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DoldGuy:
Now think about your user name! You did not earn that by throwing in the towel now did you? We are here to help! :-D
DoldGuy

delphipro5:
I know :-( im just ticked off because I knew that was going to be the case with the plate job. :oops:
As far as no help, I meant the people around me, no interest whatsoever. You guys are a great help. At this point I am impatiently waiting to get my engine back from the builder so I can look it over Really Good and see how it all looks. You can't win them all I guess... but at least one would be nice.

So here are the carb. pics. I am not too sure about it, I wish he at least wrote what jetting it had on the side of it with a sharpie! :-( It is supposed to have the sticker on it with all the jet info, I guess he ran out of stickers! :wink: All the paperwork says is Carb. Mods.?? I'm not sure he even opened it up, but I can't see how he could not have. Also looks like there is still quite a bit of machining dust still in the thing! I don't like the way the idle screws getting jammed by it and there is a small blue hose thats kinked in behind too. I couldnt get a good pic of it but it's right next to the idle screw to the left. And I wish I had known before that the dial-a-jet makes the carb. no longer usefull if removed! Unless you plugged the hole in the float bowl and intake. I do not think I really Need to use this-and I already have a brand new Carb. sitting in the shop in a box from carb parts wherehouse. This seems like overkill to me. WELL I gotta say this has been one hell of a learning experience! :lol:
Almost forgot the pics!

delphipro5:

--- Quote from: don46 on March 24, 2011, 09:45:17 AM ---Dude,

Take a deep breath, a step backwards and regroup. I've spent thousands on hair brained ideas, some worked some didn't but I never let it discourage me. Some of what I've read about your build was to lose some power to make it more rider friendly, if that is the case don't worry about the stator, in fact if the goal was to make a good trail bike I wouldn't have ponied up for the carb either, get it together, ride it and have fun, believe me you can have as much fun with 60 hp as with 65hp. Hinson quit making clutch baskets several years ago, there may be some around as surplus, I have one and I can say it has held up incredibly. I wouldn't buy a Pro X unless I really needed a new basket, I would go for the Talon it is a nice basket as well.

Kaw rider mentioned 4.4, it was good stuff but in a 2t I would use the Q16 or maybe the MR12 (about $25 a gallon but helped us win a national championship) for the trail rider/play rider I would use something like vp C-12 or equivilent. Oh by the way I have part of a barrel of 4.4 that somebody could have for free if they come and get it. I'm in MT

--- End quote ---
Thanks for the pick me up. by the way, I have settled on VP's C-10

delphipro5:
I thought you guys would be more interested in the carb!

 I was talking to my dad, and he told me that the dial-a-jet has been around for a while, and that it was made by thunder products???
 Dick is selling it like it is HIS NEW Gadget!
 I show my father the carb. and he's like "oh yea ive seen those" THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! NO INTEREST! I have been talking about this carb. job for a month and it's like he didn't hear a word I said! He used to run a "performance harley"(oxymoron) shop for a few years and he has seen it all before, BUT he has no interest in helping me with this? :x Whatever  :x

Has anyone run one of these? Thunder Products claims you don't have to jet anymore with one of these, just adjust the D-A-J? That sounds fishy :?

russ:
what does that do and whats the clear line go to and whats that on the end of it

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