Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
Good:
Copy that. I got everything installed, then took it all apart again to put the needle in the 1st clip (top) from the short end. I put everything back together and tonight I'm gonna fire it up and see where we're at. I think the 160 will be a good starting point for the main, and other than a possible lean idle (50 pilot might be a little lean), everything else should let me dial in the main without hinderance.
I'm going to try the 160 first, but if it's lean, I have a 162 also. From there, we'll see. I'm hoping that 50 is spot-on.
Thank you for all your help, I'm supposed to go riding at hotwell dunes tomorrow. Might get some vid. :-D
Good:
The power was unaffected either way (still sub-250 power) by the changes :cry: but it runs much more poorly. Still no dial-a-wheelie in really any gear other than first...
The bike seems to be running lean now. When it's hot and under load at lower RPMs it makes all kinds of nasty rattling noises... detonation I suppose. It seems to go away as the RPMs climb.
The plug seemed dark with the 168, but really lean with the 160... I need to go back to the 168 on the main. I was able to get it to idle with the 50, and it sounds good, but when riding, letting off the throttle the idle surges. Bummer. :|
I'm thinking of putting the needle back in the middle position and going back to the 168 main, but keeping the 50 pilot. I'll try that tomorrow. It's unfortunate, but I guess I was close originally. I was just hoping to gain some pipe...
The plug read lean. I rode for approximately 1/2 a mile pinned up a gradual incline and the plug looked like new with white ash on the strap. Thinking that was not enough time, I then rode pinned back and forth for several miles and read it and the strap had minimal discoloration. The porcelain middle was still white though, with maybe a minimal beige tint. Maybe someone else can help me out here. I'm really not sure on the plug reading, but the plug still looked new with minimal tarnish...
I was really hoping it'd come alive, but instead I'm bummed out. :cry:
martinfan30:
Maybe I missed it, but what is your elevation?
Hick:
I just had a dial a jet installed and rode from 200 ft up to about 6000 and had no issues. I was wondering if anyone else has had one of these installed on their carb?
Good:
I'm at approximately 3000' elevation and ride from 2500-5000' depending on where I go.
My old (normal riding) plug is almost black or like really dark chocolate brown, so I would think something's rich...
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