Fitting brand new carbs

[chronyx]

If I was to fit brand new OEM carbs to my VFR, would they need the pilot screws set and balancing?

[StumpyFingers]

If I was to fit brand new OEM carbs to my VFR, would they need the pilot screws set and balancing?

I would think so as they may not be set up for your particular bike.

[chronyx]

That's what I thought, dang

[AIRWOLF]

New O.E.M carb's . . . . . . have you come into a small fortune.

[YEN_POWELL]

You set the pilots to what the manual says, then pop somewhere to have them fine tuned.

[chronyx]

Yen, do you mean the pilot setting fine tuned or have them balanced?

[BIGROG]

Get them put on I have a set of Vac guages here, we can bal them in a few mins

[chronyx]

Thanks Rog I don't have them yet I'm just pondering at the moment.

But if you have the knack of reachning that bloody balance screw on the AT I'd love you to show me I have had gauges on and can tell you they are slightly out, but for the life of me I just couldn't reach that screw.

Ripped of the gauges and went for an industrial-grade sulk.

[BIGROG]

No sweat, I did mine a short time back, there is a knack to it but just give me a shout when you are ready OK?

Rog

[YEN_POWELL]

Yen, do you mean the pilot setting fine tuned or have them balanced?

They are balanced by eye on the linkages before/whilst fitting, eneough to run properly. Balancing is just getting them to both open/shut at the same time. The pilot setting will be given as a set number of turns out from fully screwed in. The book will give you the procedure for fine tuning the pilots, but someone with a gas analyser can do it easier. Balancing would be the last part.