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The BSA Workshop => Singles => Topic started by: chrisf-1 on 24 Oct, 2024, 14:15

Title: DBD34 with Mikuni
Post by: chrisf-1 on 24 Oct, 2024, 14:15
Hi everyone can anyone give me some pointers on where to start with my 500 Clubman's Goldie It is running a Mikuni carb supplied new by Phil Pearson but as soon as I take the choke off it will not run, it spits back from the carb and dies unless I quickly put the choke back on Help please, many thanks Chris
Title: Re: DBD34 with Mikuni
Post by: ducati2242 on 24 Oct, 2024, 15:42
Sounds like the pilot jet is blocked . needs a strip down and jets cleaned out .
Title: Re: DBD34 with Mikuni
Post by: neil1964 on 24 Oct, 2024, 20:37
Quote from: ducati2242 on 24 Oct, 2024, 15:42 Sounds like the pilot jet is blocked . needs a strip down and jets cleaned out .

Yep.  Presume that you have had it running properly before?  Has it been standing idle with fuel in the tank and carb?