Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
24 Dec 2019 08:50
Hi Zed, I have the tracking #. Not sure what delivery service you used? I checked Royal Mail Int; no info there.
No hurry for them. Just checking.
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No hurry for them. Just checking.
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24 Dec 2019 09:16 - 24 Dec 2019 10:18It's Royal Mail First class tracked and signed this side and switches to USPS at yours.z1kzonly wrote: Hi Zed, I have the tracking #. Not sure what delivery service you used? I checked Royal Mail Int; no info there.
No hurry for them. Just checking.
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and yours, if you partake in the Christmas Holiday.
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This side shows they have left the country and are on route.
Some I sent a few days earlier are showing delivery for today.
The tracking always seems to go quiet then all of a sudden it shows up as delivered.
I think their internet system is still on dial up :laugh:
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
24 Dec 2019 18:03
Zed1015, will these work with the same results on 28mm with accelerator pump?
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
25 Dec 2019 01:44 - 25 Dec 2019 06:46YES!Mikaw wrote: Zed1015, will these work with the same results on 28mm with accelerator pump?
Although the accel pump may go someway to momentarily masking the flat spot due to the added fuel it provides, it only activates one hit on acceleration but the jets correct the issue permanently as if the airbox was still in place and also improves performance at constant speeds where the accel pump is not active.
Remember that the jets are only needed if you are NOT using the stock unmodified airbox.
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
25 Dec 2019 10:03
Can you tell us what size these are. It looks like the recommended BS30/97 air jets for the VM29 are "0.9". I don't know if that number is an actual measurement, or just a part number. But I'm interested in which size BS30/97 your parts are most similar to.
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
25 Dec 2019 10:33 - 26 Dec 2019 03:17DOHC wrote: Can you tell us what size these are. It looks like the recommended BS30/97 air jets for the VM29 are "0.9". I don't know if that number is an actual measurement, or just a part number. But I'm interested in which size BS30/97 your parts are most similar to.
The BS30/97 jets perform exactly the same function as these but they will not fit the VM 24 through 28 as they are smaller at 4mm and would just fall into the air bleed passage .
I would say the 0.9" is a code or part number as that equates to a massive 22.86 mm and even 0.09" is 2.286mm which is still too large.
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
25 Dec 2019 11:05 - 25 Dec 2019 15:27
At the request of some members .
Here's a pic to clarify the correct location of the air jets.
On the left pair they go in the 4 o'clock position and the right pair at 8 o'clock as highlighted in white in the pic.
This is the air bleed to the needle jet (emulsion ) tube..( NOT the pilot jet bleed )
Beware of some carb banks with the FUEL mix screw underneath which were made up of all right hand or all left hand carb bodies and do not have an air mix screw on the side but just a blank.
In this case the jet bleed will be either all 4 o'clock or all 8 o'clock..
Whatever the case this bleed is always opposite the pilot air bleed whether it is blank or not.
Here's a pic to clarify the correct location of the air jets.
On the left pair they go in the 4 o'clock position and the right pair at 8 o'clock as highlighted in white in the pic.
This is the air bleed to the needle jet (emulsion ) tube..( NOT the pilot jet bleed )
Beware of some carb banks with the FUEL mix screw underneath which were made up of all right hand or all left hand carb bodies and do not have an air mix screw on the side but just a blank.
In this case the jet bleed will be either all 4 o'clock or all 8 o'clock..
Whatever the case this bleed is always opposite the pilot air bleed whether it is blank or not.
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
27 Dec 2019 15:55
Zed1015, the air corrector jets arrived today. Thank you. You mentioned to tap the air bleed to needle jet port M5 to a depth of 8MM. Is the 8MM critical. Is that what causes the correction jet to tighten as it bottoms out on the last thread? Do you recommend and thread locker on the jet before install.
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
27 Dec 2019 16:06
It's 8mm just because that's the length of the jet and it doesn't need to be any deeper.
Just enough to put the jet flush or just below the surface of the carb mouth.
Jet needs no thread lock, just lightly nip it up as it bottoms out..
Just enough to put the jet flush or just below the surface of the carb mouth.
Jet needs no thread lock, just lightly nip it up as it bottoms out..
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
27 Dec 2019 16:10 - 27 Dec 2019 16:16
Sorry should have asked this in the last line of questioning... What type of tap. Standard tapered or a flat bottoming tap???
Is the M5 tap only one thread pitch???
Is the M5 tap only one thread pitch???
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
27 Dec 2019 16:13
I think a bunch of folks out there in Z-land owe zed1015 a huge thank you. As useable air filter boxes, and eventually filters, become harder and harder to find, more folks will need these to keep old zeds on the road.
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Re: Air corrector jets for Mikuni VM 24, 26 and 28mm round slide Mikunis.
27 Dec 2019 16:28
Tap is 5mm x 0.8mm pitch .
It is the stock course M5 pitch found on all normal metric 5mm bolts etc.
Number 2 tap is the tap to use to do it in one hit.
If you have a full set of Starting ,2nd and bottoming taps you could use the full set if you wish but there's no need.
It is the stock course M5 pitch found on all normal metric 5mm bolts etc.
Number 2 tap is the tap to use to do it in one hit.
If you have a full set of Starting ,2nd and bottoming taps you could use the full set if you wish but there's no need.
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