katana11 Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) folks i have a pilot jet blocked on my katana 1100 ,i was going to buy 4 new ones ,the thoughts of pulling the carbs is killing me,any help or ideas be great,also what is the size i ask for when buying the pilot jets ? i was told 47.5 is the size has anyone got a part number ?,can i get originals ?,is there any additive i can add to clear it ? thanks again folks Edited January 22, 2018 by katana11 Quote
gsx Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Give ALLEN'S a bell , they should know size and type , bleed non bleed . Pilots generally make it hunt on tick over and fluffy just over . If you are suffering this your gonna have to pull the carbs but . . . . You could try draining the carbs and filling bowls with carb cleaner then running . Got me out the sticky stuff on more than one occasion Quote
katana11 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 thanks lads was hoping not to pull the carbs but looks like i might have too Quote
katana11 Posted January 29, 2018 Author Posted January 29, 2018 sick is not the fecking word,pulled off the airbox,tank,carbs the lot,stripped the carbs fitted new pilots did not see feck all wrong with old ones,so decided to change the plugs lo and behold one of the plugs was drowned with fuel,so i did not need to do any of the above lesson learned check plugs first in future will fit carbs tonight and keep u posted 1 Quote
Time_Machine Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 4 hours ago, katana11 said: sick is not the fecking word,pulled off the airbox,tank,carbs the lot,stripped the carbs fitted new pilots did not see feck all wrong with old ones,so decided to change the plugs lo and behold one of the plugs was drowned with fuel,so i did not need to do any of the above lesson learned check plugs first in future will fit carbs tonight and keep u posted But... don't we all NEED to pull all that stuff and clean/inspect it once in a while ----- just for the sheer fun of it? Hopefully I'm not the only one that doesn't mind that (too much!). Quote
katana11 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Posted January 30, 2018 11 hours ago, Time_Machine said: But... don't we all NEED to pull all that stuff and clean/inspect it once in a while ----- just for the sheer fun of it? Hopefully I'm not the only one that doesn't mind that (too much!). haha,i hear ya man,did not get a chance yet to re fit the carbs,will try for tonight,i really think its the chemicals in the fuel now,bring back leaded petrol again,problem is when a bike is laying up over winter the carbs block up Quote
johnr Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) shell vpower super unleaded apparently dosnt have the ethanol in it. Edited January 30, 2018 by johnr Quote
katana11 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Posted January 31, 2018 12 hours ago, johnr said: shell vpower super unleaded apparently dosnt have the ethanol in it. thanks John,but no shell near me in ireland Quote
johnr Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 you can buy fuel stabiliser online, they sell it at machine mart and som diy stores too. it doesnt remove the vile ethanol content, but it does prevent it from evaporationg and thus spoiling the remainder. handy if it gets left standing for a couple of weeks. Quote
katana11 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Posted February 6, 2018 well folks i put new pilot jets in and new plugs number 3 and 4 cylinder working perfect nothing out of 1 and 2,my original issue was cylinder 3,that is perfect now but lost one and 2,all i did was blow out the carbs fit new pilots and plugs and fitted back to bike, i have fuel in all the float bowls and spark in all the plugs what else could it be as like i said 1 and 2 were working before now not ? Quote
katana11 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Posted February 6, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 5:25 PM, johnr said: you can buy fuel stabiliser online, they sell it at machine mart and som diy stores too. it doesnt remove the vile ethanol content, but it does prevent it from evaporationg and thus spoiling the remainder. handy if it gets left standing for a couple of weeks. thanks mate Quote
katana11 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Posted February 7, 2018 16 hours ago, johnr said: water in your fuel. thanks mate will try empty bowls later and try again Quote
Dezza Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 On 30/01/2018 at 8:19 AM, katana11 said: ,bring back leaded petrol again See it as an opportunity to faff about more with our beloved neolithic Suzukis and to know there are fewer brain-damaged kids in the world Quote
katana11 Posted March 8, 2018 Author Posted March 8, 2018 sorry for not reporting the findings after lads, got to the root of it,a wet plug was the issue feel very silly after rebuilding the carbs again lesson learned check the simple things first , thanks again for all ur help 1 Quote
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