Dave Dodge carb shim

[Jester]

Hey,  I just ordered some shims on tuesday from DD.  was hoping they would be here today (washington) but they aren't yet,  they were shipped USPS  I called dave yesterday and he gave me the confirmation number which you can use to track on usps.gov  *i added the priority shipping*  which was like 5 bucks.  anyways since they aren't here i went out and bought that bag of electronic washer assortment from radio shack.   how many of the #4's do i use for each jet.  I noticed someone said they used 2 w/jets   My bike is stock except for the airfilter.  would I still use 2 or just one each?   



Which one is the number 4 washer lol

thanks,



Jess

[mainerider]

Was it shipped UPS? If so there should be a tracking number. Don't most shippers have tracking numbers now?

Dave said it was USPS, priority mail.

[Greg Cothern]

Jester, I would install an additional shim to whats already installed from the factory in your bike.  http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/tips.htm#A1.31 is a write up for the install.  With you bike being a California model it will be slightly different from the write up do to the spiderweb of extra hoses!  But it will still help. May want to draw yourself a map of the vacuum hoses or mark them with tape or such.

YOU CAN DO IT!

[Jester]

so then add one #4 electronics washer to existing... just to clarify.   

thanks

[TLRam1]

so then add one #4 electronics washer to existing... just to clarify.   

thanks

Correct, there should be 1 shim already, adding 1 you will have a total of 2 on each needle.

[Charles S Otwell]

USPS should have a tracking number, I would ask for it and hunt it down.

[doc.jet67]

I was fixing to order two sets of shims from DD but sounds like there's a bit of a shipping issue at the moment.  Are the washers from Radio Shack just as good as long as they are measured for acurate thickness or should I go ahead and order from DD?  I only want to do it once and I want to make sure I do it right so let me know what's best.

[BA]

I'm using the radio shack #4 washers in mine.  Out of the 20 that came in the assortement package, only 4 were a litle thicker than the others si I ended up with 16 good ones.  I added two per needle to get three total, and Chad gave me a set of the 105 main jets, and helped me change everything.  I'm all stock except for a K&N filter and it's runing great.

[Curtis_Valk]

As BA pointed out if you use the Radio Shack washers, do your own QC on them with a caliper or micrometer to make sure you don't get an oddball in there.

Curtis

[Jester]

well, i got the shims put in yesterday and took the bike for a ride.  it seemed to be hesistating a little bit so i continue down the street about a block and it gets even worse.  then it dies!  OMG    so i try and restart it and nothing.  okay okay now what right?   well i rode aboout 120 miles to my friends house and forgot that i was almost on the reserve..  flciked the petcock over and wham  every thing is great runs great accellerates great  thanks for the info guys


Jess

[lragan]

So, are you trying to wean it off gasoline and teach it to run on fumes?

Let me know how that works!!

[Jester]

well i'm just sick and tired of always having to fill the thing up.  come on i just filled it up last week do i reallllllly have to do it again??? 

[lragan]

In the Dave Dodge shipping thread, I ordered a SS brake line from Dave last Thursday.  Left him a voice mail.  He called back.  Gave him updated credit card info.  Received the brake line in today's mail.  Good service, it seems to me.

[roboto65]

Yeah I have to fill mine up every day LOL But 100 miles back and forth to work tends to do that 

[mainerider]

In the Dave Dodge shipping thread, I ordered a SS brake line from Dave last Thursday.  Left him a voice mail.  He called back.  Gave him updated credit card info.  Received the brake line in today's mail.  Good service, it seems to me.

Yeah, go ahead and rub it in   I finally got my delivery on Saturday; only took 3+ weeks!  That touch up paint I sold you a while back went from Maine to Texas in about 3 days...