Advice on starting issue

[GLoweVA]

I've used an easyout before. I got it out, however I still can't get the jet off the easyout!

Some say a little heat helps too. I used PB Blaster and the easyout.

[natemoen]

Remove all easy to remove rubber bits and use a little torch to gently heat the pilot jet tower as you try removing it.

[cali30us]

If I drilled it out, I'd have to find a replacement jet. The only link I found was http://www.z1enterprises.com/ItemDet...item=KL18-2581 but I don't know if the pilot jet is the correct one for my cylinder (#4). I thought the pilot jets were different between the inside and outside cylinders. Anyone have experience with this?

[mack]

pilots

I've had considerable success with just drilling down far enough to get a small torques screw driver head into. Tap it in firm and the jet will back right out. This prevents damaging the deeper threads if you have difficultly holding the drill bit centered on the top of the jet. Some anti seize wont hurt either.

[natemoen]

If I drilled it out, I'd have to find a replacement jet. The only link I found was http://www.z1enterprises.com/ItemDet...item=KL18-2581 but I don't know if the pilot jet is the correct one for my cylinder (#4). I thought the pilot jets were different between the inside and outside cylinders. Anyone have experience with this?

All you need is a single jet, not a whole kit at this point. You need a mikuni BS-32/96 (i think that's the right number but it isnt looking right) pilot jet. You can get them at your local dealership but make sure it is GENUINE MIKUNI not any other brand cause they don't flow the same.

There are lots of websites that also sell individual jets.

[bikerphil]

You need a mikuni BS-32/96 (i think that's the right number but it isnt looking right)

It's a BS30/96 type pilot jet.

[natemoen]

It's a BS30/96 type pilot jet.

I knew the 32 didn't look right! Thanks Phil.

[Gallaecus]

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plz dont try the easy out. it is tapered and as you turn it in, it will expand your brass pilot jet pushing it into your aluminum carb bodies. if you keep turning, it will split your carb in half.

[cali30us]

Link on this site http://www.xs11.com/xs11-info/tech-t...rburetors.html lists the carb as a Mikuni BS34-II. Don't know if the BS30/96 type pilot jet is the same.

Found a couple dealer sites listing parts for '79 XS1100F (they don't list the SF model). Both dealers list the pilot jet as 42.5 and part #256-14142-42-A0.

I'll assume that that the pilot jets in each of my 4 carbs are the same, drill partly into the stripped one, and see if a screwdriver or EZ-out, carefully used, can get it out.

[Cobia]

I once had a stuck pilot jet that had a stripped screwdriver slot. After a lot of soaking with PB Blaster I followed a tip from here and bought a set of tiny, dental size, diamond tipped grinding bits. I used my Dremel tool to re-cut the screwdriver slot deep enough to get a good bite on it and I was able to remove it. Having the exact size screwdriver tip is crucial for the successful removal of the pilot jet without stripping them further. I actually ground down the sides of a screwdriver to get a perfect fit for mine.
Good luck.

[fredintoon]

Link on this site http://www.xs11.com/xs11-info/tech-t...rburetors.html lists the carb as a Mikuni BS34-II. Don't know if the BS30/96 type pilot jet is the same.

Found a couple dealer sites listing parts for '79 XS1100F (they don't list the SF model). Both dealers list the pilot jet as 42.5 and part #256-14142-42-A0.

I'll assume that that the pilot jets in each of my 4 carbs are the same, drill partly into the stripped one, and see if a screwdriver or EZ-out, carefully used, can get it out.

Hi David,
don't use an easyout they snap off real easy and although they ain't as hard as diamond they are harder than anything you'd try to drill it out with.
Here's a trick that has worked for me.
You will need a drill press and a reasonably long hex-bodied screwdriver bit that's a snug fit in the remains of the jet's screwdriver slot.
Unplug the drill press.
Chuck the screwdriver bit.
Block up the carb body on the drill work table.
Bring the screwdriver bit down into the jet's slot and bear down hard on the drill feed lever to hold the screwdriver bit into the slot.
Turn the chuck back by hand to unscrew the jet.

[cali30us]

Just wanted to let you all know how it worked out.
Tried the Dremel idea, but the tip just danced around the brass of the pilot jet, and I couldn't get a good bite.
Decided to leave the jet in place rather than chance making it worse, and see if I could just unclog the end hole with a tiny wire (hole is tiny, tiny, tiny). Each wire I tried bent too easily, but then I found my guitar string was small enough, and stiffer than the others. By hand, I couldn't get it through, but using it in my drill, I was able to get it through!
Now that all jets, enricher tubes, floats, etc. were cleaned, I put the carbs back on, and lo and behold, my engine starts up just as before. Not bad for being in storage for 15 years!
Only other thing I have to do is clean the front brake system and get the front tire reseated.
Thanks folks, for all your help and suggestions.

-David