Tao Tao 110cc new atv questions
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Called TAO TAO today and they said the new ones are set up to bog down from the factory. They said that unscrewing the top part of the carb and moving the needle up or down would fix this. He didn't know which way for sure. Can anyone confirm that this may help before I attempt this?
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I don't think it's there at all but I could be wrong.
The plugs that are there are very small and from there locations look like the ones they use on outboard motor carbs to seal in check valve ***** and block off where they had to drill 2 holes at a 90 to make a passage from the other jets to the carb throat.
I'll take some pics when I get home and post them
Nick
The plugs that are there are very small and from there locations look like the ones they use on outboard motor carbs to seal in check valve ***** and block off where they had to drill 2 holes at a 90 to make a passage from the other jets to the carb throat.
I'll take some pics when I get home and post them
Nick
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On mine where the air mixture screw would be is just a brass stud.
How hard is it to adjust that needle. I have taken the carb off my other ones before but I am not an expert at this. I have never even noticed that I could adjust the needle. Anyone have a picture showing how to do it?
Josh
How hard is it to adjust that needle. I have taken the carb off my other ones before but I am not an expert at this. I have never even noticed that I could adjust the needle. Anyone have a picture showing how to do it?
Josh
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I don't think it's there at all but I could be wrong.
The plugs that are there are very small and from there locations look like the ones they use on outboard motor carbs to seal in check valve ***** and block off where they had to drill 2 holes at a 90 to make a passage from the other jets to the carb throat.
I'll take some pics when I get home and post them
Nick
The plugs that are there are very small and from there locations look like the ones they use on outboard motor carbs to seal in check valve ***** and block off where they had to drill 2 holes at a 90 to make a passage from the other jets to the carb throat.
I'll take some pics when I get home and post them
Nick
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But Ive never looked that close at a outboard motor..
Id appreciate that...
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On mine where the air mixture screw would be is just a brass stud.
How hard is it to adjust that needle. I have taken the carb off my other ones before but I am not an expert at this. I have never even noticed that I could adjust the needle. Anyone have a picture showing how to do it?
Josh
How hard is it to adjust that needle. I have taken the carb off my other ones before but I am not an expert at this. I have never even noticed that I could adjust the needle. Anyone have a picture showing how to do it?
Josh
The tricky part is removing the cable from the slide...not sure if yours thread thru the bottom of the slide or the side.. You need to compress the spring to release the cable...
nimadd, have you ever had your slide out?
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The other thing is which way do I move it. Nimadd, are you saying I need to look at my plug to see which way I need to move the needle.
Another question. Nimadd said in one of his first posts on this thread about changing the spark plug to an ngk or autolite. I bought an autolite yesterday. He mentioned the gap being .0027 or .0028. What does that mean?
Josh
Another question. Nimadd said in one of his first posts on this thread about changing the spark plug to an ngk or autolite. I bought an autolite yesterday. He mentioned the gap being .0027 or .0028. What does that mean?
Josh
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Yep.
First a couple of things to keep in mind
1) The Tao Tao tech is not able to do any diagnostics he is only giving his educated opinion.
2) Because a wrong setting could damage your motor it’s <<<VERY IMPORTANT>>> to read your spark plug first to see if you even need to adjust the needle and which way rich or lean.
Okay with the CYOA stuff out of the way.
As the Tao Tao tech said unscrew the cap on top of the carb and pull the assembly out of the carb throat.
You’ll have the throttle cable, cap, the plastic slide, the needle and a spring.
On the needle there is an E clip securing it to the spring. There should be multiple groves in the needle to allow for adjustment. Lowering that clip on the needle raises it with respect to the jet and allows more fuel and richens the fuel air mixture. Raising the clip lowers the needle with respect to the jet and leans out the fuel air mixture.
Once you have the throttle cable, cap, slide, spring and needle all back together look at the plastic slide. The high side of bevel in the middle of the slide goes toward the idle screw when you put the assembly back in the carb throat. If this goes in backward the slide stops at the idle screw and the carb is set to full throttle so pay close attention to this step.
Nick
First a couple of things to keep in mind
1) The Tao Tao tech is not able to do any diagnostics he is only giving his educated opinion.
2) Because a wrong setting could damage your motor it’s <<<VERY IMPORTANT>>> to read your spark plug first to see if you even need to adjust the needle and which way rich or lean.
Okay with the CYOA stuff out of the way.
As the Tao Tao tech said unscrew the cap on top of the carb and pull the assembly out of the carb throat.
You’ll have the throttle cable, cap, the plastic slide, the needle and a spring.
On the needle there is an E clip securing it to the spring. There should be multiple groves in the needle to allow for adjustment. Lowering that clip on the needle raises it with respect to the jet and allows more fuel and richens the fuel air mixture. Raising the clip lowers the needle with respect to the jet and leans out the fuel air mixture.
Once you have the throttle cable, cap, slide, spring and needle all back together look at the plastic slide. The high side of bevel in the middle of the slide goes toward the idle screw when you put the assembly back in the carb throat. If this goes in backward the slide stops at the idle screw and the carb is set to full throttle so pay close attention to this step.
Nick
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Yep.
First a couple of things to keep in mind
1) The Tao Tao tech is not able to do any diagnostics he is only giving his educated opinion.
2) Because a wrong setting could damage your motor it’s <<<VERY IMPORTANT>>> to read your spark plug first to see if you even need to adjust the needle and which way rich or lean.
Okay with the CYOA stuff out of the way.
As the Tao Tao tech said unscrew the cap on top of the carb and pull the assembly out of the carb throat.
You’ll have the throttle cable, cap, the plastic slide, the needle and a spring.
On the needle there is an E clip securing it to the spring. There should be multiple groves in the needle to allow for adjustment. Lowering that clip on the needle raises it with respect to the jet and allows more fuel and richens the fuel air mixture. Raising the clip lowers the needle with respect to the jet and leans out the fuel air mixture.
Once you have the throttle cable, cap, slide, spring and needle all back together look at the plastic slide. The high side of bevel in the middle of the slide goes toward the idle screw when you put the assembly back in the carb throat. If this goes in backward the slide stops at the idle screw and the carb is set to full throttle so pay close attention to this step.
Nick
First a couple of things to keep in mind
1) The Tao Tao tech is not able to do any diagnostics he is only giving his educated opinion.
2) Because a wrong setting could damage your motor it’s <<<VERY IMPORTANT>>> to read your spark plug first to see if you even need to adjust the needle and which way rich or lean.
Okay with the CYOA stuff out of the way.
As the Tao Tao tech said unscrew the cap on top of the carb and pull the assembly out of the carb throat.
You’ll have the throttle cable, cap, the plastic slide, the needle and a spring.
On the needle there is an E clip securing it to the spring. There should be multiple groves in the needle to allow for adjustment. Lowering that clip on the needle raises it with respect to the jet and allows more fuel and richens the fuel air mixture. Raising the clip lowers the needle with respect to the jet and leans out the fuel air mixture.
Once you have the throttle cable, cap, slide, spring and needle all back together look at the plastic slide. The high side of bevel in the middle of the slide goes toward the idle screw when you put the assembly back in the carb throat. If this goes in backward the slide stops at the idle screw and the carb is set to full throttle so pay close attention to this step.
Nick
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