sporty982000
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Okay,
let me see if I can be more clearer on this. so that I can get some help/ cuz I need some.
You actually have on the tower model .46 engine 3 jets. one is your common- high end. the one that has the nice big adjustment screw. out of the side ot the cowling.
you have a air/fuel mixture screw that actually is connected at each side of the carb, one is where to fuel line connects to the throttle body, this is where the fuel comes out inside the carb. the other side is the same side that you connected your throttle linkage too. it also opens or closes a little bit. your alimunim carb plate throttle. the turning also opens and that brass needle. I call it two because it is not one piece.
then you have a little black screw on top of the carb throttle body inlet. that is also inside you're preset non adjustable jet
Here is my dilema, i made a mistake and saying the manual. I got the info off of the tower hobbies site, (2mm)
The only way that I could set or see what I had was to insert a small flat head screw driver next to the brass needle (jet) and mark with a marker the gap then put the flathead screw driver next to a rulers that had mm markings. So that I could see what I had and where it should be.
Now you could probably do this a couple of different ways but that is what first came to my mind to try.
question 1-
how many of you have even touched that adjustment ?
I am wondering if you even have to since the manual does not mention it. only the high speed adjustment.
Now since I have 2 aquacrafts, They should both have the same settings, but they do not (from new untouched settings)
question 2- what is that mm size ? or is there a gap at all ?
Trying to figure out what everyone else has.
why -
I think one of them is wrong and i think it is the yellow one, the picture of the carb was from the yellow one that I have.
I think I may have a heat problem, but I am running rich, I start of really fast ans it seems to slow down after about 2 minutes of running.
but it is running rich, yet I think the gap is at 2mm what tower calls for.
now-
I have tried to reduce the gap and then the thing would not run at all. also I kept in mind that I also had to adjust my high speed needle as well.
So what I am trying to figure out is if my carb is messed up and junk or if it's my engine that is junk.
it runs nice, but like i mentioned, it slows down, but it should not do this and i have it running pretty rich, yet like i mentioned that it does not want to start if i change the setting on the gap of the brass jet.
yet my red aquacraft runs just fine so far and has no near the gap that my yellow one does.
so I am trying to solve ot come up with more information to make a logical and factuall asumtion on the matter.
Thats why I was hoping that I could get the measurement of the gap distance on yours
hope this helps clear matter up.
thanks
sporty
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