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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kirkwilson" data-source="post: 11225" data-attributes="member: 625">Thanks, Jim-I swapped everything from #1 to #2 carbs- almost- swapped needle jets, needle jet holders, main jets, needles, floats, float pins, float valves, float seats, (air bypass diaphrams and springs from #1 to #4 because that meant I didn't have to split the carbs). Did not swap the pistons because manual says not to they are matched to the carb body and the first time I took these carbs apart everything got marked with a Sharpie so I know they went back where they came from. Did not swap the aluminum piston covers but made sure the little air hole in the inside was clear on all of them. I did not swap the pilot needle assy's- I took them out and made sure the little o-ring, washer, spring were in properly and adjusted all 4 to fact spec 1- 1/4th turn out. But they went back into their original carb. I really thought I had it this time... These were rebuilt by Pistol Pete last fall and the bike wasn't run on the road after they were re-installed. All the rubber looks new and the metal inside is real clean even though I did find a couple air passages clogged probably from sitting after the rebuild- I asked the PO how old the gas was and all he could tell me was 'old' so it could have been 20 yrs old- when we first started the bike the gas smelled like laquer so the first thing I did was drain the tank, put new gas in, and change the gas filter. If the problem was the main jets it should have moved over to #2 so there is either something wrong with the pilot jet or the carb body- IMHO....Pistol Pete emailed me that out of sync wouldn't cause fouling- I've got a set of gauges on order anyway- thanks for the offer!</blockquote>

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