I have scoured this site, and the rest of the internet, and can't seem to find what my EC300 came stock with in 2005. In the parts manual I downloaded, it shows a 185 main, but doesn't list what the pilot might be, and the 3 optional needles (but I don't know whic needle is in it right now).
I popped my carb apart yesterday, and found a 178 Main and a 48 Pilot. I'm just trying to figure out a baseline from which to start from. My EC300 runs smooth, with a bit of bogginess off the bottom, but feels more 'tame and mild' than it should.....I'm only guessing, but I think the front tire should be trying to come up a bit more than it does.
By scouring this site, and looking at similar setups (300's running at 3000 to 5000 feet ASL), it would seem I am way rich. Looks like a 172-175 Main and a 42 Pilot would be more of the ballpark; any comments on this?
And as an opinion, this was my first time EVER pulling a bike carb........good times! The needle was relatively east getting at, except for the whole 'hold the spring pushpull the cable while trying to not get hit in the eye by the white clip' episode! Crack another beer. Then finding out you need to drop the bottom bowl to get at the pilot, WTF?!?!? Especially when one stoopid Philips head screw stripped out, had to use small visegrips to turn it. Other than that, it was only 2- 1/2 hours out of my life to get at the main, pilot and needle. Cracked another beer when it was all back together and the bike actually fired up.......
I popped my carb apart yesterday, and found a 178 Main and a 48 Pilot. I'm just trying to figure out a baseline from which to start from. My EC300 runs smooth, with a bit of bogginess off the bottom, but feels more 'tame and mild' than it should.....I'm only guessing, but I think the front tire should be trying to come up a bit more than it does.
By scouring this site, and looking at similar setups (300's running at 3000 to 5000 feet ASL), it would seem I am way rich. Looks like a 172-175 Main and a 42 Pilot would be more of the ballpark; any comments on this?
And as an opinion, this was my first time EVER pulling a bike carb........good times! The needle was relatively east getting at, except for the whole 'hold the spring pushpull the cable while trying to not get hit in the eye by the white clip' episode! Crack another beer. Then finding out you need to drop the bottom bowl to get at the pilot, WTF?!?!? Especially when one stoopid Philips head screw stripped out, had to use small visegrips to turn it. Other than that, it was only 2- 1/2 hours out of my life to get at the main, pilot and needle. Cracked another beer when it was all back together and the bike actually fired up.......
