? where to buy idle jets

I would like to find a cheap source of idle jets for my carbs. The
overhaul kits each contain an idle jet but cost $15 - $20 each.
Partsfiche.com sells the jets alone for $9.99 each plus shipping. That
seems like too much. Can I find them for $5 each plus shipping? It is
Honda p/n 99124-286-0351 JET, SLOW (#35) for Keihin carbs.

Tips for cleaning idle jets would be welcome too. I soaked a used pair
in carb cleaner, Lime Away, and Iron Out, but none of those seemed to do
any good, and I fear that they may have done some harm.

1976 CJ360T (inline twin, SOHC, air cooled, CV carbs)

 

Not likely. I've never seen them that cheap (though I've not looked too
hard, a deal like that would likely show up here quick enough ;-)

Search the group's archives (e.g. Google groups search). There's LOTS of
stuff here.

--
Later,
John



'indiana' is a 'nolnn' and 'hoosier' is a 'solkk'. Indiana doesn't solkk.

 

When I had my idle jets blocked up I soaked them in Chemtool B-12 (see
all of krusty's posts... he likes it). Then sprayed with carb cleaner.
Next took a toothbrush and used a single "hair" on the toothbrush to
gently poke into the holes. The holes are small, and the inner
diameters are sometimes even smaller. But if you hold them up and look
straight along the jet, you should be able to see a small pinpoint.
Using a toothbrush helps just push the dirt out, since even if the dirt
is loose it might still clog up the hole. Be gentle when cleaning!
It's expensive enough even when you don't have to replace ones you've
buggered up.

Can you see the pinhole through your idle jet? Or are they all blocked
up?

 

I'm rebuilding a 31 year old CB 125S that had not been started
in 20 years. The gas had done something terrible to the inside of the
carb. I DID get the jets cleaned after soaking 24 hours in carb
cleaner then blowing them out with about 100 foot pounds of
compressed air. My air gun has a soft rubber tip and that is what
it took to clear out the pilot jet- the real tough one. Rebuilt it
without a carb kit and it runs great now.

 

That reminds me... what's usually in a carb rebuild kit? Just new
gaskets/o-rings? Worth getting?

 

Here's what I got in my CB360 Keyster carb repair kit, claimed by Sirius
Consolidated, Inc. to be suitable for CJ360T.

jet needle (probably wrong size)
main jet (wrong size)
idle-mixture screw with O-ring and spring
float valve needle
float valve seat with 0-ring
bowl-to-body O-ring
idle jet
plastic washer

 

why not just poke a wire thru it as frequently recommended by that hack Hoyt
(RIP)
I am just joking!

 

Have I ever told you that gargling with Berryman's B-12 will prevent
the common cold, diabetes, heart disease, myopia and sexually
transmitted diseases? Just kidding. Don't try that at home, kiddies...

B-12 is to CV carbs as oat meal is to arteriosclerosis, except you can
feel the results immediately.

I am NOT an owner or shareholder in Berryman's, but that product is
handy because it comes in the liquid form as well as in aerosol cans
and you can get it anywhere in the USA. You don't have to run around
looking for xylene and acetone in hardware stores, the stuff is right
on the shelf at Wal-Mart and most auto parts stores. Berryman's has
been around for at least 60 or 70 years, it's an old stand-by product
line.

 

Yes, I could barely see light through both old idle jets, but not the
same amount through each, and not nearly as much as I could see through
new jets. That was true both before and after my cleaning attempts. I
didn't mention it above, but I was able to stick a long plastic bristle
from a brush through the jet. That didn't seem to do any good---I did
it without first soaking in carb cleaner, but I wouldn't think that it
did any harm either. Maybe the deposits have to be softened up before
the bristling would do any good.

I gave up and called a local shop to order new jets. The guy seemed
averse to selling new ones and brushed off that idea and told me to
bring mine in and he would clean them in five minutes. He stuck a steel
wire through the dry jets. That didn't seem to do any good, so then he
soaked them in carb cleaner and again stuck the wire through. Now I can
see about as much light as I could see through the new ones, but still
not the same amount through each. Should I assume they are ruined?

 

I see Mikuni "BS30/96 Series" Pilot Jets in the Dennis Kirk catalog:

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/searc...y&productId=p176030&catId=413&leafCatId=41306
http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/produ...tore=Main&productId=p176030&catId=&leafCatId=

There is a photo of three jets, and mine look a lot like the one on the
left. The verbal description in the catalog is the same for all the
thirteen sizes of the jets---supposedly they all have six holes and are
all 14mm long and all look like the one in the middle. I tend to assume
that those descriptions are wrong, consistent with the general chaos and
derangement of the Dennis Kirk catalog.

Would these BS30/96 Series jets seem to be the right jets for my Honda?