New Rider
Currently Offline
Posts: 11 
Likes: 2
Joined: Sept 11, 2015 14:39:35 GMT -5
|
Post by indio on Sept 13, 2015 22:22:59 GMT -5
Have a pilot jet super plugged on one of my scoots, Lance Phoenix.
Tried to clean it all the usual ways. When I look down the center all I see is brass.
I would like to try to run a wire through it.
It looks like the hole is totally blocked. The scooter would not start, and I eliminated other fuel flow possibilities.
It had been sitting for a few years.
Thanks!!
|
|
|
|
Post by JerryScript on Sept 14, 2015 8:08:24 GMT -5
If it's been sitting for a few years, it would probably be best to replace the carb and fuel lines, total cost less than $50.
|
|
|
|
Post by lain on Sept 14, 2015 12:27:08 GMT -5
Just try some wires out. I stripped apart a network cable and used the copper wire from it. If the hole is completely clogged you should try using carb cleaner and trying to push through with a wire between every spray or so. It may take a long time. I cleaned out a carb that had been sitting for a few years and the gas was crystalized and hard to remove but after about an hour of spraying and trying to push through it finally did and I cleaned the rest of it out the usual ways.
|
|
New Rider
Currently Offline
Posts: 11
Likes: 2
Joined: Sept 11, 2015 14:39:35 GMT -5
|
Post by indio on Sept 14, 2015 12:57:33 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I'll try .022 safety wire, and the wire from a bag tie. See which one works, just want to hog out the hole accidentally.
|
|
|
|
Post by lain on Sept 14, 2015 13:04:39 GMT -5
Just be persistent and do not use a metal with a higher or equivalent density to the brass.
|
|
New Rider
Currently Offline
Posts: 11
Likes: 2
Joined: Sept 11, 2015 14:39:35 GMT -5
|
Post by indio on Sept 14, 2015 17:02:52 GMT -5
Well, tried unclogging with bag tie, boiling with lemon juice for thirty minutes, jamming air through it, no luck
So, I've invested more time than the 6 bucks the new one costs to order. My original is a 32, 25mm long.
The replacement (at every site I went to), is 28mm long. I read somewhere there may be an advantage at starting with the longer pilot jet.
I'll measure and make sure I have enough room.
Thanks for the input!!
|
|
|
|
Post by JerryScript on Sept 14, 2015 19:36:53 GMT -5
If that jet was plugged, there's a very good chance other ports may be as well. That's why I recommend replacement of the carb after sitting with fuel in it for so long.
|
|
