What does a pilot jet do on a carb?
The pilot jet handles the mixture from idle to 15 to 20 percent throttle. Air comes in through the front of the carburetor drawing fuel up through the pilot with a vacuum that is created as the air flows through the pilot circuit.
How do you remove a carburetor on a Goldwing?
Remove the Carburetor Piston Set Covers! To slide the carburetor assembly out of the frame, you must remove all four piston set covers. One is installed on each carburetor. Two screws hold each cover in place. Also remove the air cutoff valve and the vacuum hose connected to it. Two screws hold it to the carburetor assembly.
What are the idle Jets on a Honda GL1100?
The ’80 and ’81 carbs have the idle jets pressed into the carb bodies while the ’82 and ’83 carbs have removable idle jets. Do NOT try to remove the pressed in idle jets!!! They must be cleaned in place.”
What’s the idle rate on a GL1100 Goldwing?
1. The choke is working good. 2. I set the mixture screws to the clymer manual suggested settings to 1 1/4 turns out. 3. The throttle cable is working good and nothing is holding it up. 4. I turned the idle all the way out. The bike is running around 2000rpms now. Does the float bowl adjustments have anything to do with the idle?
Why is the throttle cut off on my Goldwing?
Sounds like you’ve got a bit of a pickle in your hands. It also sounds like you’re close to solving it. The air cut off valves seem like a likely culprit. The symptoms match up as well – the cut off valves control air flow in the pilot circuit, so up to about 1/4 throttle.
The ’80 and ’81 carbs have the idle jets pressed into the carb bodies while the ’82 and ’83 carbs have removable idle jets. Do NOT try to remove the pressed in idle jets!!! They must be cleaned in place.”
Where is the straw on the Honda GL1100 carb?
Put the straw where the blue arrow points. This is the accelerator pump fuel channel…the rear-most channel on the bottom of each plenum half. The straw is vital. It is necessary is to regulate pressure/flow in the accelerator pump circuit.
What’s the float level on a GL1100 carb?
The procedure for setting the float levels on GL1100 carbs is essentially the same as the one for GL1000 carbs described here. The only difference is that the float level spec for the GL1100 is 15.5 mm.” Complete disassembly is required to renew the o-rings on the main fuel transfer and accelerator fuel tubes. Don’t skip this step!