That hole under the pilot jet

[nastyjones]

I'm rebuilding a set of gs1100 carbs & when I took them apart I found no hole in the carb body under the pilot jet but it had the rubber carb plugs.

Shouldn't it have no plugs if there is no hole?

[chuck hahn]

yes it needs the plugs or it will run super rich and foul plugs faster than you can change them.

[nastyjones]

how does the pilot jet operate then? With no hole in the carb body & a rubber plug, the pilot jet is essentially blocked off isn't it? Or am I missing something?

[tom203]

Turn them upside down ,squirt some gumout in the pilot jets, install rubber plugs, and see if anything falls out of main jets when they go right side up.

[Seana23]

am I missing something?

yes, your missing the tiny weeny 45 degree fuelway that cuts up from the pilot jet hole into the main jet area...

XXX

[nastyjones]

So it's ok that it has no hole & a rubber plug?

[Riding Again]

yes, your missing the tiny weeny 45 degree fuelway that cuts up from the pilot jet hole into the main jet area...

XXX

^^^^^What she said.

[Steve]

Look at the diagram below. Just above the pilot jet's rubber plug is a hole that angles down to the main jet.

You saying that you don't have that hole?



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