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hiff carb rebuild

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hi
just ordered a new needle and repair kit for my carb and just wondering is it a difficult task to take it apart and put it back together as ive never done this before!!
any tips?
thanks


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Re: hiff carb rebuild

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no its not to bad, i rebuilt twins before ...
you'l prolly get a diagram with the kit which makes it pretty straight forward :D

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cheers bud!! :)

anything i should avoid doing???
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If you get a copy of the big yellow book it shows some good modifications that can be done to aid airflow in S.U. carbs.
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nice one where can i find that!!
whos the author?
cheers :)
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Re: hiff carb rebuild

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You'll pick it up on Ebay or Amazon.
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thanks again :)
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Re: hiff carb rebuild

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i braved the service and it went well but now it wont start!! i followed the instructions exactly but it wont fire at all!! any ideas im pretty stumped :(

thanks a mill
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