Nevermind about the pilot screw I just put my 2nd one it & it was perfect. It DID, however, get me thinking about the possibility of getting a PGM-FI assembly from a honda dealership (maybe call up Honda Japan & see if they'll ship internationally, it'd be one triumph for my conversational Japanese to be that good though) & get it reprogrammed to work on my C70...
--- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Luc Picard" <atari2600a@...> wrote:
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> So, one of two things is happening:
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> 1) The decent amount of gas I've spilled on the head has come back to haunt me in the form of a bit of smoke, or
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> 2) I've stripped my pilot screw & now the gas is too rich, which actually would explain the new deep noise...
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> I have another carburetor but I can't guarantee it won't have the same problem. I'm not good with brass screws it would seem...do the chinese replacements have this problem with brass adjustment screws? Should I be using #88 or #90 for an '81 (does it really matter?)?
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> The reason I'm afraid of investing in simply a new screw is I have no guarantee the carb's threading is still intact, & that's like $20 after shipping...
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1970-73 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw
1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw (scroll to sec.7.1 page 101.jpg)
1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec.18-1 page 170.jpg)
1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec. 20-28 page 205.jpg)
1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
More resources for C70 Passports and Cubs:
http://www.shlaes.com/Vehicles/Scooter.htm
http://www.velodrome.com/HondaC70/HondaC70.html
