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Posted by on April 14, 2008, 2:07 pm
>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>1981 Yamaha DT100H
>>>>>>>gas pouring outta carb. replaced the needle valve assembly. float
>>>>>>>has
>>>>>>>no
>>>>>>>gas in it. with float chamber body off i can press upward on the float
>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>the flow stops. so i tried bending the flap on the float that contacts
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>needle valve. still leaks. ??????? thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>jim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> did you check to see if it matched factory specs for adjustment?
>>>>>> sorry for being captain obvious, but.
>>>>>
>>>>>it came on the bike from the factory. was working fine. just been
>>>>>sitting
>>>>>up
>>>>>for years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> ok, but after taking the carb apart and making sure it's squeaky clean,
>>>> reset
>>>> it.
>>>> the gas we've gotten in the past 20 odd years is shit and turns to crap
>>>> in
>>>> as
>>>> little as a month. so clean the carb. if it's been sitting for more than
>>>> a
>>>> couple of years, i would get a rebuild kit.
>>>> at the same tims, to save future problems, clean the petcock and check
>>>> inside
>>>> the tank.
>>>> water in gas=RUST.
>>>thanks. done all of the above except rebuild kit. been looking for a
>>>complete carb (new or rebuilt) on the net with no luck. actually, i had
>>>carb
>>>"professionally" cleaned and i cleaned and refinished the tank.
>>>appreciate
>>>the input.
>>>jim
>>>
>>>
>> you shouldn't need to eplace the carb. unless it's cracked or in someway
>> damaged, you should be able to fix it. did the pro rebuild it?
>> try the rebuild kit first.
>> and share the results, ok jim?
>>>http://thumperpage.com/
>>
>> the guys there are smart, so ask them for help, too.
>
>any idea where to buy a "rebuild kit" i've put a new pilot jet, nozzle valve
>assembly, and have a new float on the way. if i hafta keep buying individaul
>parts at the price i'm paying, i could buy a complete carb, that is if i
>could find one. i looked at the thumper page. 4 stroke. mine's a 2
>jim
>
>
did you ask in the message forum? plenty of 2 stroke owners.
look in a newstand copy of walneck's classic cycle trader for 100's of
dealers.
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