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TIle By Rod Breaker AMAL MONOBLOCK Workshop - .... '" . > :::;: ~ w Z 5.) Jet holder removal also released jet block and Iight W ..J tapping with a plastic or soft o > o aluminum drift will dislodge it. Always replace thin paper gasket between jet block and carburetor body. 1.) The mixing chamber top and cap, throttle spring, throttle valve, jet needle and clip are usually left on the machine attached to the throttle cable. Throttle adjusting screw and spring remove straightaway. 9.1 Needle seat can now be removed. Remember there is no washer under the nadle seat. 11.) When replacing, be sure pilot jet is run home and red fiber washer is installed before tightening down cover nut or problems will arise. 6.) Removal of th ree side cover screws wi II allow access to the float chamber components. Upon reassembly, if float spindle brass bush is not put on after the float, the float will work to one side causing the needle to drop and the carburetor to flood. 12.) Cover nut releases tickler button and spring. This should be clean and free of dirt and grit or flooding may occur. 2.1 The same goes for removal of the pilot air adjusting screw and spring. ~~ 10. Remove pilot jet cover nut and pilot jet may be unscrewed. 14.) Carburetor completely stripped, do not remove this screw as its only function is to locate the jet block in its proper position. 7.) The float and float needle can then be 3.) When removing main jet cover nut, hold jet holder with appropriate wrench. This is most important when carb is mounted on the machine. Main jet should always be removed with correct wrench to avoid marring of jet size stamped on it, thus making it unreadable. taken out. Float spindle should remain in, body, but if it comes out, don't panic as long as it is not bent. If there is any doubt about the cover gasket, replace it. Remember, never ream out a jet, get another of the right size. Jet holder can now be removed, always replace red fiber washer upon reassembly or it will have a tendency to leak. o 4.) Needle jet removal is also a rwo-wrench operation. There is usually no reason to remove it unless replacement is deemed necessary. • 8.) Removal of banjo bolt and banjo allows inspection and cleaning of filter gauze which is a nylon screen to keep the acky·poo in the gas tank from fouling the carburetor. (213) 894-9218 WARREN WILSON MOTORS MOTORCTCll 511ll5-51RV'CI Soulh of :\ordotr in Sepuheda. Calif. 9000 SEPULVEDA BLVD. [---------------------,• RACING I~~~ Ol I " CASTOR • I THE rronn facts CHOICE I WINNERS • • "Blendzall" Castor Mixes Easily, I Perfectly And Permanently With Gas Or Methanol. I I Does Not Stick Piston Rings. Does Perform Perfectly In Injectors, I By Setting Pump To Minimum Output. I Want Your Engine To Last Longer, I. AddZiPAdditiVe?eSafeAtTop,R.P().M.?,,~~ P.O. Box 461 Escalon. Calif. 93320 L • • I • • _~~" ' . I O(,eIe"/"~ ""'1' • --------------------- J 13. To avoid any possibility of an air leak, this rubber '0' ring should re replaced.