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Adjustable needle question/help

Started by Paul1965, December 13, 2015, 02:41:42 PM

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Paul1965

I'm rebuilding the carbs I got last month and am using the rebuild kits from RPM. I'm ready to replace the needles but don't know if I'm supposed to reuse the nylon spacer that was on the old one or toss it in the spare parts bag. The old need is on the bottom, the new one on the top. Which way do I set the new ones up? There's also a small o-ring that came with the RPM kits that I don't know what to do with. I assumed there would have been an exploded view included with the parts kit but there wasn't.
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Pat Conlon

Yes, you must reuse the nylon spacer.
Match the clip position on the adjustable needles with where the clip is on the stock needle.
Typically the middle groove matches the stock clip position, but check to be sure.
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Paul1965

Quote from: Pat Conlon on December 13, 2015, 03:17:29 PM
Yes, you must reuse the nylon spacer.
Match the clip position on the adjustable needles with where the clip is on the stock needle.
Typically the middle groove matches the stock clip position, but check to be sure.

Thanks Pat. However I'm not taking out stock needles so I wasn't sure what groove to start with (these carbs were built for a Baby Grand). I will start in the middle though and see what happens next spring  :biggrin:
1978 Yamaha 400 Sold
1984 Yamaha Maxim 400 Blew up
1982 Yamaha Vision Sold
1983 Kawasaki GPz1100 Sold
1984 Yamaha FJ1100 Killed it
1991 Yamaha FJ1200 Sold
2009 Triumph Sprint ST Sold
2014 Triumph Trophy SE