Help! I'm Drowning in Jets!

[Bartolucci]

Got the two Mikuni's off the XS400. Removed the float bowl on one of them. The main jet is easy to find, but there are several other 'jets' that I see. One of them is in a tube covered with a rubber plug right next to the main jet. It's quite small. Shall I assume that under this rubber plug lies the pilot jet? And are these the two jets that I am going to change to larger sizes in order to accommodate my very lean running condition?

Also, I don't see anything on the main jet (haven't taken the other one out yet) but an "R" and an "5EI". How do I determine the sizes?

TIA

[Bartolucci]

Hey dummy!

Ya know, for a guy who's quite educated, you're a little slow sometimes. The markings on the jet are not "S E I." You're reading it upside down. Turn the jet around and you discover that the number is "135."

[jmnjrpa]

Hey Tony,

It wouldn't be so bad if you don't talk to yourself.

[motoman]

Now THAT was funny........don't care who you are!

[Bartolucci]

Yeah, that was one of those "duh!" moments that was too funny not to share.

I used the advice I received on another thread about jetting combinations and have ordered 45s for the pilots and 142.5s for the mains. Also got a rebuild kit from carbkitscapitol.com. I hope this does the trick and that I don't have to do any tinkering with jet sizes. The weather's been too nice not to ride.