How to clean a clogged pilot jet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2019
- How I was able to clear out the tiny passage way in a pilot jet out of a 50cc scooter that was completely clogged with hardened varnish gum. Thanks for watching!
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This is a method I came up with for clearing out severely clogged pilot jets!
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Another satisfied customer ! It took me about 20 min but I was able to clear the hard clog. I used a 16ga surgical needle. Thank you !
I’ve been struggling with this for days and never thought about fire🤯. Thanks a lot!👍🏻
I was same as you till I came with the idea! Hahaha glad it helped!
My tiny pilot jet for my trr125 was completely plugged off. I tried your heat and wire technique and I was able to clear it out. Pretty impressive! Thanks.
Glad to hear it helped you out!
I know I've struggled with this issue many times in the past!
now i am trying hope it works
@@kushagrapandey1275 Did it work?
@@mylifethaidiy7045 nope i had to get a new one for $5
Thanks a lot, i was cleanning the carb on my 125 rebel and one of the jet was badly clogged. Even the ultrasonic bath did nothing. I tried your heating method and got a fantastic result.
Greetings from France !!
Great to hear! Glad this helped you out, I know how much of a pain it can be!
You just got my project running! I’ve just picked up a 50cc project Honda and it wouldn’t start. I had already cleaned the carb but took it apart again. The pilot jet was blocked! Missed that first time. I had to improvise but a lighter did the trick for me whist holding it with pliers! I’m now up and running. Thank you so much! 🙌
That's got to be one of the best videos I've actually had to sit and watch and thank u Mike it was short and sweet now I might get to play on my new dirt bike before another weekend is gone....
Thanks for the kind feedback! Glad you found it helpful hopefully....
Have fun and enjoy your ride! Season is kinda done for my area... :(
Never tried Heat yet. Great Idea.
Sometimes you can see right through the jets and they are still clogged. I always run a guitar string through it after soaking in carb/ break cleaner for about a half hr.
Great hack. Great that you shared it too. Thank you.
I'm just about to have a go at my pilot jets.
Great that i found this first.
Have a 90cc baja atv that was given to me was line up for 4 to 5 years outdoors it was in good shape for being out doors that long engine turn over great but the carburetor was pulg up bad got the carb clean got all but one jet clean and the jet that was clogged was the pilot jet I tried everything to get it clear and when I see this on TH-cam I had to give it a try and after 3 attempts with the touch I got the pilot jet clear and no damage to it tomorrow going to put it back in the carburetor now the engine i got in to run I use a different pilot jet that came of a yamaha kodiak 400 carburetor it look similar so put it in just to see if the motor runs and it runs great idles a little rough but it works so when I put back the right jet it should idle little bit better thanks for the tip
a very helpful tip/tutorials video worth being placed on youtube thank you so much helped alot ,had exact issue though I'm a complete novice and thought there was supposed to no through hole in that part,first trying of rebuilding a carburetor with no knowledge of their function or how a clean version should look like,I used berrymin' chem dip and luckily cleared out still passed copper wire thru it afterwards for assurance,tried cleaning these brass parts with vinegar for shine but was not truely worth the extra effort because the small brass parts got oxidized with 'buildup' again anyway,but it didn't seem to effect the brass negatively🌊
Both of my snowmobile pilots were completely closed up, but this finally worked! Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
This is a great idea, My pilot jets are completely bunged nothing moving it, even day soaking. Thx biker mike for the idea and the quick video not wasting my time.
No problem and thanks! This was the only thing that worked for me with that stubborn small pilot jet.
This video helped me so much in the main jet, really thank you
🤙Thanks and I’m happy for ya! I know what a PITA they can be!! 🤓
Thanks a million Bud! I never thought of this. Worked like a charm!
🤙 no problem!
Keep Making videos! This tutorial was awesome!
thinking outside of the box , i like it !
Thank you for the education. Worked like a charm.
Great to hear! 🤙
You just saved our trip thank you so much we were trying everything out in the middle of nowhere. Busted out the stamp camp stove cooked a little pilot jet and I'm good to go thank you so much
Glad to hear my video helped! I’ve struggled with this issue many times throughout the years. Not sure why it took this long to come up with the idea lol..
@@bikermike It was amazing we were trying everything even cut apart a throttle cable to use the wires. Then I watched the video cooked it up good to go
informative video, thanks for sharing!
Tried it, 100% success. Thanks Mike
Glad it worked! I know the struggle of trying to clear them sometimes…
Thanks.. I tried this today in my Bajaj Platina 100es
Worked for me! Thanks!
What a brilliant idea! 👍🏻👍🏻
Worked for me, I’d almost given up hope unblocking the jets 👍
I struggled with this problem numerous times before I can up with the idea....
Thanks for this I really needed it :)
No problem, glad it helped you out.
Thanks dude. Had the same issue. Just what I needed. Thumbs up.
Glad it helped
Nice, worked for me!
It worked, thank you man !
Nice tip.... thanks.
The smallest light gauge guitar string works great too. A bit stiffer than copper wire.
1981 70cc Honda C70 Passport. Fire, wire and ultrasound did the trick. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Thanks! Helped me greatly!
Glad it helped!
Great video great trick try it on mine I can dream Sophie expensive try to find a new jet thank you
I am going to try this on my 50cc tonight!!!
This worked for me, Thanks!
Very glad to hear!! 🤙
thanks, it really saved my day.
Glad it helped! I don’t know why it took me so many years to figure this out! Hahaha. Struggled with this many times in the past...
I’ve been trying for days to clear my jet out. Exactly the same as this one here. I can’t wait to try this!
It should help if its really bad! Lemme know how it goes.
It worked!!!! Thankyou!!! 😍
@@CRyBAby96 😉🤙
You are a freakin beast dude I’ve been replacing everything in my bike because it’s bigs out on me every time I hit the throttle from the go so i decided to adjust my float and checks my jets and what do you know after troubleshooting for hours and the second I realized what it was your video helped me so much man
No problem! I know how much of pain they can be to clean, sometimes it’s just the simple little things to get it fixed!
I’m gonna do this today. Struggling with a Crf50 pilot and it’s solid. I’ll let you know. Thanks for the video.
How'd it go?
@@bikermike not very well. it was compltely solid. i then tried to drill it out with a 1mm bit but must have been too wide as it just wouldnt idle right after so i opted for a new carb as you cant buy the pilot seperate as it comes part of the full carb. nightmare. £208 from Honda, so bought a chinese copy. So far its working perfectly. £18 lol
Well for 18 that’s worth it! 👍
Yes!. Thank You! It worked great.
Glad it helped!
More content plzzz very impressive I'm ur new subs tnk u very much
Worked for me!
Thanks a million times
It worked! My bike can idle!
Thanks mate!
Saved me today thanks
Glad to hear it
I almost gave up on my LS650 savage, get some 28AWG wire wrap wire, one 0.0126 inch OD wire and hit all small openings with the carb cleaner. NO MOE choke to idle. Yahoo !!!
Thank you
Thnks for the information, I'm from india ❤️🤗
Biker Mike likes to help all! 😉
I actually thought to heat it up but didnt know if it would work thanks well see
has it worked ?
Lifesaver
From my experience in life alcohol or acetone type cleaners dont seem to clean as well as they are thought to be. And in this situation i think heat is the best option
life saver.
One of my new cheap jets snapped inside so easy and all of my old jets were so clogged. This is the only thing that worked, and it worked instantly.
Mike is a nice guy and I love his idea how to clean the jet and how he is a boot to make more videos... Come to ft Collins Colorado where we are a boot to smook a fatty and go ride in just a boot the most boootifull trails in the USA
Wire Guage twist drills would be stronger than the wire, just saying
You can also try heating the wire when you can"t heat the Part.
Could try that for sure too!
Thanks a ton
Glad it was helpful for ya! 🤙
Torch cleaner files work great for this ...also the better tip cleaners are small drill bits ...
Just so you know. .
Good luck...
For sure! They do work fine on the bigger stuff but not the real tiny stuff like that pilot jet on the 50cc scooter I worked on.
My seemingly clogged brass pilot jet took ages to clear with heat, wire and finally drilling....The hard black inner eventually cleared but then made me wonder if it was purposefully made that way with to restrict fuel flow, because now the bike wont start...
Only way to get it running again is by completely removing the needle and diaphragm, which now runs like a dream....very weird ?
Do you know if the 2000 Kawasaki prairie 300 pilot jet has a hole through it. I read that some pilot jets do not? I enjoyed your video. Thinking outside the box! Awesome !
I Myself have never seen a pilot jet without a passage way for the fuel to be drawn through it. (Unless to was clogged) Maybe some do not have the holes up the sides but I'm sure that they all have the hole through the centre. (which is the one that clogs up). You can look up the part on partzilla and see how it looks. And Thanks this method was the only way that ended up working for me.
My Suzuki 125L seems to have the same... the pilot jet doesn’t seem to go all the way through?? It seems to stop at the transition to the crossed drilled hole section .
@@jbh.6257 Same on my 1992 Honda fourtrax 300, but I am thinking that it is that plugged at that transition. Mine won't start, so best probably to clear that transition hole, or buy a new jet from Honda.
Fixed it, I does go all the way though. It was just that corroded /clogged. Damn ethanol dissolved my petcock valve so I have gray powered metal in my bowl and clogged jets 🤬
don't got a torch
got a heat gun
and a stove.
ima try em both.
great tip.
im done.
/Bklyn👑
Good luck!
Skip to about 2 minutes in to start
Shots g
Isnt air compressor doing better job than wire?
Could for sure try that too after the heat, but they (can) be VERY stubborn!
@@bikermike i never tried. My tc450 needs cleaning
@@FordSierraIS the jets in that will be much larger so I doubt they will be clogged. Can likley soak them in carb cleaner.. My method is more for the jets that are completely clogged and mainly the very small engine sizes..
@@bikermike its weak on low rpm and backfires on decel. isnt that pilot jet lean symptoms?
@@FordSierraIS have a Leak down test done on top end. Sounds like intake valves. How many hours on it?
I cant get it
The heat was the only thing that finally worked for me... It was a tiny pilot jet from a 50cc scooter.
You are VERY Canadian. Great video though.
Thanks! “Eh”
@@bikermike LOL, reminds me of a Family Guy episode 😀
Aboot
Try WD40 , it works for my suzuki ozark 250
Pilot jet inside WD40 for 1 hour and clean it.
Sometimes ya just have to experiment! The pilot jet that I was working on was much much smaller on a 50cc bike though, thats what made it so difficult to clean out. The hole in the jet is barely there at all....
@@bikermike for how much time i have to keep it on fire ?
@@kushagrapandey1275 just a bit at a time until it softens the solid gunk enough to clear it out with wire
@@bikermike i didn't worked :(
@@kushagrapandey1275 keep working at it patiently they can be very stubborn.
Just tried this, didn't work for me :(
Try boiling it and then putting the wire through it. It worked for me.
@@jacksmack6956 what ever it takes as it can a real pain to get it cleared!
Alcohol and lighter works too lol
wtf
Just buy an electric gas pilot jet tool
U DIDNT EVEN SHOW YOUR SELF CLEANING IT.