I just rebuilt the carb so I should remember this but I don't remember what I ate for breakfast anymore!

Can U remove the top secton of the nikki without removing the carb? I'm trying to change out jets without removing the whole thing again. Is this a lost cause?

Thanks

 

yes you can, if you are crafty you can even change the jets without removing the top of the carb . but its easier to just remove the top. take all the top plate bolts out and the center bolt and your good to go.

isaac

 

Remove the sight glass windows, loosen jets with a screwdriver but don't remove them yet, insert a wooden toothpick into the jet and remove it that way. Replacement is the same procedure in reverse.

 

brilliance^^^ dont worry, kentetsu, ill get that diff out sooner or later.

 

Tooth pick thing worked awesome on the forward jet. I managed to drop the seal/washer behind the jet on the aft jet in the bowl. So I took the whole top of the carb off... It was a pain but I did it all w/o removing the carb. From the intake.

Thanks!

 

I can't claim credit for that method. Like everything else I know about these cars, this information was something I read somewhere, at somepoint, sometime ago....

 

How does removing the windows help?

 

If you open the windows, then you can climb inside.

 

taking off the inspection windows gives you a little viewing room, and allows for long jaw needle nose pliers if your clumsy and drop the jet off the toothpick :P

isaac

 

Um, when I read this procedure it was my understanding that you would go through that opening to get at the jets. That way, you don't have to pull the top of the carb off. I haven't done this myself though, so maybe I misunderstood?

 

To get to the jets U have to remove the 2 access bolts under the window. It does help to have the window off because you can lift up the float through the window to expose the jets. The floats hang down in the way otherwise.

 

Ah, that makes more sense...