bent the carb needle clip By millsc (Read 2,169 times)

[millsc]

i bent the carb needle clip i bent it back but it doesnt sit totally flat i got my bigger carb it fits in my stock manifold but really tight the scoot starts and idles good but when i hit the throttle dies right away its a 24mm carb in a 50cc manifold waiting on the manifold i think the manifold is leaking air since it doesnt fit right just making sure i haven't messed up the needle clip

[Alleyoop]

Well take the air filter off and with your finger see if you can GENTLY push the Cylinder up and down with no binding. Also you may just want to take the diaphram out and make sure the needle is being held to the cylinder and not came loose the only thing holding is the CLIP otherwise the Cylinder will rise but the needle will stay in the main jet.
Alleyoop

[millsc]

i moved the clip up a notch but it bent when i tried to put it back on i bent it back with my needle nose pliers and got it in the notch the carb seems to leak air from the bottom of the manifold i can feel it would this cause it to die immediately

[Alleyoop]

It could make it die but immediately I don't think so unless you have a big arse leak. I would check the needle to see if it is still being held with that clip. Those clips break real easy and especially since you bent it back I think you needle fell out. So as soon as you open the throttle ALL YOU GET IS AIR no fuel.
Come on man it is only TWO screws right on top of the carb will take you 5 minutes to verify if the needle fell out and save you a lot of messing around.
Alleyoop

[millsc]

ok ill check now, but i could feel the air leaking from the bottom of the manifold and hear it im waiting for my manifold to come in i wont be using that manifold anyways

[millsc]

the needle wasn't in the hole you was correct it fell out do i need to straighten the clip more

[Alleyoop]

If the clip is still in one piece yes easy though they break real easy.
Alleyoop

[millsc]

the clip is one piece just wasn't in the hole in the carb

[millsc]

i had the clip on the outside of the small brass piece in the diaphram not under it like it was originally whoops

[Alleyoop]

HAHAHA, is it the type that you screw a little flat piece of bracket with a screw to hold the needle and clip down.
Alleyoop

Like this:


Or with a needle that has more slots like this:

[millsc]

thats it

[millsc]

it revs but sputters bad unless i put my finger under the bottom of the manifold to block the leak i think it will be good when my manifold comes in

[Alleyoop]

Good those are actually the best kind the other ones are CRAP the needle is held on within a PLASTIC piece which you hardly can adjust and you can you have to get really tiney PLASTIC WASHERs.
Alleyoop