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  1. CV CARBS AND POD FILLTERS part 3

    PILOT CIRCUIT

    This is sometimes called the "idle circuit" but it does a lot more than control idle. And it is perhaps the most misunderstood of the three circuits. The role of the pilot circuit is basically to run the engine when the throttle is closed, as when the engine is idling or the throttle is closed on deceleration. But this circuit is also the main source of fuel at very small throttle openings. As the throttle is opened past 1/4, the importance ...
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  2. CV CARBS AND POD FILLTERS part 2

    CV (Costant Velocity) CARBS

    In respect to these carbs, I'll be talking about the intake side, and the exit side. Air comes into the intake side and exits out of the engine side as fuel mixture.

    The CV Carb has a more complex air control system than the two carbs described above:

    -The butterfly valve is back, and sits toward the engine side of the carb. It is opened and closed by means of the throttle and throttle cable and controls the ...
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  3. Cv carbs and pod fillters

    CV CARBS part one

    Some wise individual said this:"Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler." I try to keep things simple, but some aspects of motorcycle carburetion are a little complex and to really understand what is going on we have to struggle to master them. So I hope motivated readers will hang with me as we go through this and maybe even enjoy some of it.

    If you are starting from scratch, this should be helpful in describing what goes ...
  4. Loctite info for basic thread locking and retaining methods

    [QUOTE=El_Hefty;343398]

    As for Loctite i'll correct some missinformation. I should post a thread on it as reference i used to sell the shit for a number of years and did hundreds of talks, demos and designs with engineers from working with the defence force to local councils cochlear ear implants car manufacturers mines etc etc etc you name it so i know a little bit about the product.

    A Thread locker for general use on a bike I use 243 (blue), oil tolerant ie will ...

    Updated 14-12-2011 at 06:19 PM by El_Hefty

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