Carburetor Check Sheet GX120/140/160/200/240/270/340/390

GXV140/160/270/340/390
Priority check Points : 1 2 4 8 9 10
FUEL

• Engine speed will not increase

• Unstable idle speed COMBUSTION

8 ESSENTIALS • Poor performance at high speed

• Poor performance at low speed COMPRESSION IGNITION
• Unstable engine speed
Before inspecting the fuel system, perform the minimum
inspection for compression and ignition system.
Pilot screw Remove foreign material/dirt.
1 clogged. Replace pilot screw. 6 1 Pilot screw Remove foreign material/dirt.
clogged. Replace pilot screw.

2 Pilot jet
clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt. 1 Pilot jet
Use needle B ( 0.3) to clean 2 clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt.
Use needle B ( 0.3) to clean

Pilot jet air 2

3 path clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt.
Pilot jet air
3 path clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt.

3 10
Main jet
• Engine will not start 4 clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt.
• Difficult starting 5 9 Use needle A ( 0.5) to clean

• Engine starts but stops quickly

Main nozzle
5 Remove foreign material/dirt.

Main jet
7 4 clogged.

4 clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt.
Use needle A ( 0.5) to clean
Main nozzle air
11 12 8 path clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt.

Main nozzle
5 clogged.
Remove foreign material/dirt.

Air flow Fuel flow Mixture

Throttle stop
6 screw position Set correct idle speed.
incorrect.
Pilot screw and limiter cap replacement • Overflow
• Gasoline leak
PILOT SCREW
Float doesn’t LIMITER CAP
Remove foreign material
7 move properly. around float pin.
Float valve worn
or coated with
Pilot screw brakes at narrow point. Aplly LOCTITE 638 9 foreign material/
Remove foreign material/dirt.
When the cap is removed, the pilot screw breaks Install a new pilot screw and set it to the dirt.
at the neck. To remove the remaining screw, fit an specified position. (Refer to shop manual.) Then
appropriate rubber tube over the remaining stub install the limiter cap with LOCTITE 638.
and unscrew. Valve seat
For extended Drain gasoline from float chamber Remove foreign material/dirt.
coated with
11 storage of by running the engine until it stops 10 foreign material/
Take care not to damage
the engine or by loosening the drain screw the seat surface.
dirt.
(More than 3 months). while engine is stopped.
Using of Carburetor Cleaning Kit (Kit No.07JPZ-0010001)
Carburetor cleaning kit for removing foreign material/dirt.

Needle A ( 0.5) Needle B ( 0.3) Pump nozzle Screw driver

Water inside float chamber. (Main jet) (Pilot jet) (Air blow for jets and air paths) (Main jet assemble
Float chamber
12 check
Take off float chamber and
/disassemble)

clean or replace.

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