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All good information Jeff , but one major problem is Honda doesn't consider the idle jet on 80-82 GW's to be replaceable . Hence they dont have a part number for it. Not exactly what you'd expect from Honda.

Jeff , thanks for the info , one question , the measurements on the Idle jet gave me the length but not the diameter , are all these pressed in idle jets the same diameter?

we've already picked up the drills . but saving that for a last resort.

all of the above , Plugs carbon up after a few minutes,28mpg, raw gas in the exhaust. but........it runs like a striped ass ape , idles fine .

well it wouldn't be inches , and several people told me the Japanese MFG doesn't use mm ,they have some kinda formula that relates to flow rate . if you look at this string you'll see one note I got on this . To add we had a guy in a shop measure them and he found mine to be .020" , and he said...

everything has been gone over several times , the 35 on the jets isn't a dimension it's a flow rate , well that's the info I've gotten from several sources. I'll ask again , anybody have any press in idle jets for an 81? or 4 81 carbs.

OK , we've made some progress on this too rich issue. We measured the idle jets and according to a reliable source they should be about .014 , mine are .020. Now the problem is where can I get new or used jets for an 81 1100? Is there anyway to use the jets for a 83 1100? The 83 jets are screw...

to all who responded to my "too Rich posting" thanks for all your input, I bought the randakks over haul kit and will let you all know how it goes. we've no heat in the garage so it might be a while .

Thanks for the input , but I'm not through with the original set up yet . If I do give up and cave on Honda , does anybody have a Weber carb retrofit book for dummies?

question on the jets,,,,,the main jet is marked as a 145 and I think they are ok. But what does the 145 mean in mm or inches ? the slow jet or idle jet should be a 35 , but they are not marked and I'm thinking they may be the problem. If they were Honda jets wouldn't they be stamped with a 35...

thanks to you all , this forum has been extremely helpful , we haven't found the culprit yet but we've certainly gained a lot if information here to keep us going. I guess our next approach will be to examine the jets and once again check out the float levels .I'll keep you all informed of our...

oh and it's not just rich at an idle , best gas mileage we've been able to get is 28mpg,,,,,

compression is a little high ,185-190, within 5 on all 4 cylinders . we suspect carbon to be the reason for the high readings . haven't checked ignition at all , we've got no misses or any other sign of ignition problems.

a more open filter like .....what?

well the pic's in the book sure helped with all the passages , and we've checked and double checked them all. Now we're trying to figure out how to check the size of the jets. like I said before the bike runs and idles great , but the carbon build up because of the rich mixture will probably...