the needle, i know the spring is under there also..

[wordslinger]

..i shaved some off the plastic retainer, and off the top of the needle on my oem a50 carb..then filed down a small washer to .025" and placed it beneath the needle's head...cpl more shavings to the retainer, and i could 1/4 turn it back into place...effectively raised my needle .025" on a non-adjustable needled carb...

[thebatman]

word!!.. whats up, now that sortof sounds techy but at the same time sounds ok but how do you know to go up or down??  how much to go??.. i am trring to see this in my mind right now, may have to go take barrel apart to see myself....by beneath, you mean the part you may see from looking down INTO the barrel/sleeve??

[art]

Ha! it's 2 beer cans worth. ( up ) all you can get without some more mods ,but in my case it was enouph. actually had to go to one beer can when it got hot sputterd like crazy till then off the bottom.Try it you'll like it   

[wordslinger]

..yeah, put the washer in the slider, then drop in th' needle..hold needle in place and flip slider over, and with a screwdriver, insert spring and retainer...

..at least that's how it works on my oem a50...

[wordslinger]

..i got a bunch of beer shims available at a really good price...

 

[art]

Makin em  up right now

[wordslinger]

..yup!!..me too!!!

..if i start typing funny, don't tell scosgt....

..he don't like it when i type funny....

[art]

OH MY  .We do have a princess,Long live the barbariens!!! I will try to give it a break,BUT

[wordslinger]

...I AMM NNOT ANN ANNIMMALLLL!!

[thebatman]

ok, not that ill do this now BUT i do have the barrel/sleeve in my hands.. i have appox. 2mm play in the needle now. the needle spring(under plastic top)"bottoms out" somewhere in that range..   my plastic piece looks triangle shaped with what APPEARS to be a phillips head screw, but its not a screw.                                                             ok, i took the retainer out....how did you shave the plastic piece and it still twist and click into place???   not much shaving on the needle head either, WOW!. thin anyway. that looks easy enough for me, but exactly whats the advantage?? more fuel at a different time??  how do you know how much to go?? a can shim huh??? a small ass shim i might add.....                                                                                                                                           daaaaaaam, i want a beer now.

[art]

HA HA HA!!! Yea f/n hahh! Sorry bat check the s200 thread,not responsibal for any thing you see(Well mayby a bit)